Published on 21 Nov 2022 on Insider Monkey via Yahoo Finance
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Even though the United States stock market is inextricably linked to the US economy, there are increased fears that the factors contributing to the decline of both in the past few months are vastly different. As far as the economy is concerned, a post-pandemic inflation wave, a result of pent-up demand and clogged supply chains, is the chief villain. The central bank has been hiking up interest rates to increase borrowing costs to bring inflation under control, and as demand normalizes, supply chains are recovering as well.
As companies like Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN), Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT), and Meta Platforms, Inc. (NASDAQ:FB) deal with increased volatility, market experts believe the US economy can avoid a full-blown recession. However, they are not so hopeful about the US stock market, which is undergoing a correction that has been decades in the making. Per Justin Simon, the founder of the investment firm Jasper Capital, the stock market would have to decline by 30% to 40% to return to pre-COVID levels.