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 Originally Posted by wufwugy
Yes, but the question is more about why that is the gist of it.
Stock prices represent the economy as a whole very closely. The distinction between Wall Street and Main Street that is often talked about isn't quite real. For example, if a Trump election causes a rally in Walmart stock prices, that rally is because investors think that demand for Walmart goods will go up, and that demand is about the same as what pushes up Joe and Sally's Corner Grocer too.
There are a lot of caveats to this, but that scenario is the usual and general one.
I put this in a confusion way and somebody could call me on it who knows better. So, let me clarify.
If there is an increase in demand for retail that includes anything from Walmart to Joe and Sally Corner Shop, one of the reflections is in the stock price of retailers. Most retailers are not traded publicly, but that does not mean that it is only the publicly traded ones that experience the gains. Stock exchanges are structured for an important purpose of acting as a good proxy for the movement in the economy.
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