Anthony Crescenzi
Anthony Crescenzi
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Looking out even further toward the end of the year, investors might grow optimistic about the end-of-year economic situation, as 2004's strong job growth could be seen as raising the prospects for holiday spending, hence giving the economy momentum as it enters 2005,
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Businesses have responded rapidly to the economic climate, showing the dynamic nature of the U.S. economy, and it's very good for the long-term outlook.
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They could have said there's a clear acceleration in economic activity currently under way, but it remains at risk of weakening or reversing, owing to the labor market and other factors. To leave it out completely doesn't make any sense to me -- it's as if they think the market's full of dummies.
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Even if the economy slows, there will still be inflation, ... But there comes a point when the Fed won't pay attention to inflation because of a slowing economy.
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The report is universally strong and is pointing to growth in excess of Greenspan's objectives.
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As alarming as this is -- and the trend is certainly not very favorable -- it's not like it was in the last recession.
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In the context of the PPI released last week, which was much higher than expected, the CPI is a big relief,
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I think we have conditions in place now that could put off the tightening. Unfortunately, there is some inflation embedding itself.
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In the morning, many people thought the Clinton report would hurt the stock market - but it happened yesterday and Wednesday.
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The money channeled from failed industries to small businesses would be taxed at higher rates, and that would be harmful to the economy,
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In a sense the market exhausted itself on the downside yesterday,
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The Fed doesn't want sudden market reactions in response to news that might be difficult; they want to cause as little volatility as possible, ... Greenspan has admitted to sending signals in the past -- it's the way they operate.
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The comments don't hint either way really. People were just hoping for a signal about the rate move, and he rarely provides that.
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It will reinforce what's happened recently in the debt markets, (the idea) that there's been a sharp underperformance in high-risk assets,