The current market environment is presenting a textbook contradiction.

Investors holding stocks are theoretically no longer compensated for the risks they bear through returns. This is a warning sign.
⚠ Unprecedented “Inversion”
Latest data shows that the forward earnings yield of the S&P 500 is well below the 10-year U.S. Treasury yield, with the equity risk premium (ERP) dropping to -0.81%. This level indicates that buying government bonds is more “cost-effective” than buying U.S. stocks.
🔍 Classic Bubble Warning
Historically, negative ERP is not normal; it has only appeared at more extreme levels before the 2000 dot-com bubble burst. The current negative premium usually suggests that market pricing may have entered an extremely overvalued and irrational zone.
📉 Distorted Market Logic
This dislocation is: the 30-year U.S. Treasury yield, which is lower risk and offers more certain returns, has returned to 5%, reflecting deep concerns about long-term inflation and fiscal deficits. The corporate bond spread has fallen to its lowest level since 1998, indicating that investors’ pursuit of high returns has suppressed almost all risk premiums.
🌐 Fragility in Global Resonance
This is not unique to U.S. stocks—A-shares also face extremely low 10-year government bond yields (about 1.85%), with pure bond funds earning only 0.83% annually, hitting a 20-year low. The global “asset scarcity” and yield dilemma are making the entire financial system more fragile.
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