In This Issue:
Rally off and running again...
Leaders on hold
Earnings still in the tank
Home prices still falling but sales off the lows
Next weekly newsletter June 14...
Quote of the week
"There's consternation in the stock market. If we see a pick-up in long-term yields, an economic recovery will be much more difficult. That concern could be enough to halt the recent stock rally."
- Russ Koesterich Barclays Global Investors, San Francisco
Rally off and running again...
Stocks rallied strongly on Tuesday following the Memorial Day holiday based on a strong showing in the Conference Board's consumer confidence indicator which is interesting - we have found this metric to be of little trading value. However, investors chose to ignore the most recent Case-Shiller home price index that showed home prices continue falling at an accelerating rate....