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user-inactivated  ·  2690 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: The Dow's record highs mask deeper troubles

Ok. So let me see if I am reading this right.

Numbers look higher as a whole on the market right now, but that's just because a few businesses are selling really well to kind of fluff things up.

Businesses are confused about how to spend their money because they think the American government isn't going to prop the economy up anymore with cheap loans and low interest rates. To make matters worse, inflation is a huge issue and China (who we owe a lot of money to) and Mexico (which is our good neighbor and economic friend) have uncertain futures to the value of their currencies and if Trump becomes an economic isolationist, this will agravate their currency problems.

Am I getting that right? How does inflation affect housing? Cause I'm asking for a friend . . .