Mark Zandi
Mark Zandi
Mark Zandi is chief economist of Moody's Analytics, where he directs economic research. He is co-founder of Economy.com, which was acquired by Moody's Analytics in 2005. Prior to founding Economy.com, Zandi was a regional economist at Chase Econometrics...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionEconomist
CountryUnited States of America
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If protectionist sentiment boils over, that could be a precipitating factor for the dollar. In a dollar crash scenario, it puts the Fed in a particularly difficult spot. Do they tighten policy (raise interest rates) to attract global capital or do they loosen it to help support the economy?
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As the memory of the tech bust fades, we seem to be getting better and better job growth.
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The largest source that drove the very strong growth over the last year was this powerful replacement cycle, which is fading, ... The need to replace inventory is over.
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The economy hit a pothole in the fourth quarter. I'm not at all worried about the health of the economy.
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The economy is strong and, if history is a guide, it should suggest inflationary pressures should develop, but they haven't.
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The economy hit a pothole in the fourth quarter.
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the economy has weathered these storms about as gracefully as could be expected.
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Going forward it will be harder for them to maintain their spending - and their living standards.
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The impact is going to be very significant -- it may shave as much as a half-percentage point from economic growth this year.
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The economy hit a pot hole in the fourth quarter. I'm not at all worried about the health of the economy.
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In Florida, people are moving up the coast
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Of the 2.7 million jobs lost since employment's peak, roughly a third have been lost to overseas competition, and most if not all of those jobs are not coming back, ... And that trend is going to continue.
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That's a healthy pickup. The pendulum, which had been fully in favor of employers, is swinging back in favor of employees. Employees are starting to gain traction.
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The consequences are more serious. Right now there is zero margin for error. Nothing can go wrong.