Stock markets are too high and set to fall?

UncleK

Unusual intervention/comment - why?

Section62

Preparing everyone for the inevitable panic reaction, in the hope the panic reaction isn't as big as it otherwise would be?

aroominyork

"We expect there will be an adjustment at some point.” What a brave statement!

The timing coincides with a year since the bottom of the Liberation Day dip, so on those BBC graphs the first 15% of the increase is reversing that dip.

Kryten_the_Titan

Looks like a comfort blanket, or a suit or armour - take your pick.

Investing should be all about the information and truth in what is being invested in. In terms of psychological herd behaviour, it looks as if we are well past the euphoria stage of the investment cycle.

vacheron

Yes, seemed like an odd statement for someone in that position to make.

If this was the US, I would immediately be looking to see how many influential billionaires shorted the FTSE 45 minutes before this "random" announcement! 😉

MyRealNameToo

Their role is market stability, sign posting the inevitable can help, though I'd agree that in other countries you'd probably see some unusual positions being taken shortly before the announcement.

HedgehogRulez

Knew it! The Acropolis is coming! Save yourselves from the Parthenon!

Alistair31

Just as the UK gov launch campaign to get people investing . Hehe.

gravel_2

Setting the scene for the private credit and/or AI infrastructure crash, and the inevitable bailout.

Baldytyke88

Surely various people will say things like this, it's just newsworthy because we have oil price inflation. There could be a crash if the news reports about a shortage of fertiliser are true, which will cause food shortages.

masonic

It seems just as reliable as commentary about inflation. 🙃