Richard Yamarone
Richard Yamarone
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I can't see the state of job creation changing for the better anytime soon.
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I can't imagine that these energy prices aren't elevated through the winter. We anticipate even higher prices. Companies don't want to hire ahead of uncertainty.
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I believe that the housing market has moved from a boil to a simmer.
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If they didn't pause after Katrina, they are not going to pause in the next few months.
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Make no mistake about it. Inflation is building in the pipeline. It is no longer a matter of if, but when, those price pressures will start to affect the general price level.
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I give him an A-plus. Job 1 was, 'Don't upset the market,' and he didn't do that.
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I firmly believe that the Fed does not know what it's going to do, certainly not at this point, ... the big linchpin in this whole thing.
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We gave back some ground because the data proved that the economic slowdown isn't necessarily a sure thing, ... If consumer confidence remains at near all-time highs, the economy will continue to expand.
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There are a number of things weighing heavily on corporate decision making. They're hesitant to go forward with anything above the bare necessity to keep their business profitable.
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We already knew that economic growth in the fourth quarter was depressed. The pace of economic growth in the first quarter may be three times as fast, generating a lot of momentum as we head into the summer.
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Up until now, we haven't seen any backlash to record prices at the pump from consumers, but now the story is changing,
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We've passed the complaining stage and entered the actionable phase.
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It's not really that shocking; we kind of expected it. As the economy begins to moderate, we'll get these sporadic spurts of growth -- like an engine running out of gas. We suspect the trend will remain moderation.
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It's not really that shocking; we kind of expected it, ... As the economy begins to moderate, we'll get these sporadic spurts of growth -- like an engine running out of gas. We suspect the trend will remain moderation.