Barry Hyman Markets Quotations

I believe the Asian markets are stabilizing and if you look at the Japanese market, I think the market has put in a bottom in Japan as well and that cannot hurt the U.S. market in the intermediate term.

Global markets are the best investment at this point. The growth story developing globally is strong, the companies have better valuations, and the trend is doing well.

I think we're looking at nothing but good news on the earnings front. It will be more critical to see what guidance these companies give us toward the next six months to one year. Today's action is a little too premature to say how the markets will react to earnings.

There is a lot of money out there that wants to be invested. Oversold markets start with short-term rallies and we're certainly due for a short-term rally.

Either you believe the markets or so don't believe the markets. There's no in-between here. The bulls are very vigorous and the bears are very vigorous.

This is a market that goes down on sentiment and goes up on excessive fear. There was excessive fear and a deflationary picture. Markets will rally on excessive fear and it seems to be an end-of-the-week technical rally.

This is a market that goes down on sentiment and goes up on excessive fear, ... There was excessive fear and a deflationary picture. Markets will rally on excessive fear and it seems to be an end-of-the-week technical rally.

This perception creates a negative opinion on Wall Street. But over time, it will help the equity markets because it is reflexive of a better earnings picture.

There's concern in the markets that higher oil prices may hurt the economy.

The barrage of economic data will be the one saving grace for the markets this week,

I don't think the economy can really withstand the equity markets dropping down and giving back all of its gains ? that would really hamper consumer confidence. The one thing that has changed is psychology ? it's time to look forward to what the effect interest rate cuts mean for the economy.

I don't think the Fed looks at the equity market and makes decisions off the equity markets, but the equity markets are absolutely a reflection of wealth and consumer confidence, ... That is what the equity markets mean in relation to other economic scenarios and that is where (the Fed's) interest is.

The inflation story has been the ongoing story for the markets since the Fed raised rates at the September meeting.

The markets do not like global crises, whether they're political or economic. They do have ramifications in the world. Our export market may be hurt somewhat due to that.

The markets are really going to be determined by what the Fed has to say. We'll be looking for more definitive talk from the Federal government and (Alan) Greenspan to get some indication of what the Fed is really thinking.