Art Hogan
Art Hogan
concerns earnings energy extremely great growth high interest large next rates
We have extremely large concerns about inflation, high interest rates and high energy prices, ... There is great concern that we don't know how much earnings growth will decelerate over the next two quarters.
acts again attract bond concerns higher interest markets money note rates side south stocks tax yield
Concerns about higher interest rates and the yield on the 10-year note may keep stocks on the south side again this morning. The higher yield ... acts as a tax on corporations, and it may also attract money to the bond markets from equities.
broader compared concerned economy economy-and-economics half investors lows market process second surprise test
It didn't really come as a surprise -- but, having said that, the broader thought process that the economy isn't doing well in the second half compared with the first half has investors concerned that we may need to test the lows of the market again.
banking bankrupt business concerns confidence entire exposure global investment level rather remain space
With the financials, that entire space has been tarnished by a confidence crisis. Also, on a more fundamental level rather than a psychological level, there's no investment banking business going on right now. The concerns remain about the banks' exposure to bankrupt telecoms WorldCom and Global Crossing,
concerned energy prices weeks
For two weeks we've been concerned about earnings, energy prices and the euro,
concerned data economic larger picked saying spending sun
What Goldman is saying about Sun and EMC is IT (information technology) spending hasn't picked up that much, ... But we're more concerned about the economic recovery, so the data will probably play a larger role.
bets concerned economy people slowing
Obviously, we are still concerned about how much the economy is slowing going forward. There are a lot of people who aren't making bets on this marketplace.
broader compared concerned data economy half investors lows market process second sector services surprise terms test
In terms of the thought process on the economy, today's ISM data on the services sector didn't help. It didn't really come as a surprise -- but, having said that, the broader thought process that the economy isn't doing well in the second half compared with the first half has investors concerned that we may need to test the lows of the market again.
concern corporate earnings economy growth picks quickly
The concern is about how much the economy picks up and how quickly that translates into earnings growth for corporate America.
attractive concern dollar europeans firmness last raising rates seeing start
The concern (about ECB rates) is that the firmness we've been seeing in the dollar is because they were raising rates and the Europeans weren't, ... If they start raising rates, that firmness evaporates, and our investments don't look as attractive as they did last week.
concern fed higher leave meeting rates remains rhetoric thinking
I'm thinking the Fed will leave the rates unchanged, ... We've ramped up pretty higher into this meeting and my concern is the psychological letdown if the rhetoric remains strong.
certainly expected happen last points thousand
We expected it to happen by the end of the year, certainly not in the first quarter. The last thousand points have really been at breakneck speed.
calling focus forward great growth intensive looking news people period question revenue robust week
We're going through a very news intensive period this week and the focus of all of that is slowdown of revenue growth going forward, but we're probably overreacting, ... We get great numbers, but looking forward we don't have the robust growth -- so people are calling into question valuations.
consensus helps overall quarter season second upbeat
The season started upbeat and that was terrific. That helps the overall consensus that the second quarter (reports) will be rosier.