The retrenchment in equities will undoubtedly affect the economy later in the year, ... This is not just a correction, it's an economic event that could affect consumer confidence and consumer spending down the road, leading to a more pronounced slowdown than the Fed is currently factoring in. |
The retrenchment in equities will undoubtedly affect the economy later in the year. This is not just a correction, it's an economic event that could affect consumer confidence and consumer spending down the road, leading to a more pronounced slowdown than the Fed is currently factoring in. |
The stock market sees these data as representing an end to the recessionary environment and signaling some improvement in the not-too-distant future. For now, the dominant view is that this is the close on the 2001 recession, so you sell bonds to buy stocks. |
The two-year note auction went far, far better than expected, prompting a wave of short-covering. |
The way the market is performing now sets the stage for a big rally if there are any data that prove disappointing on the economic outlook in the coming weeks. |
There are a lot of people who are tremendously overextended and we're now getting down to a level to where these margin calls are massive, ... The calls are going out right now. |
There are a lot of people who are tremendously overextended and we're now getting down to a level to where these margin calls are massive. The calls are going out right now. |
There is a common theme that economic fortunes look brighter in Japan and continental Europe than they do in the U.S., ... Even though higher rates should help the currency, they haven't because most people are seeing that as the Fed's move to slow the economy and reduce growth. |
There was a big reservoir of foreign interest -- 65.4 percent went to indirect bidders. That is overwhelming and underscores the pressure worldwide for pension managers to better match their unfunded liabilities. |
There were questions developing in the market late last week regarding the tenor of Greenspan's speech ... (and) it seems as if the potential that there won't be a rate cut is weighing negatively on the Treasury market, |
There were questions developing in the market late last week regarding the tenor of Greenspan's speech ... (and) it seems as if the potential that there won't be a rate cut is weighing negatively on the Treasury market. |
There's a lot of optimism that this stimulus is going to work. |
There's no doubt that this rate cut and interest rate decline provides liquidity, |
There's no doubt the market is on the defensive and is preparing for what appears to be inevitable. A rate hike at the August policy meeting later this month. |
They may wait until after their second-quarter (gross domestic product) report comes out because if the number is strong, trying to slow down the yen will be an uphill battle. |