These 4 World Events Could Kick Off a Market Crash in 2020

These 4 World Events Could Kick Off a Market Crash in 2020

Strong performance for the U.S. economy and an improved outlook on trade have helped push the market higher in recent months, but the market's run has also been fueled by record stock buybacks padding earnings, corporate tax cuts, and low interest rates from central banks -- and prudent investors understand that a crash is a matter of "when" and not "if.. Wuhan and 11 other Chinese cities are now in quarantine, and Chinese President Xi Jinping has warned that the spread of the virus is accelerating.. The market hates uncertainty, and continued acceleration of the coronavirus, without signs of significant progress in addressing its spread and treating affected individuals, could make investors very uneasy.. The signing of the "phase one" trade agreement between the U.S. and China, which took place on Jan. 15, seems to bode well for the world's two largest economies.. Officials from the Trump administration said the strike was justified because Soleimani was connected to the embassy event and was plotting additional attacks on four U.S. embassies, but the act was without recent precedent and appears to have significantly elevated tensions with Iran.. The market shrugged off the escalation following the Soleimani killing, and tensions have since