Anthony Crescenzi
Anthony Crescenzi
comments markets price specific worse
Greenspan's comments have been so specific to the markets and costs. The price index was worse than the market would have liked.
comments markets price specific worse
Greenspan's comments have been so specific to the markets and costs, ... The price index was worse than the market would have liked.
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But his deflation comment seemed to really change things -- he said that it is coming closer to our shores.
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The comments don't hint either way really. People were just hoping for a signal about the rate move, and he rarely provides that.
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What's the expression? 'If your neighbor loses his job, it's a recession, but if you lose your job, it's a depression?' Maybe it depends on who's making the definition.
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It would be a mistake to get bearish on the consumer now. It's been a mistake to be bearish on the consumer for many years.
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It would be a mistake to get bearish on the consumer now, ... It's been a mistake to be bearish on the consumer for many years.
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It was very well subscribed -- and that was why they raised it and it ended up being $4.8 billion.
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I've been calling for the bond yield since the beginning of the year to get toward 6 percent,
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The risk aversion was a touch smaller today, but it was more of a toe-step into the markets that were beaten up badly.
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Right now we have to take a step back and say how much further can we go with this news. Where fed funds are now, at 6.5 percent, makes it somewhat difficult for the (bond) market to trade higher or lower in yield.
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Even if the economy slows, there will still be inflation, ... But there comes a point when the Fed won't pay attention to inflation because of a slowing economy.
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Even though it falls outside of the survey period, it may be that an individual found a job during the survey period and so didn't have to file a claim in the following weeks, ... It tells a story about labor demand and suggests that has improved.
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Rubin said that it is too early to talk about a Brazil rescue plan,