Jack Ablin
Jack Ablin
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Earnings are still the engine and the market is not overvalued, but the environment we are in is creating pressure.
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All of those things conspired to create a difficult environment for stocks.
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In both fees and commissions, they're in good shape.
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Economists are expecting a gradual slowdown in economic growth paired with a slowdown in inflation. That will allow the Federal Reserve to wind up its rate-hiking campaign.
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The bond market is still behind the inflation curve. The inflation story continues to chip away at our economy and it doesn't seem to be getting any weaker.
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I'm not convinced we're heading into a recession. But we will have a slow down.
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It's increasingly believed among participants that the Fed will skip the next meeting, and possibly one more by the end of the year.
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Any bad news can throw us, and the jobs report was perceived as bad news, seen as a sign that the recovery is fragile, but that's not necessarily true. In the last two recessions, a pickup in employment only happened a year after the recession had ended. So just because unemployment is higher doesn't mean we're not on track for a recovery.
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With light volume, we're going to bounce around like a ping-pong ball. I wouldn't take any moves this week as a clear indication of anything.
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What I worry about is that if the Fed continues to tighten, they could commit the same error they have done every time since 1980 and cause a financial crisis.
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There's really not a lot of information here to work with, and I think the market's taking a rest.
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Between leading indicators and subdued inflation expectations, it's really set a nice backdrop for the market today,
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You have to look at all the options you have available, from A to Z.
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Confidence is slipping, manufacturing is slowing, and even with today's jobs report, the employment trend is still negative. The bet here is that the Federal Reserve will have to stop raising rates in order to keep the economy from sliding further.