Alan Ackerman
Alan Ackerman
appears completing market starting week
Essentially we're just completing a week where there appears to be some market stabilization starting to surface,
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Rate hikes bite different sectors of the economy at different rates. For example, one of the key areas that was hit hard and appears to be slowing down is housing. Consumer spending will take some time to slow down, maybe three to six months out. But in any case, what the Fed is targeting is                  GDP of 5 percent this year and a GDP hopefully next year of closer to 4 to 4-1/4 percent.
appears economy economy-and-economics profit warning
We have more profit warning jitters as the U.S. economy appears to be slowing,
appear break continue current demand high market reason seem trading
There doesn't appear to be any reason why this market will break out of its current trading range. Inventories continue to be high and demand does not seem to be as high as it could be.
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While the president may be in trouble, the U.S. economy does not appear to be in trouble as of now. We have a positive economic backdrop, with low inflation, low interest rates On balance, the American economy, while slowing down, continues to be strong.
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The biggest bull market in history still appears to be intact, ... Although the market is up tenfold since 1982 and lots of wealth has been created, there are still buyers to be found on market pullbacks.
appears companies cut economic further great interest likely mean rates recovery reduction report road starting
The U.S. economic recovery appears to be further down the road than many expected, so another cut in interest rates is not likely to mean a great deal, ... What's more important is when companies report they're starting to see a reduction in inventories.
appears bargain bit cheap continues hunting market sold
This market continues to go to extremes, ... Techs have sold down sharply. Now there's a bit of bargain hunting from what appears to be very cheap levels.
appears attractive economy erratic investors risk stocks
The Nasdaq appears to be probing for a bottom, ... The more erratic the Nasdaq is, the more attractive the old economy stocks appear to be for investors who want to be risk averse.
appear bear beginning currently economy investors less longer realize series summer turn
We appear to be in a summer swoon in which investors are beginning to realize it's going to take a lot longer to turn the economy around than expected, and that we're currently going to have to bear through a series of pre-announcements that are less than comfortable,
appears chance gave investors lighten taking
It gave sellers a chance to lighten up a bit, ... On balance, this just appears to be investors taking a breather.
appear aside caused commit funds investors market momentum retail slower step volatility worked
Retail investors appear to be slower to commit funds to the market this time, ... The market's momentum and volatility has caused some investors to step aside as the market has worked lower.
appears bad news
For the most part it appears most of the bad news is out.
appears blue chip cycle earnings interest likely lower money names prompt rate rates seeing terms
A lower interest rate cycle is under way and lower interest rates are likely to prompt more money into the markets, ... For now it appears to be a 'safety first' posture, so we're seeing money rotating into better blue chip names that are more predictable in terms of earnings flow.