through the third quarter, according to Fidelity. Stocks tumbled last year amid concerns over the Federal Reserve's regime of interest-rate hikes to tame the highest inflation in four decades, moves that have made it more expensive for businesses to borrow and for consumers to buy big-ticket items like homes and cars.. The Fed has signaled that it plans more modest interest rates this year than the series of jumbo increases it ordered up in 2022.
That means the S&P 500 — now trading at about 3,800 — could slip another 8% before hitting its bottom, which would mark another painful dip for investors. Other Wall Street experts agree that more pain could be in store early this year, with JPMorgan forecasting that the market will"re-test" the lows of 2022 in the first half of 2023. Although the first months of 2023 may be painful, the stock market could recover later in the year, JPMorgan forecasts.
A recession would impact the stock market by hurting corporate profits, putting downward pressure on valuations as investors generally pay less for companies with eroding net income. Although past performance is no guarantee of future performance, as the saying goes, some experts are pointing to longer-term historical trends to reassure investors that bear markets don't last forever.
Hehehe... They really have no idea do they? They don't understand why Musky lost 200B nor why stock prices are dropping. Which means they're about to get slammed. Hah.
Seems eerily similar to 2001/2002 where the market saw back to back 20% level losses and a complete tech wreck.
But the Democrat economy is going great right?
GEORGE SANTOS FOR HOUSE SPEAKER!!
Probably should have not have voted for dementia.
Why does CBS hold the crank Paul Ehrlich up as an authority on anything? He's been wrong about everything for the last 50 years. It was bad for Hitler to do what he did to remedy his Malthusian fears. Why does CBS push Ehrlich's recycled Malthusian irrationality?
Find ways to tighten your belt and force down inflation!