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August 17, 2013August 11, 2014 by oldprof

Weighing the Week Ahead: Will rising interest rates kill the stock rally?

Last week I predicted that the major theme for the week would focus on whether or not to book profits for the year – especially given the test of 1700 in the S&P 500. That turned out to be pretty accurate, and it may have some staying power this week as well. The reaction to […]

Weighing the Week Ahead: What do higher interest rates mean for stocks?

Last week I suggested that the market might need to "digest" the FOMC announcement. Wow, was I right! This continues a pretty good streak of predicting the main theme for the coming week. I really struggled with last week's forecast since I absolutely hate the idea of a delayed reaction. In general, I do not […]