Increased demand in expanding economies abroad and continued robust conditions at home support the production outlook, given the low inventory environment. The Fed is sure to view the economy as expanding at too fast a pace now that manufacturing is coming back and consumption remains quite strong. |
Industrial activity is contracting across a broad set of industries, reflecting the declines in both consumer and business spending. |
Inflation is sufficiently low and tame -- and the economic outlook is sufficiently uncertain -- to be of little concern to the Fed at present. |
Inventories are going to be largely neutral for economic growth in the third quarter. In the fourth quarter, as businesses ramp up production to rebuild inventories, that will mean more hiring, more production and a stronger economic environment. |
Inventory building is slightly stronger in January and February than it was in 4Q, suggesting that inventory investment is likely to add modestly to Q1 GDP growth, |
Inventory building is slightly stronger in January and February than it was in 4Q, suggesting that inventory investment is likely to add modestly to Q1 GDP growth. |
It confirms that the (Fed) was correct in pausing their tightening cycle at last week's meeting. |
It doesn't necessarily point to another increase in rates for the Fed. |
It is our family's prayer that both of these gentlemen will become valuable members of this society.Only time will tell with Cam Hall, but we're hopeful that what he says is real. |
It is unlikely that the region is really an oasis of activity in an otherwise bleak manufacturing landscape. |
It's another straw on the camel's back toward higher rates, ... but it isn't the straw that breaks the camel's back. |
It's really easy to get into a new house; it's really difficult to go back to an apartment. |
It's unclear whether the declines are related to year-end concerns or to a more general softening in manufacturing activity, but they do add evidence to the (Fed's) forecast for slower growth going forward, |
It's unclear whether the declines are related to year-end concerns or to a more general softening in manufacturing activity, but they do add evidence to the (Fed's) forecast for slower growth going forward. |
Labor markets are deteriorating quickly in the wake of the terrorist attacks on September 11, ... The economy was quite weak before the attacks, which have accelerated the pace of layoffs. As layoffs spiral higher, hiring activity has stopped, giving a strong upward push to joblessness. |