Paul Mendelsohn Quotes on Economics (6 Quotes)

Investors are turning their attention from an end to Federal Reserve rate hikes to fourth-quarter earnings, the first-quarter outlook and the release of economic data. Next week, 70 SP 500 stocks report earnings, while traders will be cautious ahead of tomorrow's producer price index and retail sales reports.

If we see a clear outcome in Iraq, then if the economic news kicks in and it's pretty good too, that could be our catalyst. If not, then the (recent) declines become more worrisome.

Most traders will really be positioning for the October employment report. Economists are expecting that non-farm payrolls rose by approximately 50,000 during the month, providing evidence that with two straight months of employment growth, the jobs picture is finally turning around.

There's a lot going on next week. There's the OPEC and G8 meetings this weekend, and a bunch of economic reports that the market is going to be watching carefully.

There's a lot of information coming out next week, a lot on the economic side.

We're at pretty high levels on the indexes, there's a lot of economic news coming out over the next few days, and Friday is a quadruple witching day, all of which is adding to the volatility and the pullback.