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[Strangelove]

So you served one year as a teenager due to forced conscription?

Basically, yes.

I'll bet you have never pointed a loaded weapon at another human being! :lol

Hmmm... no, probably not. We were told not to.

Gotta love the Swedish "military".

[Strangelove]

The Mr. Duck said the market was doing great under him.

https://ca.yahoo.com/finance/news/marke ... nance.html

https://www.foxbusiness.com/markets/sto ... l-concerns

https://www.macrotrends.net/1358/dow-jo ... t-10-years

Dow was under 20,000 when Donny took office 23 months ago, almost 23,000 today...

[Per]

So you served one year as a teenager due to forced conscription?

Basically, yes.

I'll bet you have never pointed a loaded weapon at another human being! :lol

Hmmm... no, probably not. We were told not to.

Gotta love the Swedish "military".

Yup. Have kept us out of trouble since 1814!

[Per]

The Mr. Duck said the market was doing great under him.

https://ca.yahoo.com/finance/news/marke ... nance.html

https://www.foxbusiness.com/markets/sto ... l-concerns

https://www.macrotrends.net/1358/dow-jo ... t-10-years

Dow was under 20,000 when Donny took office 23 months ago, almost 23,000 today...

Dow was under 9,000 when Obama took office. Reached 20,000 on his watch. It's not going to double under Donny.
A lot of the rise during 2017 was spillover from Obama, just like the Dow kept falling initially under Obama, because of the mess Dubya had created. At the beginning of 2018 the Dow reached 26,000. Do you think it will get that high again under Trump? I think it's questionable. We'll see.

His tax cut does help the businesses, but the economy likes stability and predictability, and those are not Trump's forte. The recent sharp drop came after he shut down the goverment over his wall fixation and then picked a fight with the federal reserve. One of the key concepts of an independent central bank is that the politicians should not interfer.

The fed has rules and guidelines that they should adher to to help stabilize the economy. They are not to take orders from politicians. Guess someone forgot to tell Donny, or else it must have slipped his slippery mind.

The trade wars are really going to hurt. The American car industry is already bleeding, and if he keeps messing with China, that will inevitably hit the farmers in the gut.

But we'll see. If anything, Trump is not predictable. Maybe he'll surprise us all and change for the better?

[2Fingers]

Per I commend you on being so gentle on the ducklings. Do many times you have to correct them.

[Strangelove]

Per I commend you on being so gentle on the ducklings. Do many times you have to correct them.

ENGRISH PREASE!!

Per knows as well as I do that the President only deserves so much credit/blame for the market.

Hell, many are blaming the dems, what with their control of Congress, for the recent downturn.

You said the market isn't doing well under Trump, but in the big picture it’s doing fine.

Perhaps the only thing holding it back is the leftist media’s portrayal of the President.

You know, those folks who produce the beat to which you goosestep?

I mean one could say that YOU are at least partially to blame for any stock market woes.

[rats19]

Per I commend you on being so gentle on the ducklings. Do many times you have to correct them.

Quacks

[Per]

Hell, many are blaming the dems, what with their control of Congress, for the recent downturn.

Uhm.... they will be in control of the house of representatives, come January.
For the past two years the republicans have been in charge of both chambers of congress plus the white house.

But maybe you don't follow American politics?

[2Fingers]

Hell, many are blaming the dems, what with their control of Congress, for the recent downturn.

Uhm.... they will be in control of the house of representatives, come January.
For the past two years the republicans have been in charge of both chambers of congress plus the white house.

But maybe you don't follow American politics?

Looks like someone had too much rum and eggnog.

[Strangelove]

UMMMMMMMMM... I said "many" as in many crazy people... not yours truly.

Speaking of crazy people, I still say the lunatic Reefer is partially to blame for any stock market woes.

(notice Per didn't dispute that)

Butt seriously Per, you don't think the mid-terms outcome could affect the markets?

[Per]

Butt seriously Per, you don't think the mid-terms outcome could affect the markets?

Wall Street liked the midterm election results:


https://www.ft.com/content/3a2a12b2-e2a ... 2428919cee

As I said, the market likes stability and predictability, and different parties in control of the house and the senate means checks and balances are in place. Lower risk for rash political decisions. Gridlock is a kind of stability, you know.

The government shutdown and the attacks on the federal reserve are more likely what caused the recent dip.

[5thhorseman]

UMMMMMMMMM... I said "many" as in many crazy people... not yours truly.

SL quoting crazies, as per usual.

[Topper]

Does anyone really pay attention to the markets in the last week of the year as fund managers play for their bonus?

Massive drops are buying opportunities.

[Per]

Does anyone really pay attention to the markets in the last week of the year as fund managers play for their bonus?

Massive drops are buying opportunities.

Sure. It was just that that list of accomplishments listed the stock market surge, when in reality the stock market has fallen in 2018.

[Strangelove]

The government shutdown and the attacks on the federal reserve are more likely what caused the recent dip.

Well the way the anti-Trump leftist media portrays things also does its damage.

(along with their goosestepping reefs)

I'm sure you would agree that all markets hang on human perception and emotion.

Fear vs greed amirite?