And household wealth is being bolstered by steadily rising real estate valuations nationwide. Households have also deleveraged, repairing their balance sheets. The banking crises of 2008 seem a distant memory, after all lenders across the country have deleveraged significantly and weathered recent market upheavals like plunging energy prices without any widespread trouble. Her campaign has highlighted consistent monthly jobs gains exceeding 180,000 workers in 2016 and a new post-crisis low in the unemployment rate at 4.9%.
economy remains in the midst of a recovery from the 2008 financial crisis. Democratic nominee Clinton has taken a more centrist view, arguing that the U.S. Were Trump's analysis to be accurate and he to win the presidency, it's likely his first term would be marked with sharp declines in stock markets. Read More: No Matter Who Wins, You're Best Portfolio Move Is Not Panicking Equity market valuations, meanwhile, are at the higher-end of historical levels. corporate cash remains trapped overseas, profitability has declined in recent quarters, and the aggressiveness of corporate mergers is on the rise. After all, bond yields are negative in much of Europe, the Federal Reserve continues to hold short-term interest rates at near-zero levels and its balance sheet has swelled by trillions. Many respected market watchers, including billionaires Carl Icahn and David Tepper, see an abnormal market environment. stock market is "in a big, fat, ugly bubble" fueled by record low interest rates, sky-high valuations and corporations' peak profitability due to moving their headquarters overseas and offshoring of jobs. He said in the second presidential debate the U.S. So are we in a bubble? According to Republican nominee Trump the answer is a resounding yes.
The sector performance of the S&P 500 a quarter after Election Day, from Kensho
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