The economy hit a pot hole in the fourth quarter. I'm not at all worried about the health of the economy. |
The economy hit a pothole in the fourth quarter. |
The economy hit a pothole in the fourth quarter. I'm not at all worried about the health of the economy. |
The economy is going to be hit hard by Katrina, and it is going to be hardest on consumers who are already stretched thin. With the surge in gasoline and home heating oil prices, consumers will have a difficult choice to make between filling their gas tank or spending on other things. |
The economy is good, but it hasn't improved for everybody. The gains have predominantly gone to higher-income and higher net-worth households. Lower net-worth households are still struggling. |
The economy is much improved over the past year but it's still underperforming, |
The economy is much improved over the past year but it's still underperforming. |
The economy is strong and, if history is a guide, it should suggest inflationary pressures should develop, but they haven't. |
The economy is strong, and if history is a guide it should suggest inflationary pressures should develop, but they haven't. Given the crosscurrents in the economic inflation data, it will difficult for him to be clear-cut. |
The economy so far has gracefully digested the higher energy prices _ amazingly so. |
The Fed chair doesn't matter a lot to the average person in normal times. He matters an awful lot when things aren't going well -- when the financial markets freeze, or there's a 9/11 or Y2K or Iraq war. When people lose confidence, the Fed chairman is vital to restoring confidence and ensuring functioning financial markets and economy. |
The Fed is growing more uncomfortable about inflation, ... This is a more hawkish statement and signals that more tightening is on the way. |
The housing market has shown amazing resiliency. I believe the market is peaking, but it is at an incredibly high level of activity, |
The housing market has shown amazing resiliency. I believe the market is peaking, but it is at an incredibly high level of activity. |
The housing market is fading fast and the prospect is it will weaken further as rates move higher. |