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The next economic bubble is on its way—if it's not already here, analysts believe. The problem is, there's no clear consensus on what it will be or when it will hit. But there is a feeling that another crisis is about to burst.
And as analysts debate over which bubble will break, they also differ on the impact it will have on the economy.
"Bubbles are neither good nor bad," says Ed Greback, Chief Executive Officer for Tempus Advisors. "They are simply a normal market reaction to freely available funding or lack thereof."
"We can't stop bubbles. It is human nature to keep creating boom and bust cycles," says Matthew Tuttle, financial author and money manager. "We have been going through this throughout history and will continue to do so."
And if bubbles can't be stopped, they present opportunities for some.
"A bubble is good when you can identify it," says Tuttle. "If you had identified the bubble in oil and commodities in early 2008 you could have made a lot of money. The key is to follow an approach that seeks to identify when a bubble might be forming."
But if some see opportunities, others see pain.
"To have a bubble is to have increased volatility," says Steve Wallman, CEO of Foliofn and a former SEC commissioner from 1994 to 1997. "If you get a return of 10 percent over ten years, that would be attractive. But in some time frame it will have a minus 40 percent return, then a 60 percent. That's pretty risky."
And as for stopping or containing a bubble, Wallman says government can play a role in but seldom does.
"It's leadership," says Wallman. "Government has to take on industries that say 'leave us alone.'"
Here's a look at some of the trouble spots the experts see coming:
As countries goes through a global recession and governments take action to get their economies growing again, most analysts say that will more than likely cause a bubble to burst, be it in Treasurys, gold, or commodities. But the question about what or when doesn't begin to tell the story.
"The problem with bubbles is that they distort the allocation of resources," says DebtGoal.com's Crawford. "We had too many resources in housing contraction, consumer lending and retail. I think the lesson learned here is all these areas will still suffer for a while."
"What a bubble does is allow you to reach a far extreme," says Wallman. "Something might blossom. It's sort of an evolutionary theory of the economy. But boy, what a cost."
Lawinengefahr!
Latvia's sovereign debt has been cut to junk status as its economy struggles with the financial crisis.
The credit ratings agency Standard & Poor's has reduced its rating to BB+/B, which is below investment grade.
S&P predicted that Latvia's economy would contract by 12% this year, following its 4.8% decline in 2008.
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