The Breakdown

US Stock Market Cap to GDP Reaches 190%, Eclipsing Dotcom Bubble High

Today’s episode of The Breakdown looks at the stories the stock market is trying to tell, including: New all time high in total market capitalization to GDP ratio (higher than dotcom bubble)  “No precedent for how high”...

2020-09-01

Episode notes

Today’s episode of The Breakdown looks at the stories the stock market is trying to tell, including:

  • New all time high in total market capitalization to GDP ratio (higher than dotcom bubble) 
  • “No precedent for how high” valuations can go 
  • Fed denies asset bubble; intimates it wouldn’t care about asset bubbles if full unemployment comes with it
  • Bezos at $200,000,000,000
  • Percentage of stocks traded by individuals reaches all time high of 20%
  • Robinhood leads in FTX complaints
  • Buffett’s Japan trading firm bet