8 Events Wall Street Hopes To Avoid In 2016

2016 could be a good year for Wall Street, provided it avoids the following 8 dangers that market experts fear could occur.

According to Reuters, the following are the top worries that bother some of the top market experts:

• 1. Companies could stop earning profits due to labor costs or interest expenses moving higher.
• 2. The strong U.S. dollar relative to foreign currencies could continue "inflicting pain."
• 3. The U.S. public could end up electing a "fringe candidate" and break a strong trend of stock market outperformance during an election year.
• 4. The Federal Reserve could prove to be more aggressive than previously thought in raising its key interest rates.
• 5. Commodities continue falling in prices and continue "spooking" investors.
• 6. Consumers could "bail" as higher interest rates encourage saving cash, rather than spending it.
• 7. China's economy "lands hard" while other key emerging markets "don't do much better."
• 8. Something "big and terrible" could happen, such as a geopolitical event that "freezes up" travel and trade.