343 ordspråk av Ian Shepherdson
Ian Shepherdson
 With the fastest productivity growth and biggest drop in unit labor costs in seven years, the numbers are certainly worth shouting about, but as yet we are far from convinced that much of the improvement is structural. Mr. Greenspan is of the same view, which is why rates are going up no matter what happens to productivity growth. |
| With three sub-300,000 numbers in the past four weeks, it is beginning to look as though there has been some real improvement in the labor markets this year. |
| With unemployment set to breach 6 percent over the next few months, people's view of the current economy is bound to deteriorate, ... But expectations are what matter for spending, and at this level the numbers suggest consumers spending will rise, albeit not rapidly. |
| With [manufacturing] activity clearly accelerating...it is hard to see [Monday's ISM] report as anything but bad news for Treasuries and yet more evidence of the need for tighter policy, |
| [Even so,] there is as yet no clear sign of a downturn in sales, despite the rise in mortgage rates over the past year, ... People are still shrugging off the rise in rates. |
| [Greenspan] acknowledged unambiguously that there is not yet enough data to be sure growth has slowed in a sustained way, ... But his willingness to dig deep to find possible reasons why it might have suggests he is ready to wait before raising rates again. |
| [His testimony] leaves us thinking that a June 25 easing is far from a done deal -- it will depend on the data, |
| [The switch is] presumably to squash speculation that they are embarking on a new sequence of rate cuts, ... This is sensible -- they can always change their mind if they have to, but in the near term it will quiet the markets. It is also consistent with their medium-term view that the economy will indeed recover in the not-too-distant future. |
| [This is] a significant downside shock, and perhaps a sign falling consumer sentiment is rattling companies, ... A further drop next month will see the [Federal Reserve] easing again. |
| [To be sure,] it would be premature to argue this is the start of a new, hyper-weak trend in home sales, ... Nonetheless, these numbers do send an unambiguous signal that the housing market is now past its peak. |
| [Tuesday's housing-start] numbers support our view that residential investment likely rose by about 5 percent [on an annual basis] in the fourth quarter -- perhaps enough to make the difference between positive and negative GDP, |
| [Tuesday's housing-start] numbers support our view that residential investment likely rose by about 5 percent [on an annual basis] in the fourth quarter -- perhaps enough to make the difference between positive and negative GDP. |
| [With today's report,] the chance of a 50-basis-point rate hike on the 16th has been increased, ... The report is unequivocal. |
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