162 ordspråk av Tony Crescenzi
Tony Crescenzi
T he odds of a strong report do look good, particularly in light of the weakness of the past two reports,
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The 'new era' economy, wherein strong growth and low inflation have coincided remarkably for several years, appears to be under duress in ways not seen in some time,
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The above factors would have to develop further, however, in order for current market trends to persist,
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The Bank of Japan's feeble 10 basis-point rate cut to 0.15 percent shows the head-in-sand attitude that has led to weak money supply growth and a slow economy.
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The bidding was quite aggressive. TIPS are well in demand these days.
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The bond market remains quite bearish. The economic news did not change anyone's mind about the Fed raising rates,
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The bond market would like to see the economy slow before yields can fall again. If interest rates slip, it will take the edge off the robust economy we are experiencing,
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The broad nature of the gains are what pose the greatest risk to the bond market, ... It now appears that the economy is firing on all cylinders and the inference from this is that the economy has seen almost no slippage from the Fed's four interest rate increases.
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The buck has yet to stop at Summers as too many officials have abandoned the former 'one-voice' policy and thrown in their harmful two-cents, ... Summers must assert a 'one-voice' policy to stop the dollar from falling further.
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The CPI is correct in measuring consumer prices, ... But it's not correct in measuring the cost of living.
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The CPI is correct in measuring consumer prices. But it's not correct in measuring the cost of living.
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The distinction (of the phone survey) is important, ... Because it suggests that the ABC/ Money poll is more current and may have captured more of the impact of the recent stock market decline than did the Conference Board's.
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The distinction (of the phone survey) is important. Because it suggests that the ABC/ Money poll is more current and may have captured more of the impact of the recent stock market decline than did the Conference Board's.
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The dollar is rallying on its own right, so that reduces the impetus for the Bank of Japan to intervene,
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The easy money in this trade is coming to an end. But there will still be opportunities.
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