European gains should take away some of the doomsday mentality, but investors will be jittery wondering how U.S. stocks will react. There's still much selling left undone.
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Related A cut of 0.5 percent is well expected, but more important for Japan will be how U.S. stocks react. HIROYUKI NAKAI Bonds will probably edge higher following a plunge in U.S. equities and gains in Treasuries. Bonds w... JUN ISHII Gains for U.S. stocks should give us a solid floor today, but we'll see sparse participation from in... MASAYOSHI OKAMOTO There's nothing in here to like. As to how investors will react, the question is not which direction... JOE CAMPBELL Investors are realizing they oversold last week. Tokyo stocks are still very much at the mercy of th... HIDENORI KAWASAKI Bonds will probably stay lower as traders may prepare for the auction. Bonds also will be capped by ... HIDENORI SUEZAWA Gains of stocks give investors another reason to sell bonds. MASAHIRO KAMI God be thank'd that the dead have left still
Good undone for the living to do--
Still some aim... LORD LYTTON (EDWARD ROBERT BULWER LYTTON) ("OWEN MEREDITH") Now that the market has had a first quarter that will make pretty big headlines, that will cause a l... ERIC THORNE If you look at the growth differential (between the U.S. and international equities markets), it see... JOE PORTERA Shipping stocks are still considered cheap because most investors are still unaware of their busines... ARIEF BUDIMAN U.S. stocks have settled down, but data on the economy is getting worse. Investors are increasingly ... MASATOSHI SATO Overseas investors are selling their Nikkei stocks. This is yen negative for sure. Sliding share pri... TETSU AIKAWA Here, investors are looking ahead to the BOJ meeting and at the end of the week we'll be awaiting U.... HIROYUKI NAKAI We're seeing some breadth in this market with some of the smaller stocks participating. We've had so... HARVEY HIRSCHHORN Investors must be wondering whether the company will suffer from the winner's curse. CLIVE MCDONNELL Overbuying of China stocks was obvious in the last two weeks. Investors are taking profits gradually... CASTOR PANG Investors have started selling real estate stocks on speculation higher interest rates in Japan will... TSUYOSHI SHIMIZU He will still be selling rolling papers, because people still roll their own tobacco, but he will st... ATISH KALA Some selling is coming through the bond market because of stocks and the consumer price report. Yiel... HIROAKI TAKAI Further gains from here may prove a little difficult as Japanese investors will be looking to take p... LEE NAISBITT Properties were weak as investors were concerned that further rate hikes will affect earnings of dev... CONITA HUNG Investors are starting to lock in profits on the highly speculative H-shares and switch into Hong Ko... EDDIE WONG Foreign investors will still get a lot of yield comparatively in the U.S., so we could see them buyi... COLIN LUNDGREN Investors may become cautious about buying bonds given the plunge in U.S. Treasuries and European bo... AKIHIKO INOUE After the huge gains in energy stocks this year, people may be taking some money off the table just ... GREG ECKEL Theres not one day where I realize how thankful I should be. For what I have, for what I will have a... CARLY MICHELLE Only those who will be sellers of equities in the near future should be happy at seeing stocks rise.... WARREN BUFFET It's time for investors to unload over-valued chips to reap gains. Concerns of overcapacity still cl... LU CHENGDE The fact that investors are chasing commodity stocks on the back of higher oil prices, instead of se... HITOSHI YAMAMOTO Is that because of day trading, or is it just that [investors] picked the wrong stocks, ... They're ... HARVEY HOUTKIN The U.S. auto industry will be much like the European industry is right now -- in a word, fragmented... GERALD MEYERS It's time for a stronger open. Overseas gains will give local stocks a lift. But the rise will be mo... BEN KWONG Investors probably want to see what the U.S. job data will be like. HIROAKI KURAMOCHI Mergers and acquisitions by foreign investors will be a market highlight this year. Banks, retailers... ZHANG LAN Gainers outnumber losers and sentiment is not bad. But investors are keeping away from large-cap tec... MASAFUMI NAKAYAMA Technology tends to be regarded as less defensive, so if investors become more nervous, they would t... ELIZABETH MACKAY We may see some profit-taking in energy stocks later following sharp gains in recent sessions but it... SOMCHAI ANEKTAWEEPON Theres still so much interest in the Beatles and John and still so much mythology, BOB SPITZ The only news will be the U.S. stocks. But on the geopolitical front, the upside risk is more than t... HIROYUKI KITAKATA The gains in imports are a sign of strong domestic demand and show how resilient the economy is now.... YOSHIKI SHINKE Given the prospect of an end to the U.S. interest-rate increases next year, stocks globally will be ... ISAHO NAKASHO Gains in U.S. stocks and a halt in the yen's rise are both supportive for the market, HIROICHI NISHI Gains in U.S. stocks and a halt in the yen's rise are both supportive for the market. HIROICHI NISHI Domestic investors are still waiting to see which direction the political wind will take. SOMCHAI ANEKTAWEEPON Along our journey we will be confronted with many situations, some will be filled with joy, and some... SUSAN SAMAROO The jury is therefore still out as to whether this was just another mini correction or whether more ... WILLIAM ADAMS I expect stocks to fall. Fears of more rate hikes will take hold and some of the confidence we've se... KNUT HOCHWALD The banking sector continued to undergo consolidation after their recent gains but the telecom secto... GEORGE