Paul Nolte
Paul Nolte
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What a difference a week makes, from improprieties in the Japanese markets to still-higher oil prices amid diplomatic rumblings in the Middle East to less than stellar earnings.
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We're getting a moderation in bond yields, and energy prices came down today. We're looking at things more favorably than this morning. There's still residual analysis about the Federal Reserve, and we're seeing some gamesmanship heading into next week's meeting, debating how more hikes we have.
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We ran out of gas after yesterday's large advance. We only had earnings news from a couple companies today, and that couldn't carry us.
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We're still absorbing a lot of things. The risks right now are certainly still with the bond market. It's providing some good competition for stocks.
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I don't expect to see a sharp movement in stocks -- it will be a gradual erosion over time.
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We have strong volume on down days, and weak volume on up days. That's the trend for the last couple weeks. That's telling that investors are more interested in selling than they are buying.
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We still like the fact that we're in an environment where no matter what happens in the economy, they (pharmaceutical companies) are still going to be doing business.
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We're still seeing reasonable growth in the economy ... and investors are figuring this is going to translate into strength in earnings.