Stock market doomed

Thanks to a sharp fade in the final weeks of the year, saw the worst year for the Dow Jones Industrial Average since the dark days of While was a bad year per set, the 2. And given the roughly seven-year bull market run, investors have had more than enough chances since the financial crisis to make hay while the sun was shining on Wall Street. Should we be worried that the market is going to fall apart, or are there signs of hope that hint at stability around the corner? Here are seven reasons why the market could be doomed for further declines this year … as well as seven reasons that the worst may be behind us.

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The big story of the past several months has been the meltdown in China, as crashing asset prices there and a slowdown in growth threatens the economy of both the nation itself and its neighbors. The nation saw its weakest GDP growth since last year, and many insiders continue to doubt that even those grim statistics from Beijing are accurate.

In fact, a recent report hints that growth could have been as low as 2. For the first full week of the year, U. Every sector on the market is in the red since Jan.

When investors think the fates are stacked against them, they remain reluctant to enter into the stock market and bid asset prices higher. Crashing oil prices have resulted in big pain for energy companies.

According to Talara Capital Management , at least one in five U. Or if you want a more tangible figure, as of the end of , some , jobs in the energy sector had been eliminated thanks to crashing oil prices.

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Specifically, financial research firm FactSet estimates a 5. While energy stocks are indeed a big share of the losers thanks to falling oil prices hurting margins, the overall picture is bleak across the board.

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Railroads, the lifeblood of the U. Sadly, rail traffic has begun to fall off a cliff. At the end of last year, the Federal Reserve issued its first interest rate increase since But rather than provide stability to the market, the move has injected even more uncertainty as investors and consumers try to determine what the means in the long-term.

Will the interest rate increases stick, and increase the cost of borrowing? Is the economy too weak to sustain the increase, and force the Fed to backpedal?

When that kind of panic sets in, it has a chilling effect not just on the bond market but on other asset classes as well. And now, onto the reasons why the market might be OK. Article printed from InvestorPlace Media, http: Financial Market Data powered by FinancialContent Services, Inc.

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