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Recession Has Ended But Has the Bull Market?
Short-term traders continue to dominate…
The Great Recession has ended. Halleluiah! It was the worst recession in many ways since the Great D. Just imagine. After four straight negative quarters the economy recovered in the third quarter. Not only did it recover, but GDP rose 3.5% in the third quarter, even more than the consensus forecast of a gain of 3.2%.
The relief is so great you can . . . . well, you can hardly detect it.
The stock market loved it – for about seven hours, with the Dow closing up 200 points on Thursday after the report was released. The market…
Is a Recovery Closer Than You Think?
The divide between bull and bear camps is growing wider each day.
There isn’t much middle ground. You’re either in it, waiting for a pullback, or waiting for the collapse.
Despite the divide, the market shows considerable strength. And the big question remains, “Where are the markets headed from here?”
Frankly, there’s still no easy answer. This is the stock market. It’s nearly impossible to predict what is going to happen in the short-term. That doesn’t mean it’s impossible to tell. We just have to find the right sources of information. As usual, the mainstream press is little help.
The Wall Street…
17Jun2009 | Q1 Publishing | 0 comments | ContinuedIs the Consumer Confident?
There are literally hundreds of economic reports issued every week relating to everything from new and used home sales to consumer and producer prices, employment numbers and trade surpluses, GDP, PMI, ADP – the list goes on.  But what’s relevant?
Amid the numerical swamp are several items worth watching, particularly now as we pull ourselves out of a calamitous six months and begin to look forward to better days. And they all relate to confidence.
As one, old-time market commentator reported in his blog last week:
“There’s a tremendous horde of cash sitting on the sidelines, waiting, waiting… What it will take to…
14Jan2009 | Oxbury Research | 0 comments | Continued
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