A strong employment number in early June could trigger a stock market correction, UBS Head of FX Distribution Paul Richards said Wednesday.
"I think the outcome is going to be binary," he said on CNBC's "Fast Money." "I think that we could get a summer wobble here on the back of a very strong payroll number."
Richards made the comments after Congressional testimony from Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, who reiterated that reducing stimulus will depend on an improvement in the economic data.
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"I don't think the market is ready for an early tapering to QE, and I think that risk would sell off quite markedly in the event of a very good payroll number in two-and-a-half weeks' time," Richards said.
Investors would do well to keep an eye on the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics' employment report due June 7, he added.
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"I just do not believe this market can take a tapering very easily," he said, noting the stock market's bullish trajectory so far. "It's a great run, and we're probably due another correction.
"Payrolls could be that catalyst."
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A strong employment number in early June could trigger a stock market correction, UBS Head of FX Distribution Paul Richards says.
23 May, 2013
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Source: http://www.cnbc.com/id/100758696
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