CHAN Clients remain largely bearish of U.S. indices on the whole but a good start to the week by Asian an... ANGUS CAMPBELL It doesn't take a lot of money moving into these stocks to move them higher. But valuations will put... DAVID JOY Investors should be cautiously positioned as the global economy and markets face major uncertainties... MOHAMED EL-ERIAN It seems the storm is not going to be as strong as we feared and that was enough to take some of the... JOHN AUGUSTINE Some undone widow sits upon mine arm,/ And takes away the use of it; 1 and my sword,/ Glued to my sc... PHILIP MASSINGER Some people believe that the nuclear bomb should be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, since it scared t... STEVEN PINKER The worst of the news is behind us and if people think the sector will bounce back, investors will b... ERIC ROSS We need a new mentality in the Premier League, especially away from home, and when we have that, thi... RAFAEL BENITEZ What is the impact going to be, how will employers react? ANN DUFRESNE How quickly that will take place, and to what level it will reduce the cost and size of the U.S. pre... ANTHONY H. CORDESMAN There isn't much downside for oil stocks right now, and oil is strategic for China. Investors will c... LIU YANG Usually when I take my films to festivals, I feel incredibly anxious about them. I wonder how it wil... ABBAS KIAROSTAMI She botched the job of selling the cuts. People were left wondering if just the better-off would ben... BERND WEIDENSTEINER Instead of wondering how they'll work together in the system they should start the season with a lot... BOB BLECHER Labour with what zeal we will,
Something still remains undone,
Something uncompleted still
... UNKNOWN Usually not often. It's too early to tell [how many will come open]. Certainly, the decision at Flor... CHUCK NEINAS I think there was some minor selling pressure on telecom stocks as the market continued to see a wea... ANDREW TO Exploitation was rampant before statehood, and various factions actively tried to eradicate the root... TODD RUNDGREN From our perspective, we don't see much as far as gains. We're looking at small-picture stuff, not m... BRADLEY WARREN The market is correcting Friday's move (after payrolls). People are looking toward Greenspan and wai... IAN GUNNER People are still long-term investors and stocks are still the best way to go. DAVID BRADY We continue to maintain a bullish stance towards European stocks for 2006. The combination of still ... IAN SCOTT Investors will probably hold off buying bonds before the release of the report on core prices. Gains... KATSUTOSHI INADOME We are still seeing buying of interest-rate-sensitive stocks. Investors believe the U.S. economy is ... FREDERICK TSANG The U.S. is one of the best supporters of these sports. Combine a daredevil mentality with the best ... JOE PACK I'd give Michigan stocks a C-. U.S. stocks didn't do much better. DAVID SOWERBY The easy money has been made in many of the semi stocks, including Intel, but I still think some chi... KRISHNA SHANKAR With semi stocks, if you're not buying when there are mistakes then you're chasing momentum and that... CODY ACREE We know the federal government ultimately will bear much of the expense. But it's still too early to... JENNIFER HARRIS I don't think there are any investors who can say with confidence that 20-year bonds are a great buy... YOSHIHIRO GAKE All women should know how to take care of children. Most of them will have a husband some day. FRANKLIN P. JONES Energy stocks have been on fire, and the big gains they've posted will more than offset what people ... ANDY BROOKS Technology stocks were bought as some news, like that about Toshiba today, surprised investors who w... HIDEO ARIMURA Much work still needs to be done but nothing can take away from this victory, ... day of joy. MAHMUD ABBAS Some investors opted to pocket gains after the two-week trading halt. NESTOR AGUILA All M&A news is strong support for the stock market. European shares remain attractive. Productivity... GUILLAUME DUCHESNE Koizumi's overwhelming victory was a surprise. Further gains in stocks will fuel optimism about the ... MASAHIRO KAMI If U.S. bonds seem rich to global (mainly Asian) investors in currency terms as the dollar appreciat... DAVID GOLDMAN We are seeing investors get out of oil and mining stocks and recycle back into the banks and financi... JUSTIN URQUHART STEWART I think a lot of people will be wondering how we're going to do, too. DAN NEWBILL There are so many different elements in it. I think the response to the play will be split. People w... DON DIGIULIO The key Shanghai Composite Index will still likely touch the psychological 1300 level (in coming day... GRACE LIN For too long, our country's version of an energy policy has consisted of Americans waking up every d... BOB BEAUPREZ Investors should take a long-term view and diversify. Invest a small amount in a basket of stocks, a... BOB GRANDHI I am Happy and satisfied with what I am.
10000 will take me wrong, 1000 will go against me, 100 will... NEHA KOTHARI I think many of the other tech stocks have begun to [benefit]. Fundamentally, since the market is mo... JIM WAGGONER When our time comes to check out of this world we will regret a thousand thousand times the good dee... TONY BRADY I don't think speed is something that has gone away. It will take some time; it will take some study... BRUCE DUNGAN U.S. stocks did not recoil from Trump's electoral victory, instead setting a record for election... ANTHONY SCARAMUCCI It is a very volatile situation, one that has been going on for a month and will not go away. The U.... JANE ARRAF You're not going to see a (buying and selling) frenzy. For the time being it should ... give investo... ED ATORINO
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