Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I do NOT want this to be political.
At the moment we have economic uncertainty, inflation and there's talk of forcing the fed chair out so interest rates can be lowered, whether that's good for the economy or not.
I thought in times of economic uncertainty, investors were fearful and that fear caused markets to go down.
This looks like irrational exuberance.
I'm not very smart, can you explain to me why stocks are still doing well and why I should keep my investments in them?

Thanks.

There was economic uncertainty under Biden with rampant inflation over 9% at one point because of his poor fiscal policies. The stock market still did ok. Trump working on bringing back manufacturing to the US and leveling the play filed unlike Biden who was fine with offshoring and lopsided trade policies that did not benefit the US.

Manufacturing isn't going to come back to the US. It'll never make economic sense. Time is rapidly ticking on Trump, and he's not far away from true lame duck status. Companies will just wait him out.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I do NOT want this to be political.
At the moment we have economic uncertainty, inflation and there's talk of forcing the fed chair out so interest rates can be lowered, whether that's good for the economy or not.
I thought in times of economic uncertainty, investors were fearful and that fear caused markets to go down.
This looks like irrational exuberance.
I'm not very smart, can you explain to me why stocks are still doing well and why I should keep my investments in them?

Thanks.

There was economic uncertainty under Biden with rampant inflation over 9% at one point because of his poor fiscal policies. The stock market still did ok. Trump working on bringing back manufacturing to the US and leveling the play filed unlike Biden who was fine with offshoring and lopsided trade policies that did not benefit the US.

So sorry MAGA Margie. That's categorically false. Trump has bled factory jobs since his inauguration.

Factory employment dropped to lowest level in 5 years, after 5 straight months of contraction.
"The Institute for Supply Management (ISM) said on Friday that its manufacturing PMI dropped to 48.0 last month from 49.0 in June. A PMI reading below 50 indicates contraction in manufacturing, which accounts for 10.2% of the economy. "
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-manufacturing-extends-slump-factory-employment-lowest-5-years-2025-08-01/

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The USA manufacturing is hitting a resurgence where companies are beginning to perform on-shoring to save on tariffs and to take advantage of federal investments. Apple, Nvidia, Anheuser-Busch, etc. are pledging and planning on investing in USA billions of dollars in the next few years.

This and if you only watch or read left wing media you aren’t hearing this.

If you only watch or read right wing media, you probably also believe that thosen people were eating the dogs.

And if you only watch or read left wing media, you definitely believe that Biden was cognitively sound during his Presidency, that no illegals crossed the border during his Presidency, that BLM riots were mostly peaceful, that the IRA Act didn’t increase inflation, that banning gas stoves would decrease climate change, that the socialist policies of NYC mayor candidate Mamdani will actually work, that increasing corporate taxes won’t be passed onto the end consumer, that defunding and decreasing the size of the police force will lower crime, that highways are racist, that a hot white girl in jeans is racist, that everyone but Dems or those who don’t agree with them are Nazis, that boys with XY chromosomes playing in women’s sports is fair, that solar and wind can meet the energy needs of the US even on a cloudy & windless day, and so on.

Take a few deep breaths. Maybe you should talk to some people who lean left. You seem to have a very extreme view. I've never even heard of several things on your list.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The USA manufacturing is hitting a resurgence where companies are beginning to perform on-shoring to save on tariffs and to take advantage of federal investments. Apple, Nvidia, Anheuser-Busch, etc. are pledging and planning on investing in USA billions of dollars in the next few years.

This and if you only watch or read left wing media you aren’t hearing this.

If you only watch or read right wing media, you probably also believe that thosen people were eating the dogs.

And if you only watch or read left wing media, you definitely believe that Biden was cognitively sound during his Presidency, that no illegals crossed the border during his Presidency, that BLM riots were mostly peaceful, that the IRA Act didn’t increase inflation, that banning gas stoves would decrease climate change, that the socialist policies of NYC mayor candidate Mamdani will actually work, that increasing corporate taxes won’t be passed onto the end consumer, that defunding and decreasing the size of the police force will lower crime, that highways are racist, that a hot white girl in jeans is racist, that everyone but Dems or those who don’t agree with them are Nazis, that boys with XY chromosomes playing in women’s sports is fair, that solar and wind can meet the energy needs of the US even on a cloudy & windless day, and so on.

