Concerns over (higher energy prices) feeding into higher wages have so far not materialized, which has dampened the risk of a rise in inflation expectations.
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Related People are focusing on the impact of higher energy prices on the consumer instead of focusing on the... DREW MATUS That's a prime example of where higher energy prices can rein in core [non-energy] inflation. JOHN LONSKI rise in inflationary pressures caused by higher energy prices. ALAN WILLIAMSON These losses may reflect the fact that consumers facing higher energy prices and falling real [infla... JARED BERNSTEIN Higher fuel and energy prices have hit purchasing power, amid a high inflation rate. JEFF ADAMS We're going to have high energy prices, a little bit more inflation. Underlying inflation is going t... DONALD RATAJCZAK Growth, geopolitical risk and potentially higher energy prices point to the possibility of another r... JACK MALVEY Both [the French and the euro-zone data] reflect higher oil prices rather than any rise in underlyin... GWYN HACCHE Higher grain prices increase the risk of higher prices for bread products. GERMAN GREF While the rise in core prices is a bit uncomfortably high, this stand-alone report is not evidence t... SHERRY COOPER The longer you see energy prices at these levels, the more likely it seeps into broader measures of ... BILL DAVISON The strong rise in the prices of energy and industrial metals is hurting inflation expectations and ... GERHARD SCHWARZ The Fed is concerned that higher energy costs may give an adverse impact on growth rather than posin... HIDEHIKO MAEJIMA have been beating the drums about worrying about higher inflation, and so far, other than energy, we... ALFRED KUGEL At its current levels, inflation becomes self-perpetuating because of expectations of higher inflati... JAMES JOWA The problem isn't simply that families are facing higher prices, particularly at the pump. It's also... JARED BERNSTEIN Stocks have been losing steam as a result of higher rates and higher energy prices. We could see a c... CARL BIRKELBACH There was a downward risk presented by the evolution of oil prices and this risk has materialized in... JOAQUIN ALMUNIA Over the past year, core intermediate goods inflation has been nearly 5 percentage points higher tha... BILL DUDLEY A weaker dollar, continued geopolitical concerns, weak government data, and higher oil prices have a... EMANUEL BALARIE Growth like this should be accompanied by rapid growth in jobs and wages, but neither has materializ... PETE STARK consumer spending has not been dented by the hurricane-inspired rise in gasoline prices and fears of... CHRIS RUPKEY A mild winter has allowed the U.S. to avoid much higher energy prices, particularly for natural gas ... MARSHALL VEST I'm concerned that we will get higher inflation expectations, but that in actuality, inflation will ... GARY POLLACK Commodity stocks are moving in line with the prices of raw materials. Higher commodity prices are fe... MASAYUKI ITO Despite significantly higher energy prices which offset more favorable metal prices, we achieved sol... ALAIN BELDA Consumers, with higher energy prices and higher interest rates, are going to have cut back somewhere... ESMAEL ADIBI These inflation effects should fade even if energy prices remain elevated, so long as monetary polic... BEN BERNANKE It stands to reason: Higher wages means higher loyalty and morale, which means higher productivity, ... THOMAS PEREZ This increased housing market activity has clearly led to some recent firming in house prices, and t... HOWARD ARCHER it's somewhat surprising how resilient the economy has been, despite higher energy prices. MARK VITNER Most likely the higher prices will slow growth, ... But there is the growing threat that we get a co... MARK ZANDI Models used to describe and predict inflation commonly distinguish between changes in food and energ... JANET YELLEN We expect the Fed to focus on the risks to higher inflation caused by higher energy prices, supply-c... COLIN LUNDGREN Energy and fuel prices continue to rise, triggering fuel consumption concerns in the United States. DIETER ZETSCHE Energy issues are stronger on higher oil prices. HIDEYUKI SUZUKI Any bets on dollar weakness will be a bet that higher energy prices will divert consumer spending, w... JEFF GLADSTEIN Even though oil futures are flat this morning and have remained around (the) $63 to $64 a barrel lev... ANGUS CAMPBELL We have been fortunate in that the majority of our policyholders have not shifted into higher risk o... DAVID BONDY We had higher oil prices, higher gold prices, higher copper prices and even a higher Dow (Jones inde... ANGUS GEDDES We attribute the movements to renewed interest in the group following a summer of doldrums and highe... BARRY COOPER There remains a lingering risk of higher interest rates should signs of stronger employment and infl... BRIAN REDICAN Strip out higher oil prices, and Europe doesn't have an inflation problem. We're still bullish for t... STUART THOMSON Higher oil prices may be partly passed through to core inflation at least for a time, JANET YELLEN Core prices are at a little higher pace than the Fed is comfortable with, but they're certainly not ... GINA MARTIN If you are anticipating higher inflation and a rise in interest rates, it will slow down demand for ... HENK POTTS English girls' schools today providing the higher education are, so far as my knowledge goes, wo... MARY AUGUSTA WARD September sales were surprisingly resilient in the face of significantly higher gasoline prices. Whi... EMME KOZLOFF Higher energy prices are requiring industry and commerce to examine the costs and efficiency of ener... GORDON BROWN Despite oft-mentioned concerns about higher energy and commodity prices, a lower