Al Goldman
Al Goldman
behind business katrina last michigan numbers people responding speech terrible thinking
The Michigan numbers stink, but it?s behind us. ..they (investors) are responding to the President?s speech last night. They see Katrina as a terrible event, but people are already thinking about the business that it?s going to stimulate.
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A number of the high tech names are getting smacked real good. It was already a market where investors were nervous already. With the darlings getting hit, that raises the anxiety level.
economic friendly numbers
This morning's economic numbers were friendly for stocks,
factor internal market momentum next number points week
The number one factor next week will be the market's own internal dynamic. In other words, how much more momentum does the market have after going up 1,000 points in one month?
numbers
The numbers are very significant for the markets,
came claims expected fewer number
The productivity number came in better than expected and there were fewer jobless claims than forecast.
bear bull dead mood
It's not going to be a one-way trip. But the bear is dead and we're transitioning from a bear mood to a bull mood.
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The big change in this market the last month or so has been a mood shift from 'the glass is half empty' to 'the glass is half full', and that's why we've had a good rally and a very modest time-out to catch our breath.
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The best stimulant you can have for a market is an 'up' market, and it feeds on itself. The market is 90 percent emotions, and the mood shifted.
bears keeps love market somewhat
The bears just won't give and I love having bears out there. It keeps the market somewhat healthy.
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The bears are going to have another miserable day, and they deserve it. The economic news points out that the economy is slowing from the over-heated pace in the first quarter.
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The Fed sounded a bit less certain about the need for future rate hikes, saying further policy firming 'may' be needed.
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The Fed made a dramatic move today and it was needed,
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I'm very optimistic on the long bond. The fundamentals are there and the technical underpinnings are still positive.