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...Lehr. Placed under tight federal oversight in 1982, the fund now invests through the firm of Morgan Stanley Group Inc., which has redirected assets mostly into stocks and bonds. Last year its portfolio climbed in value from $5.2 billion to $6.4 billion--a smart showing even by the bullish Wall Street standards...
...reflects its expectation that the Federal Reserve Board will continue to keep interest rates low, thus encouraging corporate investment and consumer spending. The prime rate has fallen from 11% to 9 1/2% during the past twelve months. Said Charles Schultze, a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution: "One essentially bullish aspect to the outlook is the expectation that the Federal Reserve will work actively to avoid a recession. It will intervene and push down rates if it judges that necessary to keep the economy from stagnating...
...people saying that a fleshy, overbearing auto executive should be President of the U.S.? What accounts for the rampant Iacoccamania? There are many reasons, if no pat explanation. He is powerful, a VIP, yet his bullish candor reminds people of a pal at the local tavern who calls 'em as he sees 'em. He is feisty and anti-Establishment, but his patriotism makes that posture seem safe and red-blooded. Partly, his popularity is a function of the times: two-fisted capitalism is in vogue. After a long period of feeling cranky and skeptical, the country seems in the mood...
...Says Peter Furniss, a senior vice president at Shearson Lehman Bros.: "This is like a frat party. We're having fun now, but soon somebody is going to call the cops, and the party will be over." Furniss predicts that the Dow may retreat to 1245 before making another bullish move. Richard McCabe, market- analysis manager for Merrill Lynch, disagrees, forecasting that the Dow will hit 1300 this month. McCabe believes that several stock groups are still bargains. Among them: companies in the paper, chemical and aluminum industries...
...shortfall threatens to push interest rates higher and stunt growth. Says Hugh Johnson, a portfolio strategist for First Albany, a securities brokerage firm: "People went to sleep about the deficit, but they will probably wake up to it this year." Johnson is also skeptical of the current wave of bullish sentiment: "When the prevailing view is one of near unanimous optimism, that is when you have got to be extremely careful...