I think most analysts are kept around to be left in the dark, and justify corporate direction after-the-fact. Maybe I'm wrong. The "great ~~reset~~ coasting" to disaster aligns well with headlines questioning if the current administration is "stumbling into war/inflation/etc". In white water rafting, theres a saying "if you're not paddling faster or slower than the river, then the river is in control." And the river always takes you and smashes you right against the rocks. Why finance?