But... chances of another crash remain


High flying: With the Dow Jones Industrial Average and S&P 500 hitting new highs since Trump’s victory in the November 2016 elections, the value of the US stock market has now risen to nearly 150 above the nation’s GDP. – AP

IT’S almost taboo to talk about a potential looming crisis when things seem to be going so well and everyone is basking in optimism.

But if economic-cycle theorists are correct, we may already be entering the red zone as their historical analysis suggests that boom-and-bust cycle happens every seven to 10 years.

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