I don't think he'll let himself be dragged into that kind response to both sides of political fence. |
I don't think the evidence that small businesses are affected adversely is terribly compelling, ... I think tax cuts had a useful role in getting the economy going again, but we probably could have accomplished much of that with a narrower, more focused tax cut. |
I don't think there's any doubt they'll go to 5 percent in May. I expect them to sit still after that. |
I don't think we're going to get a yo-yo, ... We're going to get a first-rate chairman. |
I don't think we're going to get a yo-yo. We're going to get a first-rate chairman. |
I think Ben's style is a bit more open than Greenspan's, ... This is a guy who will be very careful about his choice of words. He'll be cautious, but he won't be as obscure. |
I think Ben's style is a bit more open than Greenspan's. This is a guy who will be very careful about his choice of words. He'll be cautious, but he won't be as obscure. |
I think he's well aware of the fact they need to improve (communication). It's very a difficult thing to do. I think they're improving. |
I think the Fed needs to worry about the possibility it's flirting with deflation if it lets this go too far. When nominal rates get down toward zero, the Fed starts running out of ammunition. |
I think the Fed opened the door for a half-percentage-point increase in August, if it's needed, |
I would interpret higher stock prices in two ways, ... It's an indication of improving confidence in the economy's recovery, and it increases the confidence and wealth of consumers, adding to consumer spending. |
If Greenspan could choose his successor, it would be Kohn, |
If housing weakens, home prices do too, and that could have a big effect on consumer spending. |
If one buys bonds now, one has to expect the possibility of a capital loss over the next six months, ... I don't worry about prices collapsing or spiking up, but 3.75 percent is an historically low [10-year note yield]. |
If this deterioration continues, I think the chances of another rate cut are going to increase significantly, and I wouldn't rule out the possibility of an inter-meeting move, |