Coronavirus and Economic Realities with Jerry Bowyer
Analysts use three letters to describe what a bear market looks like on a line graph. But you don’t have to be a Wall Street pro to understand them. There’s the “V,” the “U,” and the dreaded “L.” So which letter describes the current market downturn as the coronavirus outbreak plays out? Is it too early to tell? MoneyWise host, Rob West, sits down with economist Jerry Bowyer to find that out and much more. Jerry is the chief economist at Vident Financial and today he’ll share his perspective on the market and economic trends we’re seeing now
• According to Mr. Bowyer, what we’re dealing with now could remain for a little bit. We’re witnessing “a purging of the economy.” But we will ultimately recover—it just may not be as quickly as we got into the situation.
• We’re not in a conventional recession—but this can be a good thing! And hard times test us.
• We’re not an economy that runs on sporting events and movie theaters, though they make up a big part of our culture. So we can reopen a whole lot of the economy now with other things and take time, later, to open up the entertainment portion of our country (where people are indoors & packed together). We can have a whole lot of recovery without those things.
• We’re facing even more unprecedented national debt now in light of the recent fiscal stimulus. We spent, borrowed, and printed our way through this crisis—and it worked! And the markets have generally responded favorably to that. But we built countless “bubbles” to get there. Mr. Bowyer is concerned about the mid- and long-term effect of this enormous debt.
On today’s program we also answer your questions:
• What do you think about buying gold?
• Should we buy a truck and travel trailer with the cash we have saved in order to better save for a house later?
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