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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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 hit a pothole in the fourth quarter.
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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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The economy is going to be hit hard by Katrina, and it is going to be hardest on consumers who are already stretched thin. With the surge in gasoline and home heating oil prices, consumers will have a difficult choice to make between filling their gas tank or spending on other things.
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I thought oil would have been a concern since it hit $40 but the economy has digested it well,
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It is time to move on. House prices won't rise and the economy won't fully engage until more distressed properties are resolved and put back into ordinary use.
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Once skittish businesses are turning into confident businesses that are willing and able to hire. I think the job market will improve further in the course of the coming year.
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If illegal immigration came to a standstill, it would disrupt the economy. It would lead to higher prices for many goods and services, and some things literally would not get done. It would be a major adjustment for our economy, for sure.
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The impact on pricing is starting to fade.
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And you know at these kind of prices, there's lots of money to be made. So I'm sure they're gonna work triple overtime to get their facilities up and running again.
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The Fed is growing more uncomfortable about inflation, ... This is a more hawkish statement and signals that more tightening is on the way.
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I think the most likely scenario is that housing euphoria slowly deflates but doesn't burst.
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All these statistics reflect the full force of the hurricanes on the broader economy and we will probably have another month of ugly statistics.
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The job market is getting tight enough that employees will regain some negotiating power and some modest improvement in wage growth next year.