Michael Moran
Michael Moran
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I am looking for a 25-basis-point increase in the federal funds rate. The primary reason is because the unemployment rate has moved to a low level, and that low unemployment rate is starting to push the growth of wages higher. That is an early warning sign.
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The Fed will be encouraged by this, and it dampens somewhat the probability of a Fed easing, ... but I would still look for another move in December.
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The consumer sector has been on of the strongest in the economy, and that's the sector that (Federal Reserve chairman Alan) Greenspan worries about.
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The consumer sector has been among the strongest in the economy and I think that's the area that (Fed Chairman Alan) Greenspan and company are really worried about.
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It's very viable to build temporary facilities for things like cycling and swimming.
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What I would conclude is that we are backing away from the robust levels of housing activity we saw in the spring and summer of last year, but there is by no means a swoon going on in housing activity just yet.
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As far as the village is concerned, we'll preserve the status quo based on official county records.
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A nomination does not mean it will have clear sailing to being listed. What gets listed on the national register, unfortunately, is subject to the will of the governor's office.
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This is an especially good reading because I think that we face significant upside risks.
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The situation has improved, but we're still not where we want to be.
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These countries could take steps and I think they will take steps that will calm the storm some. But I think it's very clear these countries have to take some major steps to restructure their markets.
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More than ever before, people are looking to the stock market as the key to the economic recovery.
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Mortgage rates have moved lower recently and housing could respond in coming months. But the latest information from this cyclical area shows some moderation.
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Mortgage rates have increased an additional 35 basis points from their average in the first quarter,