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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Even though it falls outside of the survey period, it may be that an individual found a job during the survey period and so didn't have to file a claim in the following weeks, ... It tells a story about labor demand and suggests that has improved.
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One of the key reasons payrolls exceeded the consensus was due to a 31K gain in manufacturing jobs, the first gain in 11 months. With more of these high-paying jobs in the mix, average wages were pulled higher.
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They look at many things ... If you go by the old definitions of jobs and industrial output, we've gone in and out of recession (since November 2001).
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The jobless claim level now is consistent with job growth and is a clear indication that labor demand is quite strong.
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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.