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Fed Update ‐ Obama plans to nominate Janet Yellen as vice chairman of the Federal Reserve Board;
Yellen is one of the more dovish members of the Fed and has been a big supporter of Bernanke’s
policies throughout the downturn; the White House has also selected two other people to nominate for
the Fed’s board (WSJ); according to Bloomberg, the dollar weakness this morning is being attributed to
the fact that Yellen will be named as vice chairman.
Japanese shares gained on optimism the yen will weaken further amid speculation the central bank will
loosen monetary policies.
Health Care – ruling a victory for Republicans and delivers blow to reconciliation hopes ‐ Republicans
said President Barack Obama has to sign a Senate health‐care bill into law before the House and Senate
can approve changes to it under a process called reconciliation. Bloomberg
Student lending legislation gets boost ‐ Democratic Congressional leaders struck a tentative agreement
on Thursday that breathes new life into President Obama’s proposed overhaul of federal student loan
programs. NYT
US equity market strategy from T Lee ‐ Labor markets shifting from stabilization to expansion; Why does
this matter? Businesses will start to shift to offense from defense. Sectors to own in this environment:
Specialty Stores, Casinos & Gaming, Systems Software, Exchanges, Consumer Electronics, Marine, Tires
& Rubber, Drug Retail, Wireless Telecom Services, Specialty Consumer Services, Investment Banking &
Brokerage, Railroads, Trucking, Coal & Consumable Fuels, and Oil & Gas.
Equity Sectors – stocks rallied into the close, led higher by the financials. The SP500 financials end up
~0.9% (led by the banks – the BKX finishes up 1.6% and is up now ~5% on the week and 19%+ YTD). This
is the same trend that has been in place for the last couple weeks now as buyers gravitate to the banks
(recall the BKX made a large technical break‐out on Wed). Tech ended inline w/the broader sp500
despite the SOX ending off small (although the semis did rally off their worst levels). Health care,
industrials, materials, and telecoms were all about inline w/the sp500.
Year to Date Performance broken down by sector