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Kelly: Pricing of central banks are completely out of whack

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Kelly: Pricing of central banks are completely out of whack

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David Kelly states that the pricing of central banks and short-term interest rates are "most out of whack."

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David Kelly believes monetary policy in the developed world is positioned for depression.

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David Kelly thinks risk assets still look relatively attractive given the extraordinarily low short-term interest rates.

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David Kelly would be a little overweight equities globally in the current environment.

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David Kelly states that cash is in the hands of people (corporations) who are not inclined to spend it.

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The S&P 500 is up four-tenths percent or eight points to 2070.

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The Dow Jones Industrial Average is up about four-tenths percent or 66 points to 70.

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The Nasdaq is up 0.7% or 33 points to $49.05.

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The Ten-year Treasury is down 4.30 seconds, with a yield of 1.78%.

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The yield on the Two-year Treasury is 0.75%.

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NYMEX crude oil is down 1% or 44 cents to $41.73 a barrel.

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COMEX Gold is down 0.8% or $9.90 to $12.51 an ounce.

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David Kelly is the chief global strategist at J.P. Morgan Funds.

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David Kelly states that there is no particular part of the world currently adding to global growth.

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David Kelly believes the global economy is moving forward and will not fall into a free fall.

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David Kelly states that short-term interest rates are extraordinarily low.

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David Kelly suggests ignoring GDP numbers and looking to jobs numbers.

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ETF markets experience reduced volume and liquidity after 4 p.m. until the next morning.

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The Hartford focuses on helping businesses manage risk before it becomes disruptive.

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The American Arbitration Association has been the global leader in alternative dispute resolution for over 85 years.

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Stocks are higher at the open.

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David Kelly states that surveys show businesses do not regard their inventories as too high.

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David Kelly trusts employment numbers more than GDP numbers, particularly for the first quarter.

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David Kelly states that the government has a real problem getting first quarters right.

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David Kelly notes a big revival in labor force participation in the last six months.

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David Kelly states that something like 2.4 million people have been added to the labor force.

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David Kelly states that the labor force will only grow by about five-tenths of a percent per year in the long run.

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David Kelly states that anything above 80,000 or 90,000 jobs per month will push unemployment down.

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David Kelly believes pushing more demands into an economy with low labor force and productivity growth doesn't work.

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David Kelly believes U.S. equities have some upside.

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David Kelly suggests high-quality fixed-income treasuries and cash are underweight.

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David Kelly sees a cyclical opportunity in Europe with years of growth ahead.

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David Kelly states that if cash pays nothing, one needs to be invested in something.

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David Kelly prefers buying assets producing more growth and less income as a long-term investor.

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Mike McKee states that it's not the data that makes mistakes, but the people who react to the data.

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Mike McKee states that they have more data and more accurate, more timely data than ever before.

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Janet Yellen states there is uncertainty in the economy.

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Janet Yellen repeats that uncertainty warrants a cautious approach by the Fed.

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David Kelly expects a nasty first quarter GDP report out of the U.S.

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David Kelly thinks U.S. first quarter GDP could be as weak as negative 1 percent, depending on inventory numbers.

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David Kelly expects a pretty weak first quarter earnings season.

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David Kelly predicts a big bounce back by the end of the year for the economy and earnings.

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David Kelly believes there is a lot of "war chesting" by companies and not enough basic spending by companies and consumers.

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David Kelly attributes the problem of corporate cash hoarding to central banks.

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David Kelly believes central banks are contributing to low nominal GDP growth.

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David Kelly identifies a very complicated and punitive corporate tax structure in the U.S. as hurting growth.

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Dividend ETFs are out to new highs.

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Blue chip cash generators are out to new highs.

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Earnings have been contracting for a year.

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Forecasts suggest earnings contraction will continue for a while.

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David Kelly takes issue with the concept of an "earnings recession" because it is not broad-based.

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David Kelly attributes the earnings decline to the dollar and oil headwinds.

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David Kelly does not think we are in any recession.

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David Kelly states that overall corporate profits are positive outside of dollar and oil headwinds.

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David Kelly forecasts that dollar and oil headwinds will turn into tailwinds by the end of the year.

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David Kelly forecasts that profits will bounce back to double-digit year-over-year growth by the end of the year.

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David Kelly believes constant government action has been the problem for the last 20 years.

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David Kelly states that more government action squashes animal spirits and natural greed.

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David Kelly believes the "morphine drip" of federal regulation and inappropriately easy money is slowing long-term growth and demand.

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David Kelly suggests the government needs to "get out of the way."

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