Why Some Analysts Are Comparing Today’s Markets to 2008 In financial markets, patterns matter. And when seasoned strategists start seeing echoes of past crises, investors listen. Bank of America strategist Michael Hartnett recently noted that asset performance in 2026 is beginning to look “ominously close” to the market behavior seen between mid-2007 and mid-2008 — the uneasy period right before the global financial system began unraveling. Back then, the warning signs didn’t appear all at once. They appeared gradually. Energy prices surged Credit markets tightened Stress quietly built inside complex financial products For months, markets continued operating as if everything was normal. Until suddenly, it wasn’t. Hartnett believes several of those early signals are appearing again. Warning Sign #1: Oil…
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