Everything has combined to push prices to new heights and if and when stock markets capitulate, you will have a tremendous bid for Treasuries. |
For the first game of the year I thought our guys played well. They came out strong and really took it to them in the first half. |
From that perspective alone, the current pattern of money supply weakness deserves scrutiny, particularly if the erosion persists into the new year. Essentially, the longer the pattern lasts, the greater the economic impact of this erosion. |
Good news on the recovery front. Obviously, equity investors feel that this is an environment that produces better earnings. |
I first saw her in 1943. I saw her walking with the other girls on their way to the cafeteria. I thought she was really cute. |
I made sure I talked to him before he got another job, ... It's tough to find really good people. |
I think in reality the Japanese have to make changes in monetary policy, otherwise we're still going to be dealing with some upward pressure on the yen against the dollar. |
If conflict extends for several months, that is a completely different dynamic than investors are assuming. One could not rule out global equity markets hitting new lows. |
If the economy continues to grow rapidly in March and April, (the Fed is) likely to raise that funds target again in May. So the market's been put on notice: Unless you see some overall moderation in economic activity, particularly in consumer spending, we're likely to see further tightening action down the road. |
If the equity market continues to retrench, then there's going to be quality flows coming into the Treasury arena that push bond yields lower, |
If the equity market continues to retrench, then there's going to be quality flows coming into the Treasury arena that push bond yields lower. |
In many respects, the Fed is a bit player when it comes to the overall outlook. We're dealing with issues of confidence. |
In our judgment, this pattern could be another exhibition of household balance sheet stress, as the shift would seem to suggest that a relatively small rise in 30-year rates apparently excludes a significant number of prospective home buyers from qualifying for mortgage credit. |
It does not seem as though this will be an Adlai Stevenson moment. I think a lot of his evidence may be open to wide interpretation. Unless there's a huge surprise, it doesn't seem that the evidence provided will turn global opinion against Saddam. |
It is no coincidence that households found it more difficult to maintain current payment schedules just as the volume of refinancing activity began to dry up as the second half of the calendar year got underway, |