‘Peak Euphoria’ Warning
And sure, pain came as promised. Who can ignore the fresh woes for regional banks and commercial real estate in recent weeks, or forget the double-digit plunges in 2022 across bonds, stocks, speculative tech, and more.
Even after two higher-than-expected inflation readings that prompted bond traders to reassess the timing of the first Federal Reserve rate cut, the S&P 500 remains near recent records, down just 0.4% for the week.
Bloomberg 16 February 2024
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MarketWatch 23 February 2024
Investors Hit Pause on 2024’s Market Rally
All three major U.S. indexes finished the week lower, after two hotter-than-expected inflation readings
Each index ended the week lower, the first weekly decline for any of them since early January.
Both the Dow and the S&P 500 had hit record highs earlier in the week.
Bloomberg 16 February 2024
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