William Sullivan
William Sullivan
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Demand for this credit is huge, and it shows you how much cash is sitting on the sidelines.
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It shows you how much confidence has been shattered.
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It shows that the upturn in interest rates is indeed beginning to exert an influence on this rate-sensitive sector of the economy.
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The follow-through in the secondary market shows just how strong it was, ... a sense that people want to own this issue because it will appear on their year-end statements.
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Inflation was probably a little bit stronger than expected, so against that backdrop we don't expect a substantial Treasury market rally. We may get some short-covering, but many observers will sense that this is a soft patch.
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indicating this may be the last change in monetary policy for a while.
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The big influence on bonds is stocks' ability to move higher,
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The benign performance at the wholesale level may not necessarily wash through at the retail level. But there is no doubt that there is good news for U.S. consumers in the context of declining food and energy prices.
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The retrenchment in equities will undoubtedly affect the economy later in the year, ... This is not just a correction, it's an economic event that could affect consumer confidence and consumer spending down the road, leading to a more pronounced slowdown than the Fed is currently factoring in.
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The new issue calendar had dried up for all kinds of issuers. But now, the corporate calendar is building again.
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The new issue calendar had dried up for all kinds of issuers, ... But now, the corporate calendar is building again.
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The fear here is the economy is overheating. And this points to a Federal Reserve with a much tighter monetary policy.
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I'm afraid we're not taking account of how foreign investors view this. That puts U.S. leadership at risk. I wouldn't rule out a sharp fall in the dollar.
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It's impressive, but it's probably technical. We still have these accounting questions.