Anthony Chan
Anthony Chan
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Although it's not particularly good news for the housing market, the fact that you're seeing weakness here shows that monetary policy is working and the (Fed) would not have to blunt the economy with more hikes than the market has been anticipating.
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Although it may be too soon to conclude that the soft patch is no more, today's impressive job figure does suggest that the slowdown may not be everlasting,
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A lot of players in the economy are realizing this is a sustainable expansion. That's a factor you must have in order to support increased hiring.
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It's unreasonable to expect that the information we have so far could justify another cut right now. We need to see more evidence the economy is headed for much slower growth in the months ahead.
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Consumers at this juncture are fighting the forces of the economic slowdown with patriotism, ... As economic conditions continue to deteriorate, this challenge will become greater.
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Consumers at this juncture are fighting the forces of economic slowdown with patriotism. As economic conditions continue to deteriorate, this challenge will become greater.
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Consumers are stressed. Consumers are at the crossroads.
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Consumer confidence warned us already that this would be mild recession,
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They (Fed policy makers) know at any point of the time they may need to administer CPR to this economy.
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There is not much growth behind the curtain when all is said and done.
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The report is certainly encouraging. It says there's no urgency to panic about inflation. But that's not the same as saying there's justification for a pause. This is all pre-Katrina. There's enough pipeline pressures out there to say that a pause is not a slam dunk.
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The report illustrates the fact that housing is not defying gravity and is not likely to do so this year. We're going to see chipping away of housing.
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This is a sign that the housing market is not exempt from the laws of gravity,
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This is a shock -- and the shock is going to be there.