growth rate for con... DONALD A. NORMAN Since its founding in 1854, Penn State has proven to be a leading institution of higher learning. TIM HOLDEN Most people have an aversion to risk, my college economics professor told me. Which means they have ... MICHAEL ARRINGTON As far as energy prices and core consumer prices, so far it is all smoke and no fire. Rising energy ... CHRIS RUPKEY Treasuries can still fall some more. Some people are worried about the outlook for inflation because... MASATSUGU YAMAMOTO Wage restraint was helping businesses out and now it's not. Have we tipped over the edge? Maybe not,... GREGORY MILLER The bottom line is this bill is likely to bring higher prices and no increase in energy supplies, wh... JOE SPARANO Short-term benefits from a surge in demand and higher selling prices are likely to be offset by high... LISA WRIGHT The hike in pump prices, and electricity and gas tariffs that have also been raised, fed through to ... EUBEN PARACUELLES Oil prices, I think, are something to keep an eye on. So far, they have not influenced the inflation... BILL HORNBARGER I have higher expectations, BRONCO MENDENHALL At a minimum, the Department of Energy needs to clarify the way in which it plans to handle future s... GEORGE ALLEN There's no question it's a positive for prices and it has further tightened the market. There's a ri... BRENDAN HARRIS The increase in the rate is intended to address possible second-round effects on consumer prices com... AMANDO TETANGCO Last year, we came into the season with no expectations. This year, the expectations got higher and ... GARY COBB Yields are the main factor driving flows. The key factor supporting the dollar is expectation of hig... LENA KOMILEVA Probably the most critical impact of higher energy prices is their ability to weaken consumer spendi... GAIL FOSLER In the richest country in the history of the world, this Obama economy has crushed the middle class.... MITT ROMNEY Americans mostly now believe the climate is changing. They believe that humans are causing it, and t... RAMEZ NAAM If the rise in petrol prices in the producer-price data is reflected in the CPI data, there is a ris... JAMES CARRICK The possibility for a non-benign solution to the dispute leaves open the risk for higher prices in t... BARCLAYS CAPITAL With higher gasoline prices putting a dent in consumer spending and underlying inflation looking to ... ANGUS CAMPBELL I think that fears of inflation are overblown, and that when we consider energy prices have pulled b... EDWARD KEON You'd think higher energy would put a lid on stocks, but the market's going up. People seem to be mo... BOB BASEL The pool of available labor is diminishing and worker efficiency is growing more slowly. This adds u... CARL TANNENBAUM Over the past six months, the core PPI is up at about a 0.5 per cent annual rate. There is no indica... DICK GREEN We want customers to see energy efficiency as the best way to take control over their energy costs. ... MICHELLE MUELLER This is the highest inflation rate we've seen in over three years and much higher than 0.3 percent i... EMMANUEL FERRY Following the higher-than-expected headline producer price inflation data for January... (Tuesday's ... HOWARD ARCHER We can clearly see consumer prices starting to rise and investors are going to demand higher yields. MAKOTO YAMASHITA Higher energy prices have taken their toll of hopes for top-line growth. 'Cost-cutting' as a driver ... DAVID BOWERS This is coming in an environment where consumers are being challenged by higher interest rates and e... CARL TANNENBAUM We'd have to convert our hole into a mountain, which would require higher capital costs over the nex... LUKE SERPA But the key here is really going to be guidance. Everyone is looking for signs of the rolling over o... JACK ABLIN Today's higher prices are a function of longer-term supply and demand trends and lost energy product... JAMES MULVA Strong figures on growth and inflation will reinforce expectations of higher Fed rates, supporting t... XINYI LU The market has every excuse in the world to be down right now -- higher oil prices, higher interest ... EDWARD BRETSCHER This, and ongoing concerns over supply are likely to underpin prices, so unless some external event ... WILLIAM ADAMS Those who think that energy prices are headed back into the $30's are dreaming. A $50-$60 trading ra... DAVID KOTOK The dollar is stronger because of higher rates. Look at the bond market: it's been selling off with ... JOE FRANCOMANO [But perhaps the greatest change over years has come in the form of higher expectations.] Parents to... BARBARA LINDSAY This strong performance reflects higher export prices across almost 80 per cent of all minerals and ... BRIAN FISHER Tight labor market, acceleration in wages -- it's a description of an economy that's simmering, but ... DAVID HENSLEY The business integration will help the company reduce the impact which higher crude oil prices have ... LI GUOHONG By means of industry and perseverance you will rise higher and higher. ROBERT SCHUMANN The employment picture remains fairly grim, and that's having a dampening effect on measures of cons... JOE ABATE Since World War II, inflation - the apparently inexorable rise in the prices of goods and services -... BEN BERNANKE The crusade to convince us that global warming can only be dealt with by wealth destruction and high... DAVID HARSANYI The problem is the combined effects of the disruptions from Katrina and Rita, plus the ripple effect... NARIMAN BEHRAVESH If under these circumstances the F.O.M.C. is prepared to keep going, then this means that the commit... EDWARD MCKELVEY Inflation hawks may be eating crow today. Despite their fears of tight labor markets and a strong ec... OSCAR GONZALEZ
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