6 Serious Near-Term Problems For The Markets

Although the sigh of relief that the nation wasn’t going to default today was worth a short bounce, the outlook for additional stock market gains seems bleak.  The agreement to open the federal government and raise the debt ceiling temporarily is a Band-Aid rather than a solution, and merely sets up the prospect of another confrontation within a short time.  Meanwhile, an economy that was already sputtering before the negotiations even started has now undergone further significant damage.  ...