22 ordspråk av Larry Peruzzi
Larry Peruzzi
All indicators are pointing to strong economic growth. That's got people excited, especially in an environment of high commodity prices.
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Bond yields are trading at their highest in seven months, and that's brought back some inflationary concerns.
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Boy, we've been waiting for this. The feeling is that the market does not need further rate hikes and that the Fed will react accordingly.
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Consumers are beginning to feel the impact of higher oil prices in their pockets. Less confidence means less spending and no wonder we have been seeing shares of retailers and banks faltering.
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If we saw a milder winter, or a reduction in energy prices and commodity prices, that will certainly increase the consumers' discretionary income and spur interest in retail stocks. Retailers need to be more creative in figuring out ways to bring consumers back into the stores.
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In a normal week, these numbers would be positive enough to trigger a rally in stocks. But with the two hurricanes, oil data has become very volatile and the same has applied to the stock market reaction to the data.
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It's a number kind of closely watched by the Fed. It's a big factor in the rate decision-making, so the fact that it came in line is a positive trend.
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It's definitely oil. We're closer to $80 (a barrel) than to $70, and that's kind of discouraging. The bigger it gets, the more noticeable it is.
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It's more of a shock factor. It's been a stellar performer and a leader. This is kind of new territory for them being this cautious.
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The earnings coming through are better than what we saw last week. Oil's made lows for the day so that helped us come through a little bit here. That's what is getting us a little bit of a bounce.
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The increase in oil prices as trading started this morning took away all the incentive to buy stocks. With oil going up again and a Fed meeting tomorrow, investors are being very cautious. Demand today has dried up.
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The outlook for technology companies remains strong and demand for shares in the sector helped lift stock indexes late this afternoon.
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There are a couple of things that were a little alarming from the Fed statement, one of those being that elevated energy prices may add to inflation risk and that some further policy firming may be needed.
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This morning, the market tends to be looking past that a little bit.
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This morning, we were able to sustain momentum somewhat off of some good earnings reports. But the pattern still hasn't broken entirely that people are looking to sell into the rallies. The concerns continue to be inflationary.
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