SocGen's Edwards: S&P Will Fall Below 666

In a new report, Societe Generale analyst Albert Edwards explains why the bumpy start to 2016 for global equity markets could be the beginning of a catastrophic collapse in equity valuations to levels below the ones seen during the worst of the Financial Crisis.
 

According to Edwards, the devaluation of the renminbi will lead to a prolonged period of global deflation and recession. In addition, the global asset bubble that the U.S. Federal Reserve inflated with its aggressive QE programs is now bursting.
 

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“A key part of my Ice Age thesis is that the US equity market remains in a valuation bear market that did not fully play itself out in March 2009, when the S&P touched the 666 level, and we will see new lows,” Edwards predicts.


He expects the S&P to bottom at a Shiller PE of around 7x, implying a 75 percent decline for the index from its 2100 peak down to 550.

Less than two weeks into 2016, the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust SPY is down nearly 6.0 percent year-to-date.

Disclosure: the author holds no position in the stocks mentioned.