John Silvia
John Silvia
tough
I think it's way overdue for this administration to get tough on spending,
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Our bet is that the impact, if there is a lot of damage, will get us $3-per-gallon gas in three weeks.
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I think if you had $70 oil, and the Fed were to continue to raise interest rates to fight inflation, that could cause a problem, ... I think there's a certain breaking point where that the price of energy alone is so high that it changes the psychology of both businesses and consumers. I think $80 would probably break the back.
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I think futures are up because people are looking ahead to today's numbers and seeing that this economy continues to move ahead very nicely, no matter what problems a specific company may be reporting.
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It does create a lot confusion and leads to different sides telling different stories -- not useful for making good public policy for the labor market,
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I think Katrina's put the kibosh on this whole thing. You're going to lose so many jobs. It's going to take time to get this all back up.
jobs lose time
I think Katrina's put the kibosh on this whole thing, ... You're going to lose so many jobs. It's going to take time to get this all back up.
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Manufacturing sector employment is likely to improve in the months ahead. However, employment gains are likely to remain below par.
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Manufacturing output is up, yet employment in the manufacturing sector is down. This result suggests that the firms are producing more in the U.S., but doing it with fewer workers.
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Manufacturing growth has moderated in recent months, as the cycle moderates despite the hype about the new-found recovery.
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I would say the consensus is that the Fed goes to a neutral position on inflation.
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Job gains were clearly below expectations and trend. There may be some bounce back next month in specific sectors. Slower job gains may also reflect the impact of higher oil prices and uncertainty in the spring.
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I suspect that there's a little optimism that the Fed will signal that they are just about done, that they'll change their language from saying 'further policy firming may be' to saying it 'might be' needed.
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It appears as if when consumers are faced with higher gasoline prices, they continue to spend their money,