"I think there's a bubble but there again I always think there's a bubble," Edwards told Bloomberg's Merryn Somerset Webb in a recent appearance on her podcast Merryn Talks Money, noting that during each cycle, there is always a "very plausible narrative, very compelling." However, he was unwavering in his conclusion: "it will end in tears, that much I'm sure of."
"There is definitely a bubble in markets," Dalio said, adding that while the situation doesn't perfectly match 1929 or 1999, the indicators he tracks show the U.S. is closing in fast. "The picture is pretty clear," he said. "But we don't have the pricking of the bubble yet." And, crucially: "A lot can go up before the bubble bursts."