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Ed Elson

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Prof G Markets
Why A Hot Jobs Report Spooked Wall Street

There are two reasons why the price of a product falls.

Prof G Markets
Why A Hot Jobs Report Spooked Wall Street

Either one, demand goes down, or two, supply goes up.

Prof G Markets
Why A Hot Jobs Report Spooked Wall Street

This is Econ 101.

Prof G Markets
Why A Hot Jobs Report Spooked Wall Street

It's the most fundamental principle of economics, and it's what makes Chinese electronics.

Prof G Markets
Why A Hot Jobs Report Spooked Wall Street

So cheap and American houses so expensive.

Prof G Markets
Why A Hot Jobs Report Spooked Wall Street

Well, here we have a similar situation about to play out in the stock market.

Prof G Markets
Why A Hot Jobs Report Spooked Wall Street

And that is that the supply of new stock isn't just about to rise or increase.

Prof G Markets
Why A Hot Jobs Report Spooked Wall Street

It is about to explode.

Prof G Markets
Why A Hot Jobs Report Spooked Wall Street

We are about to inject the equivalent of the entire stock market of Italy into the U.S.

Prof G Markets
Why A Hot Jobs Report Spooked Wall Street

equity markets.

Prof G Markets
Why A Hot Jobs Report Spooked Wall Street

What does it mean?

Prof G Markets
Why A Hot Jobs Report Spooked Wall Street

to dramatically increase the supply of a product.

Prof G Markets
Why A Hot Jobs Report Spooked Wall Street

Well, it means dramatically reducing the price of that product.

Prof G Markets
Why A Hot Jobs Report Spooked Wall Street

The U.S.

Prof G Markets
Why A Hot Jobs Report Spooked Wall Street

stock market is about to get hit with a force more powerful than gravity, and that is the force of supply and demand.

Prof G Markets
Why A Hot Jobs Report Spooked Wall Street

I talk more about this in the latest edition of my newsletter on Substack, but the thesis is quite simple.

Prof G Markets
Why A Hot Jobs Report Spooked Wall Street

Supply is about to go way up, which means this is likely the top.

Prof G Markets
Why A Hot Jobs Report Spooked Wall Street

Look out below.

Prof G Markets
Why A Hot Jobs Report Spooked Wall Street

Okay, that's it for today.

Prof G Markets
Why A Hot Jobs Report Spooked Wall Street

This episode was produced by Claire Miller and Alison Weiss and engineered by Benjamin Spencer.