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Stock Market Booming

Happy days are here again :beer:
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  • I wouldnt say that just yet, there are a lot of questions over the economy, the world economy esp the US, alot of unknowns about the banks and property is dieing of death.

    Maybe the knife is simply bouncing off the table before it hits the chair before it bounces to the floor.
  • wombat42 wrote: »
    Happy days are here again :beer:

    Is there any justification for an upturn or is it a Santa's Suckers Rally designed to get the poor brokers a few extra bob?
  • purch
    purch Posts: 9,865 Forumite
    We had the 'bear trap' last week

    The chances that this is
    Santa's Suckers Rally
    are prolly odds on

    Only in the crazy world of Investment Banking could Citigroup go from a definate Sell tip one week to a raging Buy tip the next
    'In nature, there are neither rewards nor punishments - there are Consequences.'
  • EdInvestor
    EdInvestor Posts: 15,749 Forumite
    A Fed official has indicated rate cuts are likely to be coming in December. This follows yesterday's news that the gulfies are having a big punt on Citibank. That's very positive news as there is a massive amount of spare money sloshing around in the Mideast at the mo, due to the high oil price.

    Now if some of that could be diverted to plugging up some of those black holes in the banks, could make quite a difference quite quickly :)
    Trying to keep it simple...;)
  • be very cautious and very careful. The `boom` just now is likely to collapse after christmas
  • purch wrote: »
    We had the 'bear trap' last week

    The chances that this is are prolly odds on

    Only in the crazy world of Investment Banking could Citigroup go from a definate Sell tip one week to a raging Buy tip the next


    Lol if they can get PIs to buy and sell a gazillion more times they might be able to start adressing their enron-a-like balance sheets :rotfl:
  • elona
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    Even a dead cat will bounce!:eek:
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  • chesky369
    chesky369 Posts: 2,590 Forumite
    I think it's still going to be a bumpy ride for at least another six months - the US situation is pretty dire and it's going to have a knock-on effect all round the world.
  • The market is going to remain volatile until the end of the year.

    I think 2008 will be a bad year, I see the FTSE falling to 5000-5550 this time next year as the US economy goes into a recession.

    P.S also believe the house prices here will crash next year. Sorry for being so negative, just my personal opinion :D
  • free4440273
    free4440273 Posts: 38,438 Forumite
    Fed cuts and the dollar sinks even further, prompting even more inflation. Look at treasuries; people are still buying into them even though the yield (return) on them is very low - clearly such people are getting out of equities. All the economic news today was negative (drastically). This has got to be a suckers' rally; and if people are Long indefinitely (as opposed to just day-trading) on the Dow, i feel they are going to be punished quite severely. Just mygen163.gif
    BLOODBATH IN THE EVENING THEN? :shocked: OR PERHAPS THE AFTERNOON? OR THE MORNING? OH, FORGET THIS MALARKEY!

    THE KILLERS :cool:

    THE PUNISHER :dance: MATURE CHEDDAR ADDICT:cool:
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