Though the market’s recent pullback may not be over yet, Charles Schwab Chief Investment Strategist Liz Ann Sonders says longer-term factors are making her optimistic about the stock market and…
Category: Economy
Shiller Sees Housing Rising In Short Term, Unsure About Long Term
Yale Economist and housing guru Robert Shiller says that he doesn’t think the U.S. housing market is in “boom territory”, but he does compare the current environment to the start…
Fisher: Don't Be Myopic; Bull Far From Over
Kenneth Fisher thinks we’re still in the middle of a bull market, and that most investors are thinking too myopically — and don’t understand quantitative easing at all. Fisher tells…
Tepper Still Says Tapering Is A Good Thing
While others are fretting about the possibility of the Federal Reserve tapering its asset-purchasing plan, hedge fund guru David Tepper says tapering efforts would actually be good news. “All the…
Sonders On What The Bond Rise Means For Stocks
Charles Schwab Chief Investment Strategist Liz Ann Sonders says the recent rise in bond yields doesn’t mean stocks are headed for trouble. When rates start to rise, Sonders says, “the real…
Why Are Bond Rates Rising?
Long-term interest rates have been rising, and on his New York Times blog Paul Krugman offers his take on why. Krugman says an increase in long-term rates usually results from…
Fisher: Ignore The Pundits -- And Sentiment Surveys
Top strategist Kenneth Fisher says that when it comes to stock market and economic forecasters, the best thing you can do is ignore them. “All this is more proof that…
El-Erian On How Japan Impacts The Bond Market
PIMCO’s Mohamed El-Erian says what’s happening in Japan is key to what will happen with the bond market in the U.S. El-Erian tells CNBC that the latest stage of the…
Sonders On The Manufacturing & Energy Renaissance
Charles Schwab Chief Investment Strategist Liz Ann Sonders says pessimism is still dominating the market — and that has her feeling bullish. “It is shocking that four years into a…
Herro: EMs Too Pricey
Top fund manager David Herro, who benefited from emerging market stocks in the 2000s, is now finding little opportunity among them. “It all has to do with price,” Herro tells Bloomberg.…