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Stocks Are Due for a ‘Gut Check’ From Rates, Oil and the Dollar

Bloomberg Markets Wednesday 07 October 2026, 10:23 UTC By Phil Serafino 1 min read
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Stocks Are Due for a ‘Gut Check’ From Rates, Oil and the Dollar Strategist Paulsen says history points to drop of as much as 15% ahead. This article is for subscribers only. US stocks just notched their first record since August.

Stocks Are Due for a ‘Gut Check’ From Rates, Oil and the Dollar Strategist Paulsen says history points to drop of as much as 15% ahead. This article is for subscribers only. US stocks just notched their first record since August. But to Jim Paulsen, the pressure from $100 oil, 5% Treasury yields and an elevated dollar is yet to be felt in a major way. Paulsen, a 40-year-plus investing veteran and longtime bull on US stocks, says prior instances when the three factors simultaneously weighed on the S&P 500 have preceded a drop of as much as 15% in the next three to five months. A repeat would send the index down for the year for the first time since 2022.
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