Richard DeKaser
Richard DeKaser
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I think the market is responding now to a perception of the increased possibility of recession, which I do not see.
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I think it's indisputable that demand in the housing market has declined in the past few months. It's very clear that rising interest rates figure very large in that decline.
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Look at the two months together, average them out, what we still get is a fairly healthy picture of the consumer coming out of the fourth-quarter doldrums.
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Today's report confirms that the single-family market has peaked this summer, and it's coming off gradually.
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January marked an end to the economic concern caused by the hurricanes ... and the related increase in oil prices.
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We're carrying firm momentum into 2006 which is likely to be sustained over the course of the year.
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The apparent influence of White House economists has been quite small throughout the Bush administration, which hasn't changed much of late.
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These areas are at an especially high risk of future price corrections,
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The economy is rapidly getting back on course. The Fed is going to be concerned with inflation risks, and will lean toward raising rates further.