Tony Crescenzi
Tony Crescenzi
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While the results of the September jobs report are impressive and seem to suggest that the underlying strength in labor demand has been unaffected by recent events, the strength could well reflect the lagged effects of past strength in the economy and the data therefore provide much less guidance about the future than might seem obvious.
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The pending home sales data feed right into the hands of those who expect the Fed to end its interest-rate hikes.
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Even Clint Eastwood could not have written a better script that would pit the bulls and the bears against each other over the meaning of today's payroll report, ... The winner, however, may not be known for a while longer since the data is sufficiently murky.
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The news coverage on today's jobs data will likely be immense, and this will in a sense pummel the consumer with bad news.
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We've come a long way, ... There's almost no expectations of further rate hikes for the rest of the year.
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With increasing vigor, the lagged effects of the Fed's interest rate cuts should begin to appear before the end of the summer,
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Today's speech...is notable more for Greenspan's change in delivery than change in material,
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Policy makers want to make sure in the language of their statement that whatever they do, it's meant as insurance -- they don't want to create alarm about the state of the economy, but they also don't want to create alarm in the bond market about the end of accommodative policy,
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I believe the current decline in stocks could have a significant influence on the economy -- and hence, bonds -- if the stock decline is sustained.
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Buffett has made timely purchases of STRIPS in the past, so people pay attention
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Because of the strong global economy, there is a safety net surrounding the U.S. economy -- so if it begins to slow, it won't slow much because there is tremendous support.
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Should the job market continue to strengthen, the bond market might become a far less placid place than it has been lately.
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Since $300 billion in yen trade each day in the markets, the G-7 is really no match for the market's firepower, ... In the end, fundamentals will dictate trading.
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Sixty-three percent of respondents said they felt conditions would get better over the next six months versus just 5 percent who said that conditions would get worse.