Why an Inflation-Driven Selloff Might Be a Good Thing
Inflation could cause the stock market to fall hard, but theres no need to panic. Such a pullback would likely mean investors are merely adjusting their valuations on stocksnot that something is horribly wrong with the economy. The specter of inflation has recently reappeared. Consumer inflation has risen higher than estimates, causing the
S&P 500
to fall 4% from its all-time high hit on May 7 to its lowest daily close of the recent selloff on May 12. Investors are concerned that inflation could…
