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What is keeping the stock market up?

Posted on 11/18/21 at 6:55 am
Posted by burger bearcat
Member since Oct 2020
10322 posts
Posted on 11/18/21 at 6:55 am
I know it had a little downturn this week, but generally speaking has been doing decent. Is this just a matter of money being printed and artificially put into the economy?

What would cause the market to downturn? I have heard about oncoming stagflation, but it seems the fed can offset this by keep printing.
Posted by LSUwag
Florida man
Member since Jan 2007
18001 posts
Posted on 11/18/21 at 6:57 am to
Lots of $$$$ being poured into the economy by the Fed and Spending Bills.
Posted by Night Vision
Member since Feb 2018
19125 posts
Posted on 11/18/21 at 6:59 am to
"quantitative easing"

Posted by CougarBait
on catnip in a cougar's den
Member since Jun 2007
2022 posts
Posted on 11/18/21 at 6:59 am to
Earnings are great. People are making money and spending money. Fantastic economy until Covid and then it went into went into full blown recovery. Stocks are the only way to outpace inflation. Hard to see why it wouldn’t be a good market. Low interest rates have made it very easy to finance growth.
Posted by Wtodd
Tampa, FL
Member since Oct 2013
68471 posts
Posted on 11/18/21 at 7:02 am to
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What is keeping the stock market up?

Smoke & mirrors
Posted by TrueTiger
Chicken's most valuable
Member since Sep 2004
80045 posts
Posted on 11/18/21 at 7:03 am to
The algorithm.

It will do whatever it takes to keep the numbers up.

Everything from boosting the right stories through social media or pumping in the most favorable fake news it can.

We know how powerful public manipulation is these days. It can decide presidents; it can move markets; it can jail the innocent; it can make criminals into heroes; and the facts don't matter.
Posted by burger bearcat
Member since Oct 2020
10322 posts
Posted on 11/18/21 at 7:03 am to
quote:

Earnings are great. People are making money and spending money. Fantastic economy until Covid and then it went into went into full blown recovery. Stocks are the only way to outpace inflation. Hard to see why it wouldn’t be a good market. Low interest rates have made it very easy to finance growth.


Shouldn't we expect the FED to raise rates as inflation skyrockets? What is causing them to keep rates low?
Posted by Rex Feral
Member since Jan 2014
15972 posts
Posted on 11/18/21 at 7:04 am to
low interest rates and free money
Posted by NC_Tigah
Make Orwell Fiction Again
Member since Sep 2003
135588 posts
Posted on 11/18/21 at 7:04 am to
quote:

Is this just a matter of money being printed and artificially put into the economy?
Mostly, yes.

FYI, Folks with large cash positions are likely to see a buying opportunity subsequent to a 3-5% pullback at some point in the next few weeks.
Posted by bayoudude
Member since Dec 2007
25840 posts
Posted on 11/18/21 at 7:05 am to
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What is causing them to keep rates low?


The Fed can’t afford the interest payments on the massive debt. Rates rise their probability of default increases.
Posted by DMAN1968
Member since Apr 2019
12595 posts
Posted on 11/18/21 at 7:07 am to
quote:

Shouldn't we expect the FED to raise rates as inflation skyrockets

They should have already.
quote:

What is causing them to keep rates low?

Politics
Posted by DMAN1968
Member since Apr 2019
12595 posts
Posted on 11/18/21 at 7:08 am to
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3-5% pullback at some point in the next few weeks.

How long before the much larger "pullback"?
Posted by cadillacattack
the ATL
Member since May 2020
9572 posts
Posted on 11/18/21 at 7:10 am to

One thing and one thing only .... "Hopium"
Posted by LSUBanker
Gonzales, La
Member since Sep 2003
2653 posts
Posted on 11/18/21 at 7:11 am to
quote:

3-5% pullback at some point in the next few weeks.


You right....we are due again.

Historically these types of pullbacks occur 3-4xs per year. Last one was in Sept and before that Oct 2020. Use it to buy more
Posted by Stagliano
Member since Dec 2020
1661 posts
Posted on 11/18/21 at 7:11 am to
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What is causing them to keep rates low?



Because theyre kicking the can as far down the road as possible. Low rates are the only thing propping it all up. Rate hikes will bring it all down
Posted by GhostOfFreedom
Member since Jan 2021
13070 posts
Posted on 11/18/21 at 7:13 am to
Fraud and other crime
Posted by burger bearcat
Member since Oct 2020
10322 posts
Posted on 11/18/21 at 7:13 am to
quote:

What is causing them to keep rates low?

Politics


Can you explain?
Posted by RCDfan1950
United States
Member since Feb 2007
38682 posts
Posted on 11/18/21 at 7:22 am to
quote:

Because theyre kicking the can as far down the road as possible. Low rates are the only thing propping it all up. Rate hikes will bring it all down



Won't happen on the Dem watch; that is the one thing we can be sure of. Will be interesting and fun to see how Mitch squirms and handles the upcoming Debt Limit fiasco. Of course, he'll fold at the last minute...always does. The MSM will make sure of that, pinning 'collapse' on the selfish Republicans.
Posted by KiwiHead
Auckland, NZ
Member since Jul 2014
35892 posts
Posted on 11/18/21 at 7:23 am to
It's all bullshite.You basically have a a shell game and slight of hand. Think stock buy backs and institutional trading.
Posted by Jack Bauers HnK
Baton Rouge
Member since Jul 2008
6045 posts
Posted on 11/18/21 at 7:27 am to
quote:

What is causing them to keep rates low?

Politics

Can you explain?


The fed doesn’t want to make Biden look bad, just like they didn’t want to make Trump look good.
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