Overall, I think what it shows is the fourth quarter, despite good profit numbers, in terms of overall economic growth was not a very strong finish to the year.

Net-net, there’s probably plenty of oil in the market. OPEC left production quotas, so that’s a plus for the market this morning.

The bulls have some work to do today.

Had it not been for the impressive January same-store sales reports, decent forward-looking statements and the big drop in energy prices, the market drop would have been far worse. With the understanding that we needed...

It is a domino effect of negative news.

Those very short-term support levels were broken yesterday, but the supports under the current levels are substantial. Now that the Fed has made it clear that we will see one if not two more rate...

There is very little economic news out this week, and nothing is due out today. All eyes are on the Fed.

Today, we’re keeping an eye on the same old catalysts, rates and crude. The drop in interest rates overshadowed a rise in crude [Tuesday] . However, crude is still well entrenched in its trading range,...

Every time investors think the Fed is going to be one-and-done, they rally the market 100 points. Yesterday was no exception. The potential for an additional 25 basis points in June faded from over 50%...

These were reassuring statements by the Fed, … I think what the market ultimately fears is inflation. What makes assets worth less in the long run is inflation. What the Fed is effectively saying is,...

It’s going to come down to how sales are pre-Christmas, what we hear from the retail sector, … I would expect next week, while remaining positive, to have not as robust a move as we...

Nobody likes to fail in the fourth quarter. There are going to be companies that did well in the holiday season and they will be able to add to gains.

Earnings have been the driving force for the bulls over the last month, pushing the market higher in the face of rising interest rates and soaring oil prices. We’ll need something new to compel the...

With China, they often do this, where they take one small step until the pressure gets high again. It’s unlikely that China is really going to move aggressively to slow their economy. It would take...

The market will be swimming upstream against a small current. We are still seeing a market rally that has not broken any key technical supports, but there are crack in the foundation. If they start...

The 10-year has been trying to anticipate the fed funds rate. As soon as (Fed policy-makers) made it clear that they weren’t going to stop at 4.75 percent, there was a big jump.