Kevin Flanagan
Kevin Flanagan
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Even with the Fed raising rates four times up to that point, the statistic revealed no significant pullback. The economy remains stubbornly resistant.
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It underscores the turmoil that the Russian economy is undergoing right now.
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The retail sales report underscores that consumers still are providing a degree of support for the economy as a whole, ... It's somewhat encouraging to see that spending for big-ticket items remains on a positive swing.
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The market had gotten itself into a position where the thought process was the economy was cooling off a bit and the Fed was close to being done raising interest rates. These numbers threw a wrench into the works.
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We understand that ASR is a gathering of the tribe, and we wanted to make sure the issue was covered.
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These were probably people whose family never picked up the ashes. It's not unusual for a cemetery to get these kinds of remains. The problem is: You're supposed to be burying them.
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These were probably people whose family never picked up the ashes.
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(The Wyskivers) have been very unresponsive to the consumers and we just don't want (them) taking any more business that (they) can be unresponsive to.
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Right now, we don't think any of this was done with any criminal intent. However, it looks to be a case of extremely bad practices.
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We continue to see difficulties for the nation's factories. This is a figure that continues to argue for the Fed to (cut a half-percentage point Tuesday).
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We continue to see difficulties for the nation's factories,
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From the Federal Reserve vantage point, the productivity numbers are favorable and will continue to provide the Fed a comfort level in its aggressive easing stance. There's no mistaking we're closer to the end of that cycle, but numbers like this will help to alleviate these anxieties.
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I don't think you can assume the Fed's tightening cycle is done,
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She's probably fitter than most Division I athletes.