This inflow, rather than strengthening conviction in any single stock or sector or an expectation in economic downturns ending, is likely to be a prime factor in the slight rises seen in markets in recent times. As Mr. Cembalest stated, the current economic scenario may not be the worst yet.
This is also where the Republican contentions that the economic downturn is solely the current administration’s fault. Markets were deemed overvalued by leading fund managers in survey after survey since 2019 and inflation had been creeping throughout previous administration’s tenure as well. While a number of policies by the current administration can arguably have exacerbated the situation to present-day lows and woes, the simple fact is that the US economy has been a ticking time bomb for quite some time now. Only recently has the ticking gotten louder and faster.
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