Mark Bryant
Mark Bryant
expecting last people rally seen stretch
A lot of people were expecting last year's rally to stretch out, and what we've seen has been disappointing.
attribute basically blue decline oil seen somewhat
A lot of this (rally) you can attribute to oil being down more than a dollar, ... You had basically a one-stock decline with 3M this morning, and because that is somewhat seen as a proxy for the economy, like GE, it was weighing on the blue chips.
anyone attention brian detail games great pay players seen
I've never seen anyone pay as much attention to each detail as Brian does. Because of him, our players go into games with a great sense of what to expect.
mark share
While Mark and I share the same loss, we do not share the same experiences,
martina stay
Martina often wondered, 'If it's so much better there, why stay here?'
admonish bit congress jump knows markets might understanding unlikely
I think the understanding is that he might admonish congress a bit on spending, but otherwise, he is unlikely to say anything that would ruffle the markets, ... He knows how the markets jump on his every word, so he'll be careful.
dollar increase mill nearly
The 2 mill increase translates into a dollar increase of nearly $1.2 million,
agencies budget caused health insurance state
Mid-year budget amendments for health insurance and for state agencies are around $200,000, ... Which caused the budget to be off by $500,000.
basis expecting june move number people point rates rise sign soon starting
People are starting to move from factoring in a 25 basis point rise to expecting a 50 basis point rise, ... If Friday's number is particularly strong, people may take that as a sign that rates will rise as soon as at the June meeting.
holding mid pattern pouring quarter ready second sort start
I think we're sort of in a holding pattern as we get ready for the second quarter earnings, which start pouring in around mid July,
boost likely news provide tomorrow
I think any news out of OPEC tomorrow is likely to provide more of a psychological boost than anything else,
estimates line number roughly shake stock varies widely
I think a payrolls number that varies widely from estimates will shake up stocks, ... But as long as we're roughly in line with forecasts, there probably won't be much stock reaction.
budget change revenue taken
When that change was made about $370,000 was taken out of the budget in revenue collected,
built fed market percentage raise rates recent reports since upset
I think it's pretty much built into the market the Fed will raise rates by 25 percentage points, ... If they don't, that may upset the market, particularly since some of the recent (economic) reports have been weaker.