Andre Bakhos
Andre Bakhos
consumer crude dollar energy fears higher hit impact key level oil prices stir worries
If crude oil prices hit $60 a barrel, that's going to stir up old fears of higher energy prices and revive worries about their impact on consumer spending. The $60 dollar level is a key psychological barrier.
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There's been a great focus as to whether we have a housing bubble and if housing is dying or not.
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The confluence of three themes today -- energy prices, earnings and economic numbers -- should make for an interesting market.
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Oil seems to be a tad off today, ... One of the reasons yesterday sold off so much was having that surge in oil. We're getting a little respite from that this morning.
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The report may give a reading on the economy and, bottom line, what may happen with interest rates. We are also coming from several days of declines, so a benign report may help boost stocks today.
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Earnings will be coming in full gear today, but even if they were to be good, stock investors will question the sustainability of such results given high oil prices.
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The market is apprehensive and hesitant in its conviction, waiting for clearer earnings direction from perceived market leaders.
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IBM is going to have another negative effect in the broader market. It's a major stock.
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Investors are looking for a sign as to when rate hikes are going to stop.
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For the most part, Christmas is here and everyone is taking a well-deserved break, including Wall Street. Unless there's a significant deviation from expectations on the economic data, I'd be surprised if the market closed more than 30 points either way.
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There is a seasonality bias to the upside.