Stability makes markets go up. Fear makes markets go down. Basic economics makes very slowly increase of the long run, buried in the hysteria of fear, greed, and manipulation.
Listen to Bilbo, trying to educate "me" of all people on the economy. Hype buried in false promises, lies and greased palms are currentlty keeping the market up...actual events, that soon will be evident to all, will drive the market to the bottom. The working Middle Class will be devastated, while the rich will develop into a super privileged class, much as Hollyweirdos are now. The super class will talk of the inhumanity of the world, the need for the under class to stop being so wasteful, while that very under class will worship their every word while they clean the toilets of the super class.
That's our new economy my friend, many can't see it coming because of the liberal generated fog.