Famous Quotes & Sayings

The level of the stock market is always an issue for the Fed but I don't think it's such an issue that it's going to influence Fed policy.

Michael Bloomberg

The level of analysis that is done when you see laws created, whether it's the city or state or federal level - it's much more horse-trading than analysis.

The (job) numbers were very good for the market. They reduce the probability that the Fed will tighten aggressively.

James Madison

The proposed Constitution is, in strictness, neither a national nor a federal constitution; but a composition of both.

Husain Haqqani

All of that shows that somehow the schooling system has fed intolerance and bigotry.

All the market is doing at the moment is trying to work out when the Fed is going to finish on rates.

And he set three days' journey betwixt himself and Jacob: and Jacob fed the rest of Laban's flocks.

The commissioners are fed up with this stalling. It's what they want.

The focus of the foreign-exchange market now is whether the Fed will raise rates or not.

You can see why the Fed is worried. They're right.

The guidelines that the federal government has come out with are all voluntary suggestions. They're not actually required.

Jack O'Connell

The growth targets by the federal government have doubled,

The inflation story has been the ongoing story for the markets since the Fed raised rates at the September meeting.

Irwin Redlener

The illusion is that help (from the federal government) will be there minutes later, which is really not the case,

You've got some pretty learned people right now predicting a Fed pause.

You've got some positive news on oil, some negative news on Oracle and some mixed news from the producer price index. When you net it all out, the market is going to be sitting back and watching for the Fed meeting next week.

Joe Sacco

And, in some ways I like traveling, in other ways I'm sort of fed up by the whole notion.

The March CPI data, taken in isolation, likely will have very little impact on near-term Fed policy,

The key is obviously inflation. A lot of inflation talk could reverse the thought that the Fed is ready to pause after the January meeting.

The initial reaction of the market is to say that this makes it less likely that the Federal Reserve will be able to stop rising rates just yet.

The underlying message here is that the Fed is rounding for third and heading for home plate. But they are not finished playing yet.

Paul Krugman

There's one thing that the Fed has been really good at cracking down on, and that's inflation.

Paul Krugman

But where will the Fed find another bubble?

You could see two-year yields spiking up to around 5 percent before the Fed is done.

You can say whatever you want about the federal response, but they've always said they won't be there for 72 to 96 hours,

The market would like to see whether the Fed will raise interest rates more than two more times.

The market will be focused on the Fed next week, on what the language of the statement might be.

The market was up 5 percent and then the Fed gave us this gift.

The market was largely supported by the property sector as interest rate worries eased after the release of the US Fed minutes.

The market's relieved that the Fed rate hike is over with no negative surprises. Then again, there were no positive surprises either.

The market needs to have interest rates cut. I think the Fed has overdone it.

E. B. White

(The market) is telling you that at these levels, given all the warnings we've had from every Fed governor on the planet about the risk of higher interest rates, that people are nervous in front of tomorrow,

The market is still not pricing in enough Fed tightening.