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[–] WanderWisley@lemmy.world 20 points 2 days ago (1 children)
[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 7 points 1 day ago (3 children)

People think they're witnessing a market crash are delusional

[–] Furbag@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I think it's a little too soon to say if it's a market crash or just a correction. The markets have been getting hammered the past few weeks, though.

[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago

They're coming off a nine month long bull run. P/e values remain obsene, especially across the MAG7. And the money just keeps flowing, with banks seemingly unable to see credit risk on some of the shakiest assets since the DotCom bubble.

Whatever needs to happen to end this streak hasn't happened yet.

[–] relianceschool@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (2 children)

It's been a fun time for shiny metals.

[–] Petter1@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 1 day ago

Not so fun for my goldsmith girlfriend..
way less people buying because of the high prices generated by raw materials..

[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago

They're great to hold when you're worried about interbank lending getting locked up by sanctions.

Real lifesaver for Russia, too, since they've been gold heavy since the war started.