The Used Car price rise was due to Chip shortages post COVID.
It's only May, and The Fed are talking cuts in 2025, yet the Market rejoiced when those Payroll numbers came in low last Week. What happens if Inflation remains sticky while Unemployment rises. Then the Market should plunge.
Key word “ should “ plunge . I’ve looked at all the earnings this qtr and overall we had a shitload of crappy earnings yet we still sit near ath’s . Rates when from 0 to 5% in 2 years yet the mkt suts at ath’s . In decades past p/e’s would have contracted . Yet we sit at a staggering 20 p/e with very little growth . Thank Wall Street for this with AI hype . In the 90’s it was internet hype and in the 2005-2007 frame it was sticks are so cheap private equity will scoop up . Wall Street is the master of illusion and it’s why the mkt never stays down for long . The moral of the story is what happened in the past can’t give you a guidepost to the future . That’s why trading over the very short run is tricky .