David Jones
David Jones
Twentieth-century British Modernist poet and painter who is best remembered for his long poem "The Anathemata." His other works include "In Parenthesis" and "Cara Wallia Derelicta."
ProfessionPoet
Date of Birth1 November 1895
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Clearly, the Fed is in the midst of a series of easing steps and is prepared to ease further if necessary to counter unstable financial market conditions or slower growth.
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Greenspan is going to have as much influence as anybody has ever had on this critically important decision, ... Politics of Money: The Fed Under Alan Greenspan.
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I think there will be one more quarter-point hike and then the Fed will go on hold for the rest of the year.
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Nothing in these numbers would change the outlook for Fed policy, which is to tighten credit and to try to encourage market conditions that would slow growth to a more sustainable pace this year. The report leaves the Fed on track for a quarter-point hike in February, but there isn't the kind of urgency to warrant a 50 basis point hike.
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That's significant. It's something the Fed will be watching closely to see if that pipeline will spill over into finished goods prices.
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The Fed chairmanship is not the kind of job where you want to surprise everyone with your choice of a total unknown. You don't want to surprise Wall Street.
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These numbers suggest the Fed is not done tightening for this cycle, if not in August, then later in the year,
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It is understandable that a new Fed chairman would want to prove his inflation-fighting mettle right away, but I think there is a danger that housing is more vulnerable than people realize.
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I don't know if it will improve at all. The great number of people will just need a counseling session, get a certificate and file bankruptcy.
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Last summer, there was a meeting of the elders of the tribe at Marty Epstein's house. We were told the theater was in financial trouble and needed new energy and new money.
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I do not think he (Greenspan) has made up his mind. He may wait until the very last minute before he tips his hand.
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The catalyst for this was the sharp rise in the U.S. Producer Price Index, with the 1.9 percent jump in September coming in at more than analysts were expecting, and fueling fears of increased inflation creeping back into the U.S. economy,
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The simple fact is this: a lot of global investors have been making big bets on equities around the world. Now they're pulling back, ... They're worrying about a riskier world, particularly about difficulties in Asia.
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The first half we played decent zone defense. But we had too many turnovers that led to too many easy points for them. Hollidaysburg managed to switch defenses on us and got us confused. Their pressure gave us some problems and we have to be able to make those adjustments.