before answering the question, let's review : The six stages of a typical business cycle
Stage 1 [recession à contraction]
Bonds are bottoming out and start rallying [i are peaking out and start falling]
Stocks are still declining
Commodities are still declining
Stage 2 [recession à contraction]
Bonds are rallying [i are falling]
Stocks are bottoming out and start rallying
Commodities are still declining
Stage 3 [recession à recovery]
Bonds are rallying [i are falling]
Stocks are rallying
Commodities are bottoming out and start rallying [all three assets are rallying now]
Stage 4 [prosperityà expansion]
Bonds are peaking out and start declining [i are bottoming out and start to rise]
Stocks are still rallying
Commodities are still rallying
Stage 5 [prosperity à stability]
Bonds are declining [i are rising]
Stocks are peaking out
Commodities are still rallying
Stage 6 [prosperityà slow down à contraction à recession]
Bonds are declining [i keep rising and are going to peak out]
Stocks are also declining
Commodities are peaking out and start declining [all three assets are declining now] So now we can assess that we are in stage 4 : prosperity [close to maturity]
Bondsare peaking out and start declining [interest ratesare bottoming out and start to rise]
Stocksare still rallying and Commodities are also rallying
Commodities are still rallying
Commodities are still rallying
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