Michael Kantro: Fed policy expectations and Mag 7 P/Es explain lower market valuation

Michael Kantro: Fed policy expectations and Mag 7 P/Es explain lower market valuation
Fed policy and Mag 7 debt drive P/E drop

Michael Kantro explains that two main factors are behind the roughly 10% lower price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio in the market this year.

According to Kantro, the first factor is the pricing in of U.S. Federal Reserve policy expectations, and the second is a notable double-digit drop in the P/E ratios of the so-called Mag 7 stocks, which he links to rising debt costs. He disagrees with the view that high P/E levels themselves are the reason for the decline.

Kantro previously highlighted that the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz was expected to lower the likelihood of a U.S. Federal Reserve rate increase this year, according to a recent note. In a separate discussion, he explained money flows in stock transactions, detailing what happens to funds when $100 is withdrawn from a money market account to buy a stock, as described here. These points offer context for his views on market pricing and P/E ratios.

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