Oil's proving to be a very volatile factor, particularly coming off a remarkably warm winter. But it's going to stay in focus as long as political events are going on.
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People will be focusing on the 10 o'clock number. The market has shifted to a fear of recession, as implied by inversion of the yield curve, and consumer confidence could go a long way to restoring a more positive view.Rick Meckler
You will see more and more concern that interest rates will have to continue to rise to cut back some (stock market) speculation.
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Modest inflation is certainly not a negative for stocks. The general feeling is that this economy can handle these rate increases. You're getting to a point where people are starting to look back at stocks as a place to go in a time of economic growth.
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The story you'll start to see people talk about as rates go up around the world is, what type of competition will there be for stocks.
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The alternatives to equity investment today, when money market rates are as high as they are, are much different than they were a year ago. It gives people more of a choice when there is some bad news.
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It was too much for the market to overcome. Otherwise, it could have been an even better year profit-wise if so much of (companies') earnings weren't deflected into energy costs.
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