In rising bond yields in the US and Italy, the west revolting against Saudi Arabia's barabarism, the Feds continuing to be hawkish - the bulls are up against some very hard challenges. Any chance the bulls beat out the bears before the end of the year and make up the October losses with fundamentals continuing to be strong?
Fed hawkish? They have been pretty consistent
https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/bull-and-bear-fights-california
It’s game over. Trade war and a economy humming along is creating inflation ... forces fed to raise rates. Rates are now getting high enough that they are starting to affect the equities market and the bond markets. Low rates created an equities bubble that will have to correct at some point. I’m guessing by next year. Not a crash not a recession but a return to more realistic trend lines for equities.
If you can't afford to lose money, don't be in stocks until the next crash