Stocks dropped as the selling pressures that dragged Wall Street last week persisted, while investors braced for a slew of economic data reports this week.
If it’s representing value produced by a population, and that population is both growing in numbers and finding ways for each person to be more productive, it makes sense for the index to go up. The current drop in stock markets is not related to either population decline nor to some widespread productivity hit, meaning sustainability isn’t the problem at hand.
Ultimately, it’s a numerical abstraction. A number can always go up. It does not mean it’s materially better than the number from last year, just that the number is bigger. When inflation goes high but people’s investments do not, that indicates bad stuff.
If inflation and wages and investments and savings all go up consistently, it’s not necessarily unsustainable, it’s just quirky math.
I mean for the longest time it only has gone up… And that’s not sustainable
https://www.macrotrends.net/1319/dow-jones-100-year-historical-chart
If it’s representing value produced by a population, and that population is both growing in numbers and finding ways for each person to be more productive, it makes sense for the index to go up. The current drop in stock markets is not related to either population decline nor to some widespread productivity hit, meaning sustainability isn’t the problem at hand.
Ultimately, it’s a numerical abstraction. A number can always go up. It does not mean it’s materially better than the number from last year, just that the number is bigger. When inflation goes high but people’s investments do not, that indicates bad stuff.
If inflation and wages and investments and savings all go up consistently, it’s not necessarily unsustainable, it’s just quirky math.
Perfect time to buy