Even though the markets are up ... a lot of investors are still skeptical. Irwin Michael More Quotes by Irwin Michael More Quotes From Irwin Michael This is the flip side to last month when the market was unexpectedly disappointed with the 38,000 jobs. Irwin Michael company-news Oil has improved a little bit here and the extreme negativity we had going back three or four months ago has waned a bit and even the Canadian dollar has improved. Irwin Michael company-news We don't know what to expect at this point, although we do know that the deficit we've been forewarned should be C$25-30 billion, with a lot of it should be in infrastructure spending. Irwin Michael company-news The market was becoming extremely oversold in the short run, investors were anxiously awaiting for some stability in the commodities, and oil and gas and the mining sector. Irwin Michael company-news Right now people are taking maximum negativity and factoring that out into the marketplace, the path of least resistance is down. Irwin Michael company-news People are breathing a sigh of relief and they are looking for those areas that should show a positive impact from what the Liberals were talking about. Irwin Michael company-news My sense is the stock market will end the year higher than where it is today, right now, we're going through the indecision and the lack of clarity in terms of the Federal Reserve and China and what's happening in Europe. Irwin Michael company-news Yesterday there appeared a fair amount of capitulation. It appeared to be more retail-oriented than institutional from what we could see in terms of the volumes. Irwin Michael company-news Yesterday probably indicates the Federal Reserve will probably postpone any interest rate increase for fear that it could precipitate another decline like yesterday. Irwin Michael company-news We're making a bit of a comeback after yesterday's selloff, the volatility is still substantial. The oversupply issues in resources, particularly energy, need to be resolved. Irwin Michael company-news The markets have been frenetic, i think all of us, all investors, are waiting for a little bit of serenity. Irwin Michael company-news However, the real effect is on investor psychology, people get nervous. More likely than not they're selling their winners. Irwin Michael company-news Clearly the biggest concerns out there include Greece. It's very psychological at this point. It's testing Europe, testing central bankers. People don't know what the effects will be. Irwin Michael company-news A lot of people are waiting for (the Fed) - basically every syllable of their pronouncement and whatever their view is looking forward. Irwin Michael company-news Stocks tend to firm up around Memorial Day weekend. Irwin Michael company-news Generally, stocks tend to firm up around Memorial Day weekend - people covering their shorts, going flattish to maybe long a little bit here. Irwin Michael company-news It's been a difficult week. The currencies, equities indices have been very volatile. So it's a bit of a sigh of relief. The path of least resistance is on the upside, there are a number of positive drivers. The Conservative majority victory in the UK ... On balance, nice recovery in the U.S. market. It gives people more confidence. Irwin Michael company-news The main driver is one, no surprises out of Europe. Irwin Michael company-news The main driver is one, no surprises out of Europe, we're getting indications of what's going in the first quarter, and I think people are a little more comfortable. Irwin Michael company-news You need more confidence out there. The greater the confidence, the more investors are going to dip into the waters, we want to see a little more stability in the marketplace. Irwin Michael company-news
