29 Quotes by Khuram Chaudhry

It seems like the U.S. markets are likely to see a sloppy start after Friday's sessions,

It looks like the worse the outlook for corporate profits the better it's becoming for investors who are beginning to sense that perhaps the central bank will not raise interest rates again.

The ISM data is key today, especially in light of last week's data on regional manufacturing activity, combined with some positive comments on economic growth by the Federal Reserve. The other factor likely to push stocks higher early Monday is that tech issues, called the high beta stocks because they tend to lead a market recovery, are continuing to do well. That's certainly a plus for the market.

If there are no interest rate cuts before the end of the year, the concern will be that we are going down the deflation road, since economic data is unlikely to turn up of its own accord,

Investors are getting concerned that we won't see a swift recovery in the U.S. economy,

In that environment, markets could retest lows, but if we get the policy response then we'll get more of a rally.

Iraq is still impinging on the market making any move firmer. My concern is that it is going to become more of an issue as we enter next year.

All eyes are on the Fed's decision expected later today (Wednesday). We've seen some downward pressure, especially on some of the telecom names, particularly France Telecom, and in also on some German stocks. But the main driver has been what happens with the Fed decision today,

The markets are still very defensive in tone. Airlines are still being hit quite sharply. But we saw some renewed interest in some of the telecommunication names.