Diane Swonk
Diane Swonk
bad indicator people secure whether
very bad indicator on whether or not people feel secure about their jobs.
begin boil concerned cycle fed flames pot time turn
We are at a time in the cycle when you don't need to just turn down the flames on the fire, you have a pot that is already boiling. What the Fed is concerned about is that even as you begin to turn down the flames that pot will still boil over.
abundant broad brought consumers early extremely finally holiday left less means ordered overly promotions retailers seen shelves
Retailers ordered extremely conservatively for the holiday season. The shelves aren't overly abundant with goods, and controlling inventories has finally made it into broad retailers, not just Wal-Mart. That's important because it means a lot of the early promotions we've seen have brought the consumers in, but has left less on the shelves with less selection.
burned careful political slam
(Bush) has got to be even more careful today. He has burned through a lot of political capital. He's got to put someone in who is going to be a slam dunk.
adds economic feels paper people sharing
It adds up on paper to look a lot better than what it feels to people, ... not as many people are sharing in the economic gains.
frankly hitting percent pressures productive start until wage
We're more productive than we were in the 90s and frankly we didn't start hitting wage pressures in the 90s until about a 4-3/4 percent unemployment rate.
fed seen softer stay tone
We have seen a softer tone in their write-ups. I think there is a real sense that the Fed is going to stay on the sidelines.