David Beard Quotes on Economics (2 Quotes)

Really, I expect the light volume to probably last until the Fed stops raising interest rates, and that will kind of depend on the economic outlook that we see, in terms of how much growth we have at the end of this interest-rate cycle. It really tells me that there is a lack of conviction from the buyers and a lack of conviction from the sellers, ... And it's somewhat psychological because people have their stocks, they're down, they don't want to sell them. And that's only been going on for, what, two or three months now The real question is, after six or seven or eight months and stocks are still down -- will people start selling at that point And maybe the volume picks up at that point.

As long as the numbers are within expectations, it's going to be a win-win situation. If the economy is a little bit weaker than we think, that's good because that means the Fed will keep cutting. If the economic data is a little bit better than we think, that's good too because that means companies won't miss numbers.