Interactive Brokers senior market analyst Steven Levine discusses consumer sentiment with Greenwich Wealth Management CIO Vahan Janjigian.
Levine also provides some highlights for what to look for in the United States in mid-January.
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The limits of QE3 will be revealed by the markets, he says.
Covestor model manager Bill DeShurko told me at the free NextInvest online conference that he doesn’t like what he sees right now in the market charts — particularly as it relates to riskier investments.
The inflationary impact of higher energy costs can also tip the economy closer to a recession as consumers may cut back on spending when facing pain at the gasoline pump, making the Fed’s efforts of tightening monetary policy to fight price increases more difficult.
Is the bond market signaling inflation storm clouds on the horizon?
