Easy money out of Japan especially, and low interest rates world wide, have spawned bubble after bubble in speculative assets. Stocks cratered 5 years ago and have been sane for the last 3, as earnings have risen to justify recovered prices. Houses were next but have topped. Commodities went parabolic a little less than a year ago and are now crashing. Commercial real estate is still going for the moment, and government bonds remain the most overpriced stuff on the planet.
There has also been massive politically motivate doom mongering out there, with people trading a fine economy like it is the end of the world. It isn't, and markets will adjust and take their money.
Well that makes complete sense and ends my line of questioning. Thanks.