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University of Pennsylvania finance professor Jeremy Siegel may provide reasons why stock market investors should not unduly worry about record highs. Some critics argue the stock market is overvalued because the price to earnings ratios for the Standard and Poor's 500 is 30 to 1, twice as high as averages in the 75 years since 1925. Siegel claims the long term value of stocks is greater than bonds, and that bond investments are ultimately more risky. Siegel's work may have influenced US Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan.
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The current trends regarding the United States (US) current account deficit indicates that the US would have to face higher interest rates or lower exchange rates, which in turn could trigger global consequences. Hence, it is suggested that the record levels of household debt, low levels of household saving and a large fiscal deficit could push the US towards recession.
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Issues relating to the US economy are discussed, with the warning that if the economy takes a downward turn, as is indicated by the Federal Reserve, the global economy may dive with it. The main cause of the global slowdown is significant levels of excess capacity in the US.
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