Not the best backdrop for the Dems’ convention.
I bought short term futures, ishares fund and was up 40% Friday, so far up 60% today.
Japan stocks confirmed a bear market on Monday as Asia-Pacific markets continued the sell-off from last week, with the Nikkei 225 and Topix dropping over 12%.
The benchmark indexes have fallen more than 20% from their all-time highs on July 11.
The 12.4% loss on the Nikkei — which saw it close at 31,458.42 — was the worst day for the index since the “Black Monday” of 1987. The loss of 4,451.28 points on the index was also the largest in terms of points in its entire history.
https://www.cnbc.com/2024/08/05/asia-markets.html
Ads needs to start hitting the airwaves showing breadlines, homeless camps, someone staring in disbelief at high gas pump price or a receipt at a grocery store checkout.
Then.. cut to Kamala cackling
The Democrat Party dreams of the day when everyone is dependent on the government for day to day expenses.
I have been out of stocks since 2018. Not liquidated to cash, just out of the stock market.