Greenspan's comments are obviously a big turnaround from what he said last year. But the bond market is usually ahead of the Fed about interest rates, and it has priced in a rise.
The rally that we've had for the last couple of weeks was basically concluded this week. You're seeing investors starting to discount positive news from companies and a Fed rate cut next week,
The decline we've been seeing the last few days may be short lived, and we may get a little rally tomorrow. But beyond that, near-term we've seen the highs. The Nasdaq, which led the rally last year, is continuing to lag the broader market, which is a negative.
The Sox, which had been positive on a relative basis during the last three sessions, is now accelerating, and the composite is leading, which is important.
A lot of people made a lot of money in the last two days, but nothing much has changed. We're still facing layoffs and the threat of action in Afghanistan, ... This is still a market that is focused on good corporate events going forward, and right now, we're not really seeing any.