The Fed isn’t going to cease to inject liquidity until the first quarter of 2014 at the soonest, says Troy Gayeski, Senior Portfolio Manager at Skybridge Capital. Also, the Federal Reserve will not hike interest rates until end of 2014, early 2015. The more important recent catalyst, however, has been Japan’s aggressive monetary easing. That’s one reason why most hedge funds believe …
The Relentless Equity March Continues; Europe Slips
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] US stocks gained Tuesday with the S&P 500 and the Dow finishing at fresh five-year highs amid better-than-expected quarterly results from corporations including insurer and Dow component Travelers Cos Inc. Equity averages were briefly dented earlier, offering the only buying opportunity of the day, after a report from the National Association of Realtors showed US existing-home …