Parry's comments hint that the Fed still views the neutral level of the federal-funds rate to be approximately two percentage points above the inflation rate,
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Related Despite all the rate hikes, the (Federal Reserve's) overnight lending rate is still less than inflat... JAMES TURK At the margin they reinforced our growing sense that Fed tightening might stop before the federal fu... ED MCKELVEY Fed officials' comments point to the risk of faster inflation. We expect three or four more rate hik... JUN KITAZAWA There is no operating manual that says what a neutral fed funds rate is, but the Fed knows that it's... MARK VITNER Yes, Greenspan does admit the obvious, that the real federal funds rate has risen considerably, but ... ANTHONY CHAN Olson's comments reaffirmed our views on the Fed's stance for further interest-rate hikes. The Fed's... MASAKI FUKUI The inflation rate keeps moving downward. That gives the central bank room to cut the reference rate... BERTRAND DELGADO The market is still expecting two more rate rises from the Federal Reserve, which will keep improvin... FUMIHIKO KAWANO That low inflation rate leaves the Fed plenty of latitude to remain on hold, and reinforces our expe... MAURY HARRIS If you look back to 1994 when the Fed was hiking rates continuously, after every rate hike the Fed a... HARVINDER KALIRAI The central predictions of the quantity theory are that, in the long run, money growth should be neu... ROBERT LUCAS, JR. The minutes didn't change the outlook for the interest rate moves priced into the market. The Fed is... MICHAEL DARDA The short-term interest-rate level at 4.25 on fed funds provides mortgage rates which definitely won... KIT JUCKES It gives the Federal Reserve more leeway to cut rates. But I don't believe that a BOJ rate cut means... JOHN LONSKI It gives the Federal Reserve more leeway to cut rates, ... But I don't believe that a BOJ rate cut m... JOHN LONSKI This is not something that Fed officials want to see, and there may be a serious discussion within t... JEFF THREDGOLD He's telling you the Fed's probably got more room to continue to hike, but inflation is not going to... JAMES CARON Today's inflation figures will reinforce the belief that the Fed only has one or two more interest-r... PAUL ASHWORTH That's a very healthy return. If you can make one or two percentage points above [inflation] and sti... AMY CUTTS A lot of the gains are due to the earnings story. I think the market can deal with one or two more i... BARRY HYMAN Any additional rate increases would need to be precipitated by higher inflation or above-trend growt... AMITABH ARORA The question is: Will we get to a 4.25 percent fed funds rate in December?. If we do, then two-year ... ERIC HILLER I like to open for a band as it brings on sort of a challenge and it makes things more interesting. ... KELLY JONES My take is that the Fed will continue to raise overnight rates until it feels it has moved from a st... SHERRY COOPER The answer to how much higher the federal funds rate needs to go depends on how economic conditions ... SANDRA PIANALTO The economic data points to the Fed stopping (rate hikes) sooner rather than later, and that's encou... JACK CAFFREY Simply because the Fed is maintaining an accommodative monetary policy position doesn't mean they ke... MIKE RYAN The two men had a conversation. Brief, cryptic, to the point. As though they had exchanged numbers a... ARUNDHATI ROY The inflation scenario is positive all around, and I don't see any signs of it worsening in the near... ADAUTO LIMA There's probably not enough indication that the Fed is ready to end (rate increases) to help the sto... BENJAMIN PACE As the market now feels that any interest rate hikes in the US will come to an end with the Federal ... KAZUYUKI KATO It's a neutral to a decent number. I don't think this number adds to the argument that the Fed is st... RICHARD FRANULOVICH I would be uncomfortable raising the federal funds rate if readings on wage growth, core consumer pr... JANET YELLEN Here was one with an air of high nobility such as Aragorn at times revealed, less high perhaps, yet ... J.R.R. TOLKIEN Be kind. We never know what people are going through. Give grace and mercy because one day your circ... GERMANY KENT On balance, the steady increase in payrolls in conjunction with yesterday's comments by [Fed] Chairm... CHARMAINE BUSKAS Under a cold turkey strategy, at each policy meeting the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) would ... BEN BERNANKE Bond prices rose because the market was excited at the idea that the number of further rate hikes ne... CARY LEAHEY Even if the loan adjusts upward next year, the amount ARMs are allowed to rise is typically capped a... FRANK NOTHAFT The world assumes the Fed will raise the rates by a quarter percentage point, that's a non-event. It... JACK ABLIN There are a lot of crosscurrents now, but falling yields might indicate that demand for credit is sl... PAUL KASRIEL I think, with inflation still rising, the central bank will have to increase the rate again. FAUZI ICHSAN This is a very weak number and well below what everyone expected. It's not the kind of report the Fe... STUART HOFFMAN The Fed will probably slow the pace of interest-rate hikes after October. Should the reports signal ... TETSU AIKAWA The data should tend to encourage views that the Fed is correct and that inflation looks to be conta... ALAN RUSKIN If nothing else, a flat-to-inverted Treasury yield curve is the financial market's way of telling po... JOHN LONSKI I think everybody is waiting for the employment data. If unemployment is still dropping when we've j... ED PETERS The future path of the federal funds rate is necessarily uncertain because economic activity and inf... JANET YELLEN His comments fit with the basic idea of a pause at a 5% or perhaps 5.25% funds rate - more likely th... ALAN RUSKIN I think the folks at the Fed would like to raise the federal funds rate as high as they can short of... ED YARDENI Not only is the economy slowing but it is a reminder that inflation risks diminish as the economy sl... PAUL CHRISTOPHER No one should interpret the remarks as being a prelude for the Federal Reserve raising the Fed funds... WAYNE ANGELL We primarily see dollar strength because we're expecting one to two more rate hikes from the Fed. Al... KATHY LIEN It (the jobless rate) is probably at or slightly below the level the Fed is thinking is full employm... ELISABETH DENISON The unfortunate thing is that, sometimes, we slip, but, fortunately, consciously or unconsciously, w... ERNEST AGYEMANG YEBOAH The services-oriented sector of the economy is still looking fairly robust, averaging a 3.9 percent ... CLAUDIO PIRON The $8.2 billion surplus would provide approximately 35 cents in property tax rate cuts for Texans f... BROOKE ROLLINS He grunted. 