Weekly Market Outlook September 30, 2018

“Investing without research is like playing stud poker and never looking at the cards.” – Peter Lynch

Pfäffikon SZ, Switzerland – Investors were under the spell of Italy’s debt and fiscal problems last Friday. The situation around Italy should not be a surprise for investors. Investors –quite rightly– are no longer interested in Italy, which would have to be heard by Italian policymakers. In general, the rising interest rate is, in any case, a point of attention.

According to the mainstream media, rising interest rates are bad for equities. However, the practice is different. In 1974, it was the last time that shares declined in a period where interest rates increased. However, in 1974 there was the talk of the well-known oil crisis. The probability that the S&P 500 will upwards decouple itself from the European equity spectrum is considerable. After all, the American economy shows little signs of weakening. The so-called trade wars cannot change much now and are an issue for the longer term. The fact that rising interest rates often coincides with a period of strong growth currently counts for the US. The S&P 500 closed 0.4% higher in September.

In the coming week, the agenda is partly filled, and the sentimental investor will drive the market.


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