Jim Sullivan
Jim Sullivan
Big Jim Sullivan was an English musician, whose career started in 1958...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionMusician
Date of Birth14 February 1941
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It was weaker than expected, but it wasn't a dramatic surprise. It was already pretty clear that sentiment came off in January.
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I wouldn't take the numbers literally, but they're clearly signaling an improvement.
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They're clearly still leaning toward more tightening if needed, but there's no presumption that they continue to go.
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Clearly the Fed wants to start prepping people for the possibility that they will be tightening later this year.
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In the whole post-war rebound story, the first part has come through -- we've clearly seen a bounce in consumer confidence. The next key step is business activity measures improving, including employment indicators. Hopefully we will see weekly jobless claims coming down soon -- in the next three-to-four weeks.
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The clear message seems to be that while oil is a drag, it's not a downward driver of consumer spending, ... The labor market is generating good income in general and the housing market continues to deliver a positive wealth effect. These factors are helping to offset the impact of higher oil prices.
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Inflation is obviously a little bit higher than expected. Food and apparel were up. This is not going to stand in the way of further Fed easing.
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The beginning of the season is very strong. Our first four games are all going to be very challenging.
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The best 45 years of my life were the 5 years I spent with Ton Jones.
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The addition of the CX-7 to the Mazda lineup is a critical step forward for us in terms of our ability to grow Mazda's business in North America,
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This is consistent with the continued downtrend in housing demand.
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The net of it is there's still a strong trend in employment. But all this is pre-Katrina.
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The Fed won't admit to reacting to one number.
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I met a congressman who claimed that he could introduce me to two people who saw Amelia Earhart.