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# Dr Ed's Video Webcast 12/5/22
- URL: https://www.yardeniquicktakes.com/dr-eds-video-webcast-12-5-22/
- Published: 2022-12-05T19:56:46.000Z
- Updated: 2022-12-12T17:52:26.000Z
- Author: Ed Yardeni
- Tags: Video Webcasts

We’ll be glad to put this year behind us—pessimism reigned as inflation raged, the Fed tightened, and investors revalued stocks downward. But the resultant bear market was a mild one as bear markets go.

Below is exclusive early access to Dr Ed's Webcast for paid members. This post and video will open to the public on a later date.

If it ended on October 12, as we believe, the S&P 500 actually was in bear-market territory—down more than 20%—for only 45 days of the 282-day span. … Next year, the economic backdrop should be more bullish as inflation moderates and rising wages outpace rising prices. We expect a soft landing, not a recession. … Longer term, we stand by our “Roaring 2020s” thesis, anticipating that labor shortages and technological advances will unleash a productivity boom.