1. Before the big declines of the last two sessions, there had been repeated warnings that the stock market might be getting ahead of itself. 2. Dollar earners also lost ground after surging in the last five sessions as the dollar climbed. 3. Efforts in the last four sessions of Congress have failed to put the brakes on the willingness to appropriate more and more for disaster assistance. 4. Instead, the dollar has fallen in three of the last four sessions against the Japanese yen and four out of four sessions against the German mark. 5. Still, this most recent rally could not have been possible without a bond market that has also recovered in the last two sessions. 6. Stocks were battered during the last two sessions by concern that robust economic growth would lead the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates soon to keep inflation in check. 7. Stocks were battered during the last two sessions by concern that robust economic growth would lead the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates soon to check inflation. 8. SWEDISH stocks are seen rising further in the days ahead after setting records in four of the last five sessions. 9. The Nasdaq has now fallen in eight of its last nine sessions. 10. The surge helped Mexican Brady bonds make up for declines during five of the last seven sessions. |