2019.12.22 08:44
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Stocks are not different from commercial products that we buy and sell. The price of goods
moves up and down on the principle of supply and demand. Since 2008 Lehman brother's
financial market collapse, supply of money increased not only in U.S. but other countries. The
quantitative easing(QE: increase of money supply by central bank) still continues. But
other countries besides U.S. economy has not been improving as the government expected.
Even in U.S. the excess money after the Main Street business absorbed are going to Wall Street.
And interest rate is very low because inflation has been kept low. It means money supply
does not go to consumers market as much as they want. So there are more people with the excess
money and are looking for the place where they can grow the money. When the interest rate is low,
stock market is favorable place. To make the long short, there are more people who want to
buy a stock than ever. Then who did most QE(supply money most)? The answer is Obama.
'Trump is just a lucky son of beach!
It is interesting to note that Robert Shiller says Donald Trump brings out
"animal spirits" in people with his "motivational talk."
Perhaps that's how Trump can be very effective in dividing instead of unifying people.
Robert Shiller, Nobel Prize winner in economics, is well respected and appears regularly in CNBC.
He is the only economist I listened to with interest because I happened to
have taken care of his dad and aunt until they died under my care and know about his family background.