Secondary shops flooded with unicorn sellers
I think that this is just the beginning. In my opinion, we're heading for a tech bust that's going to spread to the rest of the economy, and deflate additional bubbles (housing, for one). The government has been pushing cheap money for the better part of a decade in the name of creating the appearance of a 'recovery', but what they've really done is build a new house of cards. Make no mistake: the 'free' money that's been gushing into major institutions under the current administration is just as distortive and will be just as disastrous as the 'free' money that the last administration encouraged banks to put into the hands of sub-prime individuals.<p>Maintaining a near-zero interest rate creates artificial demand, and encourages investment of capital in inefficient enterprises. The thought process is "hey, I <i>lose</i> value with money in the bank. I'd be better off if I found something -- <i>anything</i> -- else to do with it!"<p>I think that once things take a turn, housing will also turn again, because in many areas the median house now costs enough that it's beyond the reach of the median person. That environment is unsustainable over a large time scale. Ultimately, we'll need a correction that sticks if we want to avoid repeating these events, and for that to happen we'd need a government willing to tolerate a politically unpalatable permanent reduction in asset prices.<p>(edit/note: I do find it odd that under a Democratic president, the major flows of borrowed cash (debt) have been directed to the big guys, while under a Republican president, they were directed to the little guys. Both were a terrible idea, but it seems backwards for what one would expect.)