Investors have their rally caps on for year end, and we’re doing it with speculation. With a good inflation report and strong growth, it seems to be the perfect elixir for Wall Street.

Gold is creating a psychological dark cloud over the market. With gold on the upside and inflation fears, the numbers we get tomorrow will clarify some of these concerns.

Investors are taking stock of earnings and questioning whether they should be as optimistic as they are.

The projected job growth number would mark a pretty strong snapback from the previous month.

We can’t believe any trend right now, until the issues tied to this conflict are resolved. Unfortunately, in this kind of market there’s going to be no clear direction. We’re going to be in this...

This deal makes sense for both companies. Bank of New York has been expanding in the custodial business and doing a fine job. This shift out of distribution is an ideal fit for J.P. Morgan.

You needed to be a meteorologist to make money in this market.

This lends some comfort to the situation. In spite of slight economic weakness, the Fed sees no need to change its strategy. It’s also not going to shut down the economy too quickly.

The GDP upgrade could put more pressure on the Fed. At the same time, we’re losing ground with the consumer… From the perspective of today’s market, it’s a one-two punch.

The world assumes the Fed will raise the rates by a quarter percentage point, that’s a non-event. It’s what the statement lays out about the pace of future rate hikes that will be important, because...

Accounting concerns continue to dominate the market. We’re going to be seeing this ‘Prove it to me’ investing for a while.

With light volume, we’re going to bounce around like a ping-pong ball. I wouldn’t take any moves this week as a clear indication of anything.

The market is starting to shift back to quality stocks.