[One analyst suggested the early gains were unwarranted and not supported by the day's economic data.] Maybe it shouldn't have been (up), ... We're not expecting to hear any good news from any companies. |
And we're not forgetting about technology, either, ... We like EMC here; we think the storage area's going to pick up. |
Barring some unforeseen event, those same five rate cuts should have the economy perking back up later this year, |
Barring some unforeseen event, those same five rate cuts should have the economy perking back up later this year. |
But this is the time you find out if companies will come up short, so there could be a few earnings worries today. |
But to really see a bigger push, we'd need more clarification from the Federal Reserve about when the interest rate hikes are going to end, or we'd need more benign economic data to suggest an end is near. |
Considering the Fed has continued to signal that they're not finished raising interest rates, the market has done better than people would have expected in that environment. |
Everyone will be looking at the holiday sales numbers when they come back Monday. They'll be looking to see what happened the day after Thanksgiving, but also over the weekend. |
Greenspan's swan song will be probably the biggest focus of the market and whether there's any change in the Fed's language. In the energy area, people expect earnings to be good and Exxon didn't disappoint. |
I can see the market getting a little more defensive going forward. You want to be in companies that have steady outlooks or increasing outlooks. As the year builds people are going to get more and more confident that they should be fully invested. |
I don't think it's any real surprise that the Fed is going to keep raising rates. I think the weakness is more about broader inflation expectations creeping into the market. |
I think some of the economic news that came out today gave people a sense that the economy isn't overheating, ... Worries about that had weighed on stocks of late, and certainly the bond market has indicated that. |
I think some of the economic news that came out today gave people a sense that the economy isn't overheating. Worries about that had weighed on stocks of late, and certainly the bond market has indicated that. |
I think the earnings disappointments are pretty much factored in, |
I think the earnings disappointments are pretty much factored in. |