Nigel Gault
Nigel Gault
episode hikes rate unusual
This is the unusual episode that we've had so many rate hikes in a row.
begun economy economy-and-economics plenty
The economy has begun 2006 with plenty of momentum.
august bigger dragged fourth growth hit impact measured possible quarter september
It is possible that the hurricanes that hit in August and September had a bigger impact on measured GDP growth in the fourth quarter than in the third. ... The hurricanes probably dragged on investment, too.
scholars-and-scholarship start stop unusual
It wouldn't be unusual at all for them to stop and start again.
broader consumer housing looking question slow spending time trigger whether
For a long time we've been looking for consumer spending to slow down, ... It's a question whether this is a trigger for a broader slowdown in consumer spending and the housing market.
above concern few month next push risk sometime
There is a risk that we will push up above 2 percent, not necessarily over the next month but sometime over the next few months. That will be a concern to the Fed.