Alan Ackerman
Alan Ackerman
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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.
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We have more profit warning jitters as the U.S. economy appears to be slowing,
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My feeling is the Fed hasn't clearly indicated that it's fighting a slower economy rather than inflation. Economists and individual investors would like to see the Fed cut rates by 75 basis points and I do believe that would take some of the pressure off the consumer.
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There is a better tone to the market and money is flowing back into both the Dow and the Nasdaq. Many think we've seen the worst and the next interest rate cut by the Fed (Federal Reserve) will help get the economy going.
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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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It's the higher multiples that have put off buyers for now, ... If the economy slows, it will affect technology stocks.
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There are continued uncertainties, ... The U.S. economy is slowing and commensurate with that is slowing consumer spending and corporate spending.
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We're beginning to come out of a recession. It's now a matter of just how meaningfully the economy can recover over the next quarter or two,
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I think the market senses something good going on. On the one hand, the feeling is that the economy is starting to show signs of improvement. But there are plenty of skeptics around who say that feeling may be a little premature, and they are selling on strength,
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There seems to be those who believe that there are more and more signs that the economy is shaking off its slump,
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Bargain hunters are surfacing today. The feeling going into next year is the economy is going to slow down.
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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.
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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,
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Higher energy costs will clearly affect individuals and businesses alike, ... It is in fact an invisible tax that the economy could well do without.