Comments on: Another Dow Record http://jeffnolan.com/wp/2007/05/07/another-dow-record/ Jeff Nolan's take on investment, innovation, entrepreneurship and the technology industry Mon, 06 Feb 2012 06:44:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Jeff http://jeffnolan.com/wp/2007/05/07/another-dow-record/comment-page-1/#comment-109856 Jeff Tue, 08 May 2007 13:56:40 +0000 http://jeffnolan.com/wp/2007/05/07/another-dow-record/#comment-109856 Joe, If that were the case then the European exchanges would not be on the same trendline. The FTSE is 5000 to 6,555 in the last 2 years... The NIKKEI has outpaced everyone going from 11,000 to 18,000 in the same period. While the $ valuation always plays a part in this it isn’t the only factor, especially as investment has been moving to Euros as a consquence of the imbalance in valuation. Joe,
If that were the case then the European exchanges would not be on the same trendline. The FTSE is 5000 to 6,555 in the last 2 years…

The NIKKEI has outpaced everyone going from 11,000 to 18,000 in the same period.

While the $ valuation always plays a part in this it isn’t the only factor, especially as investment has been moving to Euros as a consquence of the imbalance in valuation.

]]> By: Joe http://jeffnolan.com/wp/2007/05/07/another-dow-record/comment-page-1/#comment-109740 Joe Tue, 08 May 2007 08:27:50 +0000 http://jeffnolan.com/wp/2007/05/07/another-dow-record/#comment-109740 The dow hasn't gone up, the dollar has gone down. You're looking at an index denominated in increasingly worthless paper. It was at 10,000 around 2000, and we've had %8pa inflation since then. The dow hasn’t gone up, the dollar has gone down. You’re looking at an index denominated in increasingly worthless paper.

It was at 10,000 around 2000, and we’ve had %8pa inflation since then.

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