“There's still general nervousness around. The major event of the week has been comments from various Fed heads, and they seem to be saying not only that the economy has not begun to perk up but that there are still some signs that it is slowing down.”
“It's been a rather difficult week and people want to head home for the weekend and find out what is the disposition of Mr. Bin Laden, if at all, and maybe see how things are clicking in the Middle East.”
“It looks like more of a digestive day rather than anything (else). The data that have come out has shown the economy is still weakening but we're not falling off a cliff.”
“You've got some big data coming out tomorrow (Friday) and that's a perfect excuse to put the wallet back on the hip. It's another case of a squandered opportunity.”
