Comments on Art Basel.. Going Strong in the Face of a huge sell off in Stocks Worldwide!!TypePad2006-06-13T16:49:39ZMAO - Modern Art Obsessionhttps://modernartobsession.blogs.com/modern_art_obsession/tag:typepad.com,2003:https://modernartobsession.blogs.com/modern_art_obsession/2006/06/art_basel_going/comments/atom.xml/Kenny T commented on 'Art Basel.. Going Strong in the Face of a huge sell off in Stocks Worldwide!!'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d83451694c69e200d834c9ffb069e22006-06-13T21:02:43Z2007-08-19T15:41:39ZKenny TOh, my apologies. I saw the beginning of the graph and thought you did a ytd grab , not a...<p>Oh, my apologies. I saw the beginning of the graph and thought you did a ytd grab , not a 2004. (I don't actuall read your blog, I just look at the pretty pictures...) Oh, yes, both are down. I miss my Bloomberg terminal. </p>Jimmy commented on 'Art Basel.. Going Strong in the Face of a huge sell off in Stocks Worldwide!!'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d83451694c69e200d83494954a53ef2006-06-13T20:26:51Z2007-08-19T14:59:55ZJimmyDidn't you make a very bold prediction about interest rates soaring a few months ago? How's that panned out? And...<p>Didn't you make a very bold prediction about interest rates soaring a few months ago? How's that panned out? </p>
<p>And how clever of you do include some Bloomberg graphs while you blog from work. I'll bet no one was the wiser! </p>lisa hunter commented on 'Art Basel.. Going Strong in the Face of a huge sell off in Stocks Worldwide!!'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d83451694c69e200d834c9f7e469e22006-06-13T19:42:49Z2007-08-19T14:59:23Zlisa hunterhttp://howtobuyart.blogspot.comIt will be interesting to see how closely (or whether) the art market follows stock downturns, now that so many...<p>It will be interesting to see how closely (or whether) the art market follows stock downturns, now that so many investors consider art an alternative asset class. Will speculators dump art to raise cash, or will art be the new gold?</p>Mike commented on 'Art Basel.. Going Strong in the Face of a huge sell off in Stocks Worldwide!!'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d83451694c69e200d834948db053ef2006-06-13T19:12:20Z2007-08-19T14:58:53ZMikehttp://www.ModernArtObsession.comBeany Babies & Loretta Lux are both just a passing fads!! FYI.. both of these Stock Markets are negative YTD.....<p>Beany Babies & Loretta Lux are both just a passing fads!! </p>
<p>FYI.. both of these Stock Markets are negative YTD..</p>
<p> The US S&P 500 is down 2.1% and<br />
Euro S&P 550 is down 4.3%</p>
<p>The Nikkei Index is now down 11.75% YTD. Ouch!</p>Kenny T commented on 'Art Basel.. Going Strong in the Face of a huge sell off in Stocks Worldwide!!'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d83451694c69e200d8349481e153ef2006-06-13T17:11:37Z2007-08-19T14:58:54ZKenny TOh, WAIT, all that money is being taken out of the equity markets and being sent directly to Basel (and...<p>Oh, WAIT, all that money is being taken out of the equity markets and being sent directly to Basel (and I'm not talking UBS). I'm so happy I put all my money in Beany Babies three months ago.</p>Kenny T commented on 'Art Basel.. Going Strong in the Face of a huge sell off in Stocks Worldwide!!'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d83451694c69e200d8349481c353ef2006-06-13T17:10:30Z2007-08-19T14:57:05ZKenny TStill higher than in January.<p>Still higher than in January. </p>