In China, all the signs are there, but not many investors see them
by Howard Gold
Market Watch
Investment
bubbles always look so obvious in hindsight. But when you’re in the
middle of one, it’s hard to fight the crowd, even if that little voice
in your head tells you to run for the hills.
Why? Bubbles produce compelling narratives that give people reasons to believe. The Internet is changing everything. Housing prices never go down. Tulips are the most precious commodity on God’s green Earth, etc.
Now the same thing is happening again in China, a market that has had one huge bubble burst only recently. The Shanghai Composite index briefly topped 6,000 in October 2007 only to plummet to just above 1,700, a sickening 70% plunge in only 12 months.
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by Howard Gold
Market Watch
Investment
bubbles always look so obvious in hindsight. But when you’re in the
middle of one, it’s hard to fight the crowd, even if that little voice
in your head tells you to run for the hills.Why? Bubbles produce compelling narratives that give people reasons to believe. The Internet is changing everything. Housing prices never go down. Tulips are the most precious commodity on God’s green Earth, etc.
Now the same thing is happening again in China, a market that has had one huge bubble burst only recently. The Shanghai Composite index briefly topped 6,000 in October 2007 only to plummet to just above 1,700, a sickening 70% plunge in only 12 months.
Continue Reading at MarketWatch.com…
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