John Davidson
John Davidson
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Even just a month ago, prior to the release of the March payrolls number, there were some investors betting that rates wouldn't rise until early next year. Now, after two months of higher payrolls, it seems likely rates are set to rise, and so there's a certain throwing in of the towel for some investors.
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Some of that risk has been taken off the table. That can be seen in the falling price of oil and a rise in equities.
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The market is reacting to the rise in oil prices and the conflicting economic news.
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The PPI numbers look pretty good. I think the important thing to look at is when this thing turns around, and I don't know that we yet have a clear picture that we definitely are in a slowdown mode, although there are some signs that we have slowed down, which sectors are likely to do well. And I think the important thing, if you look past the last two weeks, is that there is really a resurgence of the leadership of technology and biotechnology.
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When you finish a game 0-0 and you go to a shootout, it's just no fun, whether you win or lose. It's more fun when you win, don't get me wrong.
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We're nearing the end of the earnings period, we've already heard from the Fed, and there aren't a lot of big surprises out there for the rest of the month.
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This week they're worried more about the earnings warnings. The lack of the upward drive has allowed the stocks to drift lower.
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This was certainly a surprise. It's definitely spooked stocks and raised worries about whether consumer spending, which is responsible for around two-thirds of the economy, is going to slow down, and how that will impact the recovery.
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This was certainly a surprise, ... It's definitely spooked stocks and raised worries about whether consumer spending, which is responsible for around two-thirds of the economy, is going to slow down, and how that will impact the recovery.
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What people have to see are actions being taken. Words are part of it, and setting the tone and speaking out are part of it, ... But people need to see that the judicial branch goes after people who have done wrong and will able to punish them, and that the legislative branch makes changes in the laws, if deemed necessary.
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You look at every series on both sides, this is great. I don't see a series that's going to be four-and-out.
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We had a run on the gold last year, late last year, and I think there may be some short-term plays there,
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When I went to Broadway in the mid-sixties, everybody was trying to emulate Al Pacino and Robert De Niro and here I was kind of the wholesome 'All-American Boy' from the mid-west with the big toothy smile; so I kind of stood out - a rare kind of a thing for that kind of venue.
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Expectations were for improvements in the economic news, but the reports today have surpassed those expectations, so you have investors finding more encouragement than they did in the reports released in mid-to-late November.