Gundlach Warns of Impending Recession, Questions Unemployment Data
Billionaire investor recommends holding cash, urges Federal Reserve to cut interest rates amid overvalued stocks and rising state unemployment.
- Billionaire investor Jeffrey Gundlach warns of an impending recession, citing overvalued stocks, an inverted yield curve, and negative leading economic indicators.
- Gundlach questions the accuracy of national unemployment data as a majority of U.S. states report rising unemployment.
- He recommends holding cash over investing in the current market, suggesting that better opportunities may arise post-recession.
- Gundlach urges the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates after they were raised from virtually zero to over 5%.
- He also expresses concern over the surge in tech stocks, specifically Nvidia Corp., which has reached a market capitalization of $1.5 trillion.