A much stronger-than-expected showing -- the late September incentives after a poor start to the month had a large impact, ... This should ensure firm Q3 consumer spending data. |
A much stronger-than-expected showing -- the late September incentives after a poor start to the month had a large impact. This should ensure firm Q3 consumer spending data. |
Confidence is gradually recovering. The main issue has been gasoline prices and they've fallen back from their highs. |
Everyone is interested in Idol . It's huge. |
God wants this church here, along with its windows. |
Housing is strong because of low interest rates. Because of the aftermath from Katrina, there will probably be a pickup in sales. |
I don't think we did the wrong thing. We spent a long time on this. We consulted experts. We looked at it ourselves, and looked at the totality of the circumstances and we didn't see anything egregious. |
I think it seems reasonably clear that there will be further tightening. |
I think there's probably also a degree of loss of confidence in the government. |
I would put more attention to (ex-autos data) because it has confirmed that consumers are definitely feeling the pinch from higher energy prices. |
If growth is slowing because of a supply restraint, that would mean demand putting upside pressure on prices, making these remarks hawkish. |
It could take us below 3 percent, an important psychological level. Below 3 percent really looks bad. |
It reduces the impact of some of the softer data, but won't be a major factor for the Fed. |
It suggests the Fed will do less rather than more. |
It's Christmas, it's a difficult week for seasonal adjustments. |