{"id":5371,"date":"2016-01-20T10:19:00","date_gmt":"2016-01-20T17:19:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.parkrag.com\/?p=5371"},"modified":"2016-01-20T10:19:00","modified_gmt":"2016-01-20T17:19:00","slug":"im-sticking-by-my-call-for-an-economic-downturn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/v2.parkrag.com\/index.php\/2016\/01\/20\/im-sticking-by-my-call-for-an-economic-downturn\/","title":{"rendered":"I’m Sticking By My Call for an Economic Downturn"},"content":{"rendered":"

A few days I posted entitled The Canaries in the Coal Mine are Telling Us To Take Notice<\/a>\u00a0indicating that we may be in for a rough economic patch ahead. From the responses in comments, via email, and in stores around down I can tell FEW\u00a0PEOPLE share my view. It was almost as if I posted that “Your kid will never play for the Black Diamond Soccer Club.”<\/p>\n

The truth is I don’t have a crystal ball. I don’t have an economics degree from Princeton. I don’t host Mad Money with Jim Cramer. I only report what I see and what I hear from\u00a0people.<\/p>\n

So, I very well may be wrong. I appreciate the respectful comments I have received from people trying\u00a0to educate (me and) our community (even if they disagree with my point of view). There are definitely people smarter\u00a0than me saying there\u00a0is nothing to worry about.<\/p>\n

I tend to think that the\u00a0wealth effect from a down\u00a0stock market will impact Park City (just like it did when the stock market rocketed\u00a0from 2009). I think low oil prices will cause further pressure on the U.S. economy. I think the strong U.S. dollar will cause fewer tourists to come to Park City. I think the drop in the Chinese Stock market (Down 16% YTD) and economy will both decrease visitors from Asia and Australia\/New Zealand.<\/p>\n

If interest rates rise four times this year as the Federal Reserve has stated they will do, that will put pressure on what people can pay for houses. If the Federal Reserve does not raise interest rates four times this year, it will be because the economy is weaker than expected.<\/p>\n

Again, I could be wrong. I very well may be. Many\u00a0people seem to think so.<\/p>\n

Let’s check back in during January 2017 and see how our community is doing. If\u00a0our economy is booming, I’ll be the first to admit I was wrong.<\/p>\n

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