If one only concentrated upon monetary policy, one could rationally conclude that both stocks and bonds would be crushed. |
Investors are going be looking carefully at today's retail sales for any sign that consumer spending may be slowing. Oil is also up for a third consecutive day. We know oil is a major concern for the Federal Reserve and elevated oil prices are one of the reasons why the Fed has taken a very aggressive stance on monetary policy. |
Investors are going to be looking carefully at ... retail sales for any sign that consumer spending may be slowing. |
The biggest issue for tech is interest rates. Companies sensitive to growth rates as well as interest rates are getting hit rather hard. |
We're going to see a little bit of consolidation from recent gains on some nervousness over [company] profits and tomorrow's [Tuesday's] Fed meeting. |