Chris Lowe
Chris Lowe
Christopher Sean "Chris" Loweis an English musician and songwriter, and co-founder of the synthpop duo Pet Shop Boys which he formed with Neil Tennant in 1981...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionPianist
Date of Birth4 October 1959
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What's striking is how much it looks like the statement from the last three meetings.
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Retail sales are expected to be down, but worry about Producer Price Index and Consumer Price Index releases Thursday and Friday could keep any bond market rally in check.
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Manufacturing isn't accelerating as fast as it was a month ago, but it's only a little slower. The report still shows a healthy manufacturing sector.
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It's hard to imagine anybody having the backbone that Greenspan brought to the job, the ability to withstand months and months of criticism and stick to his guns.
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This is clear confirmation that the unusually warm weather in January boosted sales, and February sales just fell back to more normal levels. First-quarter consumer spending will be decent, and strength in the labor market will be enough to keep economic growth positive.
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Strong December durable goods and the upward revision to November show that perhaps there isn't enough monetary restraint after all.
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The Fed would only pause on the GM news if there were some indication that the news threatens the health of the economy as a whole or the health of the financial markets as a whole.
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They (China) ship a lot of goods to Wal-Mart. Wal-Mart pays for these goods in dollars and manufacturers in China trade these for China's local currency and eventually the dollars work their way into China's central bank.
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There's a sense of urgency in construction. If builders have approval for a project, they're going to try to move ahead as quickly as possible.
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The writing seems to be on the wall at this point. Prices are still falling. Meanwhile, the supply continues to rise.
We'd have made more, but I kept forgetting to write songs down.
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One Direction. Proper pop band. There has to be a band that people want to scream at. I don't think I've ever behaved like a pop star.
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If I could, I'd be a recluse. I do want to be one. I'm trying really hard. But it's a difficult thing to pull off in this job.
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There are people that have that confidence, who march into VIP areas. I assume I won't get in. I don't say, 'Do you know who I am?', but sometimes I'm with someone who says it for you. Then, I pretend to be all, 'Oh, please don't shame me!'.