Yokohama Kid

Economic Drubbing Should Subside - Temporarily

The Government and Fed have done the best possible bailout for alleviating any pains at different levels that I hope will consequently shore up economy in the last quarter of the year. We now have to endure whatever pains we are going through. Just look around and find there is no one else except USA to keep the whole world going forward

Market Outlook: Watch Out, the Signs Can Be Deceiving

The story I have just read interests me quite a lot. However, I think it is one of the stories anyone can conceive. I do believe what U.S. government has done so far will soon prove to be effective in easing pains the investors have suffered from.

The Week Ahead: Sell the Rumor, Buy the News

I stick to the first group The Consensus simply because I believe investors have overreacted to credits-related situation with economic data they found least attractive in the past 5 years or so, thereby exacerbating sell-offs. Election year also has helped them think and visualize the economic situation and outlook deteriorating when only slowing down. Whatever measures US Government and Fed have taken so far and will come up with will drive the economy upward by the end of this year.

The Week Ahead: One Word - Commodities

One says that If the credit markets deteriorate, we may find the recent pullback in the stock market may extend 3 (percent) to 4 percent. I just do not want to see this happen at all simply becasue it greatly affects the Japanese stock markets, in which foreign investors are said to participate in 70% of trading.
I think that not only the week ahead but also the month ahead seems so crucial in determining the direction of U.S. economy.