Q: A couple of recent guests on BNN Market Call have suggested that the increase in stock prices in the last 6 weeks or so is not warranted and are not supported by economic data, for example, growth in GDP is softening, consumer confidence is weakening, consumer debt is rising, unemployment is increasing, the housing market is very weak, retail spending is only up in the US because of tariff avoiding purchases, etc Although they do not expressly say so, it would seem they are expecting a significant draw down.
I know you have talked about this before, and even not that long ago, but things seem to be changing all the time. What is your overall current outlook for stocks? For certain sectors? And specifically, what about Gold and gold producers - it seems to me the recent run up was a reaction to all the uncertainty; but would gold continue to increase if those guests’ views prevail and there is a draw down now due to a downturn? Many thanks for your excellent service
I know you have talked about this before, and even not that long ago, but things seem to be changing all the time. What is your overall current outlook for stocks? For certain sectors? And specifically, what about Gold and gold producers - it seems to me the recent run up was a reaction to all the uncertainty; but would gold continue to increase if those guests’ views prevail and there is a draw down now due to a downturn? Many thanks for your excellent service