Bill Sullivan
Bill Sullivan
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These (the Nasdaq and oil) are the key factors driving prices higher in a very thin environment.
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The nations in Asia, Russia and Latin America have pressure to raise cash, so they are dumping their commodities on the global marketplace and that's pushing prices lower.
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It's clear that, even though the economy is growing fairly rapidly ... it's not generating any price pressures. This may permit interest rates to edge lower.
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Everything has combined to push prices to new heights and if and when stock markets capitulate, you will have a tremendous bid for Treasuries.
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Obviously, we're going to be dealing with thin markets. The influence of the holiday should dampen the war rhetoric, but if there are any surprises we could get exaggerated moves in prices for sure.
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In many respects, the Fed is a bit player when it comes to the overall outlook. We're dealing with issues of confidence.
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This is a very fragile recovery process. It's been reliant on these low borrowing costs. If we remove them, we effectively deny the economy its support.
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I made sure I talked to him before he got another job, ... It's tough to find really good people.
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At the same time, the demand for many commodities is weakening here as global growth begins to moderate.
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The lack of such short-term borrowing thus far in the current cycle seemingly contradicts the notion that a brisk expansion is under way.
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The Fed is telling us today they want to stay ahead of the economic curve.
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What's going on in the Middle East is resonating more with investors now than it was a week ago, ... It's become very clear that the environment in the Middle East is (more) unsettled and that's introducing a new level of uncertainty.
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There is a lot of underlying strength in this economy, and as a result we do believe there are some inflationary risks down the road.
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This tells us nothing about the strength of a recovery next year,