[ac29]

> Supply issues everywhere while at the same time a booming stock market?

Why is this surprising? They are both caused by high demand. Shortages suck, but completely selling out your products is one of the better problems to have for a company, because it means you are making a lot of money.

[colechristensen]

But it seems like the amount of stuff produced is going way down, not just selling or normal production runs.

[ac29]

At least in the US, GDP is at an all time high: https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/GDP

Companies are making a lot and selling a lot, which is one of the drivers of stock market gains.

[eurasiantiger]

You can’t just look at an aggregate statistic and expect it to tell you something.

You need to analyse what all goes into it and how that has changed.