Safehaven | Bombs Away for the Economy and the Stock Market?

June 07, 2005

Bombs Away for the Economy and the Stock Market?
by Douglas R. Gillespie

Some interesting developments emerged from last week's bond- and stock-market behavior. And from the week's key economic data, too. If coming events do cast a shadow in advance of their arrival, then it is quite possible last week saw some important shadows being cast on the landscape.

Introduction

It seems to me that stocks are about ready to show -- in an unambiguous manner -- that we remain in a secular bear market. In the process, the equity market will confirm that "go away in May," at least in May of 2005, was not a bad idea. In addition, though, we may now have the makings of a new cyclical bear market -- in bonds, of all things and believe it or not! Continue to Gillespie Research for the balance of the essay: http://www.gillespieresearch.com/cgi-bin/s/article/id=576

Douglas R. Gillespie, Sr.
Gillespie Research Associates
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Doug Gillespie oversees his own financial-market and economic consulting firm, Gillespie Research Associates. For a complimentary sample of Dougs material, e-mail him at drgillespiesr@aol.com.