It’s easier to be a pessimist today than it is to be an optimist.
The negative headlines are unrelenting. Here is a sample of the US stock market …
Dow sinks 900 points, as S&P 500, NASDAQ post worst month since March 2020
Tech rout drags NASDAQ to worst month since 2008
Stocks in a tailspin, dollar soars as hard landing fears grow
The S&P is having its worst start to a year since 1939
… to everywhere else.
China CPI exceeds forecasts as COVID lockdowns roil supplies
From soaring food prices to social unrest, the fallout from the Russia-Ukraine war could be immense
Stock market ‘carnage’ will continue as the Fed hikes while China slows — and there’s nowhere to hide
Asia stocks hit 2-year low on rate hike, inflation and economy worries
There is no shortage of worries ranging from inflation, China’s COVID-19 lockdowns, the ongoing