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Message: [QUOTE="HuskyHawk, post: 4376222, member: 1414"] It's some pretty bad mismanagement by the fed and other policy makers. That goes for foreign leaders too. [LIST] [*]Inflation was heating up and was ignored and labeled "transitory" when it should have been obvious that printing trillions in a period of constrained supply would trigger massive inflation. [*]Fed kept rates artificially low a year after they should have raised them. Then aggressively raised them just as the economy slowed. They have created a see-saw effect, and should probably pause increases and not pursue QE. Just stop. [*]The supply chain issues are still not fully resolved. China is having problems. Europe is having something worse than problems. Global businesses are in a challenging place. U.S. companies are diversifying out of China, but that takes time. [*]Energy policy further constraining supply, while pumping demand for electricity. Oil has stabilized a bit for now, but winter may still change that. Already fuel oil is scarce in the northeast. [*]Housing is a disaster in the U.S. Demand is high, but high rates limit buyers, and lower prices are causing potential sellers to simply stand pat. China real estate situation appears to be worse than terrible. [/LIST] There's just a lot of uncertainty and headwinds at a macro level. [/QUOTE]