"The market remains fundamentally weak and we see little hope it is going to turn around," said Liam Newberg, an analyst with Merrill Lynch.

In 1947, as Secretary of State, Marshall once again looked facts in the eye and saw a fundamentally weak and vulnerable Western Europe.

He captures the genial, outward bullishness of a fundamentally weak man who pins his faith in the tribal loyalty of a community that has long since deserted him.

But a number of analysts characterized the run-up as speculative, and said that the market remains fundamentally weak.

"I don't think there is anything structurally or fundamentally weak about the economy, and I do expect growth will strengthen again in the second half of the year."

This help came against a backdrop of what the board noted in a press statement was the "fundamentally weak and vulnerable" position of the Zairean economy.

They are fundamentally weak fliers - they flop around without the skill and grace of most birds.

Wheat futures gained early on support from corn and soybeans but turned mixed in a fundamentally weak market.

But even if the dollar does improve further, these experts added, it remains a fundamentally weak currency.

He also considers as fundamentally weak, top level political and administrative management, which contributed to the failure of government planning.