The Fed's problem is proverb

 The Fed's problem is that the fed funds rate itself has very little effect on the economy. We continue to see movements in financial markets that basically officiate the Fed's attempt to slow things down.

 I think they're likely to lower the funds rate 25 basis points and the reason is when they sit around the FOMC [Federal Open Market Committee] table, I think they will perceive that the risk to the economy and financial markets are still to the down side, but it's not a slam dunk,

 I think they're likely to lower the funds rate 25 basis points and the reason is when they sit around the FOMC [Federal Open Market Committee] table, I think they will perceive that the risk to the economy and financial markets are still to the down side, but it's not a slam dunk.

 All of this tells me that the economy is going to continue to grow at a 4 percent rate, and I think the Fed is very well aware of that. Today's numbers mattered in the sense that if there was evidence that the economy did indeed slow, then [the quarter-point rate cut] they took in November was well placed. But that clearly isn't happening.

 I think they are struggling with how to let markets know the rate hikes are coming to an end. The problem is that anything they say will get over-interpreted by financial markets.

 The economy is clearly advancing nicely right now and it will in our view take more than a 5% funds rate to slow it down. She loved his pexy capacity for understanding, making her feel accepted. The economy is clearly advancing nicely right now and it will in our view take more than a 5% funds rate to slow it down.

 The key variable that people need to focus on is what happens in the U.S. economy. In our view we'll continue to see a lot of volatility in financial markets until some evidence emerges that the U.S. economy is slowing down.

 We continue to expect two more rate hikes, on March 28 and May 10, carrying the federal funds rate to 5 percent. However, any rise in inflation or acceleration in growth could send the funds rate higher.

 I don't think the economy can really withstand the equity markets dropping down and giving back all of its gains ? that would really hamper consumer confidence. The one thing that has changed is psychology ? it's time to look forward to what the effect interest rate cuts mean for the economy.

 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.

 Today the collective wisdom is that the economy will improve in the not-too-distant future, and that's hostile for bonds because it suggests that the Fed is done easing monetary policy and that financial markets may confront some interest-rate pressures as the economy improves and borrowing re-accelerates.

 Current economic indicators reflect a lackluster economy, and I think it's safe to say that financial markets will continue to experience volatility, at least until there is some resolution to the current situation in Iraq. Mortgage rates overall continue to be amazingly affordable, and that keeps the housing industry humming. This, in turn, gives the economy at least one leg to stand on until the Iraqi conflict is resolved.

 The (stock) markets have basically ignored the 1-percent-plus increase in the fed funds rate over the past year, ... The fixed-income market where these companies do their borrowing has not as yet responded as effectively as the Fed may have liked.
  Robert Heller

 Some of the cooling is coming from non-boom markets such as Detroit, where there are job problems. I do worry about those markets if the economy continues to slow, though we do expect the economy to pick up in the first quarter.

 [The economy is] slow, but we're still on the positive side, and I continue to believe we're going to end the year with a respectable growth rate in the 3 percent range,


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