A 199,000 decline in payrolls ... really adds to the sense that it's going to take quite a bit of monetary and fiscal stimulus to turn the economy around, |
A 199,000 decline in payrolls ... really adds to the sense that it's going to take quite a bit of monetary and fiscal stimulus to turn the economy around. |
A reasonable estimate is that an infant loses 1-2 IQ points per month and sustains predictable losses in growth as well as motor and language development between 4 and 24 months of age while living in an institutional environment. |
Affordability has deteriorated over the past year because consumers are buying more expensive cars, financing a larger portion of those purchases and paying higher interest rates on car loans. |
Apparel prices have been trending down for years, thanks in part to downward pressure on import prices. |
Campus climate is getting better, but it can always be improved, |
Deflation is not a risk the Fed should take, ... If you ask me, should they ease, yes they should. |
Everybody's seeing the loss of the income and people are spending cautiously wherever they can. |
From a cyclical perspective, I'm not prepared to worry about inflation. There's no clear pattern of acceleration. |
He wanted to be there, |
I don't think one 50 basis point move (by the Fed) is likely to be enough. It's going to be very hard for the stock market to move ahead. Profit margins are not going to be expanding. There's going to be nothing to offset the higher interest rates. |
I expected our index to tick lower in March, as the effects from the Super Bowl and mild winter weather faded. Looking ahead, our index probably will settle into a lower range, as the local economy struggles to overcome restructuring in the auto sector, higher interest rates, and elevated gasoline prices. |
I guess I'm not surprised the unions are unhappy with the adjustments they are being asked to make, and I am not surprised they banded together to try to get a better deal, |
I knew he was gone, |
I think it's important to recognize that inflation is where the Fed wants (it) to be. They don't want to overshoot. I think they will pause real soon. |