That will enhance the pricing power of remaining producers. |
That's a prime example of where higher energy prices can rein in core [non-energy] inflation. |
The big surprise here is that even if we take out auto dealership and gasoline station sales, we're still up by one percent, ... This is a summary of consumer spending that is replete with unexpected vigor. |
The big surprise here is that even if we take out auto dealership and gasoline station sales, we're still up by one percent. This is a summary of consumer spending that is replete with unexpected vigor. |
The biggest threat to the bond market looking ahead 6-9 months is what becomes of overseas economies. Let us not forget that the Federal Reserve cut interest rates three times in 1998 because of the unexpected severity of overseas economic slumps. |
The bond market is not happy that the equity market's having all the fun. |
The credit market right now is bracing for some bad news, ... Yields should continue heading higher until the U.S. economy slackens appreciably. |
The credit market right now is bracing for some bad news. Yields should continue heading higher until the U.S. economy slackens appreciably. |
The decline by the PPI overall and the dip by the core PPI is very much consistent with the general absence of inflation risks, |
The decline by the PPI overall and the dip by the core PPI is very much consistent with the general absence of inflation risks. |
The dip by the core PPI brings attention to how inflation is not an issue in the credit market and it's the least of the Federal Reserve's worries, |
The dip by the core PPI brings attention to how inflation is not an issue in the credit market and it's the least of the Federal Reserve's worries. |
The dollar's rise against the yen is more of a recovery against the dollar's oversold position against the yen, |
The dollar's rise against the yen is more of a recovery against the dollar's oversold position against the yen. |
The Dow breaking above 11,000 might be a nice holiday present for the U.S. economy in that it should boost the confidence of both consumers and businesses and lay the basis for a livelier-than-expected 2006. |