January 30, 2023
In an article for MarketWatch, economist Nouriel Roubini said our future is being imperiled by a host of “megathreats,” including high inflation and interest rates, deglobalization, war risks, climate change, pandemics and deadlier weapons.
The article pointed to a backlash against democratic capitalism and the rise of populist, authoritarian and militaristic extremists on both the right and the left. It said there is “widespread agreement that we are facing unprecedented, unusual and unexpected levels of uncertainty.”
According to the January 2018 issue of The Socionomist, investors and market observers tend to perceive the stock market and the economy’s future to be less certain during periods of negatively trending social mood.
The conventional view is that negative events cause uncertainty, which then leads to downturns in stocks. Socionomists note that negative mood impels stock prices to decrease and expressions of uncertainty to increase; and an increase in negative events usually follows. To learn more read “Socionomists Are Increasingly Certain About Uncertainty.”
If you look closely, you can see patterns in social mood that help you predict social trends. Learn more with the Socionomics Premier Membership.
The Socionomist enables you to see trend-shaping waves of social mood, as reflected by the stock market — and capitalize on them. The April 2023 issue looks at negative social mood’s influence on the tumultuous history of the Mexican Revolution. Mood Riffs topics include President Joe Biden’s reelection prospects, challenges facing corporate giants, the new workplace trend known as Bare-Minimum Monday, and British Columbia’s effort to relax laws governing hard drugs. Read the April issue when you become a Socionomics Premier Member. 
