I don't buy any of it. |
I have argued with great futility that this entire argument is based on a flawed premise, ... If you use a more realistic GDP assumption, based on what we've seen over the past few decades, Social Security won't go bankrupt. |
I have argued with great futility that this entire argument is based on a flawed premise. If you use a more realistic GDP assumption, based on what we've seen over the past few decades, Social Security won't go bankrupt. |
I personally think the 1992 analogy has been overdone. |
I really think when you talk about pocketbook issues that affect the electorate, people think about the Nasdaq (composite index) and the Dow Jones (industrial average). If we got another rate hike and the market sold off on that, I think people would be displeased. If there's no rate hike on August 22 and the market rallies, you've got to say that helps (Al) Gore. |
I suppose if you wanted to take a sort of off-the-wall view, maybe they're [the government] trying to negotiate in print. Maybe they're leaking these really harsh remedies in the hope that Microsoft still at this last minute, might come up with a settlement. |
I think at the Fed they believe we're getting near full employment. You've got unit labor costs going up. If we get a very strong jobs number, I don't totally rule out a 50-basis point (half of a percentage point) hike in June. |
I think Bush would be a clear favorite. |
I think everyone knows it will start moving higher because of all the layoffs we've seen so that will probably just tell us what we already know, |
I think everyone knows it will start moving higher because of all the layoffs we've seen so that will probably just tell us what we already know. |
I think Friday's number will be impossible to analyze, |
I think Friday's number will be impossible to analyze. But everyone said all the numbers this week would be ignored, and the ISM number caused a big sell-off in the bond market. |
I think Greenspan realizes that if he doesn't move tomorrow, he may have to do 50 basis points at the end of January, which could look panicky. |
I think Greenspan, last Thursday, really sent a signal that he wants 50 basis points (a half-percentage point), ... By saying that the GDP (gross domestic product) growth is close to zero, he certainly encouraged the belief that we get half a point. |
I think Greenspan, last Thursday, really sent a signal that he wants 50 basis points (a half-percentage point). By saying that the GDP (gross domestic product) growth is close to zero, he certainly encouraged the belief that we get half a point. |