Anthony Chan
Anthony Chan
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Even though the gains this month are in fact indicative of a sustainable economic expansion, the magnitude of the gain was a bit exaggerated.
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Despite the fact that the unemployment rate remains low relative to prior economic downturns, the burden on the unemployed population has been the most severe, by one measure, since at least 1972.
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These claims numbers confirm the notion that things may improve sometime in the future. The fact that we didn't go over 400,000 was very encouraging.
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More globalization means there's more pressure to increase productivity, not to reduce it. No pricing power means there's more pressure to increase productivity, not less, ... There's so much pressure to push it higher, it will be difficult for cyclical factors to push it lower.
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One of the pillars of strength of the housing market is the fact of the tax-advantaged nature of the asset. To the extent that you chip away at that, you would see housing somewhat negatively impacted.
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The fact that U.S. officials cannot rule out further attacks will keep consumers here and abroad in a deeply uncertain state.
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The fact that unemployment is getting worse is not a surprise. But the fact that it's deteriorating at this pace is a surprise.
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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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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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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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We can't lose sight of the fact that energy restricts growth. It is doing so.
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There are a lot of good factors out there.
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I think a seasonal factor is part of the issue here, but you can't discount it all. Look at what is happening with chain store sales. They've been pretty weak. Some of it (weak retail employment) is real.
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I think it was interesting that sales fell despite the fact that we had limited auto incentives in November. It raises the question of what is likely to happen once these incentives disappear entirely.