If his reaction to this testimony or this subject is apt to be as emotional as it just was, ... tell him, he should just remain as quiet and passive as possible.

His testimony is apt to be consistent with the notion that the Fed is still in a tightening mode and inflation is rearing its head,

They are coming clean on how meaningless his evasive 2003 testimony was. It's now even clearer than before that the far-right activists who've been turning handsprings in celebration of Roberts's nomination are getting exactly what they wanted: a proven activist opponent of personal freedoms like a woman's right to choose.

Seventy dollars a barrel is a level that has invoked a political reaction.

If you are not prepared to respond with wisdom, you will always react with emotion.

The reaction [to the Fed minutes] was very emotional, and it is still undecided whether 5% is the end. We look at gold and commodities. These are inflation indicators.