Dick Berner

Dick Berner
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It confirms that they see what many in the market see, which is no significant sign of inflation, but there are signs that artificially low prices are beginning to recover. Right now the Fed is enjoying the ride and riding on their credibility. There's no reason for them to raise rates and change that.
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The numbers look great but it doesn't seal the fate on having no increase in rates next week. It seems to be there are still some upside risks to inflation pressures.
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It's obviously a very market friendly report. It reduces the chance of the Fed moving in October, but it does not take the Fed completely out of the game.
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It really is a mixed bag right now. There's a school of thought that says the economy has already slowed, and I'm not so sure. And there's another big school of thought that says it hasn't slowed at all, and I'm not so sure about that either.