.... uh, you know that this could be completely rewritten on points you miss out if you only read right wing media.

-Trump's own cognitive decline/word salad speech
-Jan 6 was peaceful and no cops were harmed
-that his BBB will help the avg joe
-that fed takeover of primarily safe, white, rich, tourist areas of DC is helping DC who really just needs improved prosecution rates (DC resident here)
-that fed takeover DC is leading to higher arrests (they arrested half as many per day than MPD usually does!)
-that DOGE saved us billions (actual savings only FIVE PERCENT of what they claimed!!!)
-his cutting of solar/wind is leading to higher energy prices for US citizens
-that inflation is great! (high wholesale inflation report yesterday, vegetable prices up 39%)
-that healthcare fraud is the real issue when the GOP won't audit our costly military and defense contracts and we have a Pentagon that literally NEVER PASSED AN AUDIT
-that the jobs reports are lies (jobless claims at highest level since COVID)
-that MAHA initiatives will make us healthier even though the current admin rolled back regulation on PFAs in drinking water
...... and more

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The USA manufacturing is hitting a resurgence where companies are beginning to perform on-shoring to save on tariffs and to take advantage of federal investments. Apple, Nvidia, Anheuser-Busch, etc. are pledging and planning on investing in USA billions of dollars in the next few years.

This and if you only watch or read left wing media you aren’t hearing this.

If you only watch or read right wing media, you probably also believe that thosen people were eating the dogs.

And if you only watch or read left wing media, you definitely believe that Biden was cognitively sound during his Presidency, that no illegals crossed the border during his Presidency, that BLM riots were mostly peaceful, that the IRA Act didn’t increase inflation, that banning gas stoves would decrease climate change, that the socialist policies of NYC mayor candidate Mamdani will actually work, that increasing corporate taxes won’t be passed onto the end consumer, that defunding and decreasing the size of the police force will lower crime, that highways are racist, that a hot white girl in jeans is racist, that everyone but Dems or those who don’t agree with them are Nazis, that boys with XY chromosomes playing in women’s sports is fair, that solar and wind can meet the energy needs of the US even on a cloudy & windless day, and so on.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The USA manufacturing is hitting a resurgence where companies are beginning to perform on-shoring to save on tariffs and to take advantage of federal investments. Apple, Nvidia, Anheuser-Busch, etc. are pledging and planning on investing in USA billions of dollars in the next few years.

This and if you only watch or read left wing media you aren’t hearing this.

If you only watch or read right wing media, you probably also believe that those people were eating the dogs.

Anonymous wrote:I do NOT want this to be political.
At the moment we have economic uncertainty, inflation and there's talk of forcing the fed chair out so interest rates can be lowered, whether that's good for the economy or not.
I thought in times of economic uncertainty, investors were fearful and that fear caused markets to go down.
This looks like irrational exuberance.
I'm not very smart, can you explain to me why stocks are still doing well and why I should keep my investments in them?

Thanks.

The only accurate thing you stated OP was your own self-assessed conclusion that you are “not very smart”.

Anonymous wrote:The USA manufacturing is hitting a resurgence where companies are beginning to perform on-shoring to save on tariffs and to take advantage of federal investments. Apple, Nvidia, Anheuser-Busch, etc. are pledging and planning on investing in USA billions of dollars in the next few years.

Oooo, they’re pledging and planning! Everyone just wait a few more years, it’s totally gonna happen.

Anonymous wrote:I do NOT want this to be political.
At the moment we have economic uncertainty, inflation and there's talk of forcing the fed chair out so interest rates can be lowered, whether that's good for the economy or not.
I thought in times of economic uncertainty, investors were fearful and that fear caused markets to go down.
This looks like irrational exuberance.
I'm not very smart, can you explain to me why stocks are still doing well and why I should keep my investments in them?

Thanks.

There was economic uncertainty under Biden with rampant inflation over 9% at one point because of his poor fiscal policies. The stock market still did ok. Trump working on bringing back manufacturing to the US and leveling the play filed unlike Biden who was fine with offshoring and lopsided trade policies that did not benefit the US.