Lynn Reaser
Lynn Reaser
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We had expected a snap-back in consumer spending after a decline in May, and that's what these numbers showed, ... Consumers appeared to be optimistic in their spending, despite the stock market and the ongoing corporate frauds and malfeasance.
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These numbers really indicate some pockets of weakness. It suggests manufacturers are having a difficult time in some sectors and it does suggest some areas of slowing within the economy.
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Overall inflation remains quite benign. Companies selling to consumers and businesses have limited pricing power.
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Retailers are biting their nails because of the large decline in consumer confidence. But it remains to be seen whether consumers will vote with their feet.
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Wall Street breathed a collective sigh of relief this week as fears of mounting inflationary pressures and additional rate hikes by the Federal Reserve suddenly evaporated.
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Today was a relief rally; it was an oil-price relief story. Oil prices are still very high, but much more moderate than the worst fears of last week.
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Today was a relief rally; it was an oil-price relief story, ... Oil prices are still very high, but much more moderate than the worst fears of last week.
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Today was a relief rally; it was an oil price relief story,
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We are seeing on one side fewer layoffs, and on the other side we are seeing a pickup in hiring.
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If a company is mute, they (investors) often sell because of the uncertainty. Go back and start looking at fundamentals.
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He is keeping his options open, but he also is suggesting that we may not see a straight-line path for interest rates. I think he is trying to knock down the notion that the Fed could come to a stop and that the story will end there.
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Businesses are regaining confidence to the point where they are now actively hiring new workers.
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He's arguing that the limit may be starting to be reached as foreign investors avoid an over concentration of their portfolios' in dollars, but that the impact would likely not be traumatic.
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We expect the 12th consecutive increase in the target fed funds rate and really no change in the tactics deployed in recent meetings.