'You have the courage of a warrior.' I watched him turn away and gather the clothes... ALISON GOODMAN I think (Fed Chairman) Alan Greenspan has made it all but official, we'll get another rate cut in Ju... WAYNE AYERS It probably doesn't mean we don't see another rate increase, but it suggests that the Fed is not beh... GARY THAYER This time, we're starting with an inflation rate that's too low and heading lower, ... What that mea... LYLE GRAMLEY I think the Fed is going to raise interest rates over the rest of this year. I think it will go up a... FRANKLIN RAINES God has the capacity to look at the world through two lenses. When God looks at a painful or wicked ... JOHN PIPER If anyone was still expecting a Fed rate cut before, they're certainly going to throw that out the w... COREY REDFIELD [The economic recovery] sure looks to be here, but once [Fed officials] recognize that fact, rates, ... JOEL NAROFF When you are growing at a rapid rate, there is bound to be some inflation. I think a 5% rate of infl... ADI GODREJ The market has believed that next year the Fed will ease down while the ECB amps up its rate hike cy... GREG SALVAGGIO Kindness is universal. Sometimes being kind allows others to see the goodness in humanity through yo... GERMANY KENT The ECB probably won't do very much, maybe one or two rate hikes, and if the Fed keeps tightening th... BESA DEDA They flooded liquidity in the marketplace but the mortgage rate is based much more on expectations o... FRANKLIN RAINES Those who expect further rate hikes can note that the real Fed Funds rate has yet to reach at least ... ASHRAF LAIDI The bank cannot disregard the exchange rate because the exchange rate can exercise considerable infl... XOLILE GUMA Economists are expecting a gradual slowdown in economic growth paired with a slowdown in inflation. ... JACK ABLIN The market is still concerned about the interest rate and whether the Fed is on a possible pause. IAN STANNARD While the US Fed appears to have shortened its commitment to rate hikes by deleting the word 'measur... KAZUHIRO NISHINA She said 'Over my dead body!' so I took her at her word. DIANA WYNNE JONES The end of the world is a strange concept. The world is always ending, and the end is always being a... NEIL GAIMAN What is the Other?" they ask. The Other is the one who taught me whatI should be like, but not ... PAULO COELHO The market is closely watching if there are any other comments on the US economy or interest rate hi... MASAMICHI KOIKE Few people thought that he would be that explicit. We're getting closer to the end of the Fed intere... FREDERIC DICKSON Look, my friends!' he called. 'Here's a pretty hobbit-skin to wrap an elven princeling in! If it wer... J.R.R. TOLKIEN You have 23 million wireless customers. The actual complaint rate is a fraction of a thousandth of a... JAY ZIEGLER It is a disappointment right now. Nobody expected them to change the rate but they were hoping that ... BARRY BERMAN For the Fed, continuing 25-basis-point rate hikes seem to be the best bet. ELISABETH DENISON We're back to expecting a rate cut on December 11. Meyer changed people's thinking by essentially sa... CHRIS RUPKEY Hail to you gods, on that day of the great reckoning. Behold me, I have come to you, without sin, wi... THE BOOK OF THE DEAD When a man takes one step toward God, God takes more steps toward that man than there are sands in t... THE WORK OF THE CHARIOT I expect two interest-rate increases of 25 basis points each this year. ANTON BOERNER Kentucky was one of 18 states plus the District of Columbia that reported an unemployment rate above... CARLOS CRACRAFT This level of inflation, combined with falling unemployment and rising capacity utilization, is a re... DREW MATUS Mizuno's comments seem to be a message to the bond market that it should not be surprised by a rate ... TAKUJI AIDA The March 2006 unemployment rate of 6 percent was the lowest rate recorded for Kentucky in 10 months... CARLOS CRACRAFT Be the best of you. Don’t do what society, your surroundings, or circumstances expect you to do. D... DR ANIL KUMAR SINHA Chairman Greenspan's comments went further than previous Fed commentary on recognizing the degree of... WAYNE ANGELL He's been very clear. The Fed may take a pause for a month or two, but that doesn't mean it's the en... ART HOGAN Friendship is a double-edged sword one side it can be great and true but the other side it spells be... GARY F EVANS... The Fed is likely to make no change in its rate policy because it still see risks in the economic ou... RICHARD RIPPE The market is speculating that the Fed may keep going. The interest rate in Canada right now lags be... STEVE BUTLER I do not expect core inflation to rise much above these levels. But were it to do so, this would sea... PAUL ASHWORTH How can you see and sue something invisible? TOBA BETA
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TONY BLAIR One reason so few of us achieve what we truly want is that we never direct our focus; we never conce... TONY ROBBINS I'm a minor player in my own life story. TONY WILSON The desire for self-improvement is vital. There is no point in pushing children; they need to be the... TONY BUZAN For small business people, less paperwork means higher profits, boosted sales and more time with the... TONY ABBOTT I went to parochial grammar school, and I give thanks to the Catholic training because of course, th... TONY ORLANDO Every one of our greatest national treasures, our liberty, enterprise, vitality, wealth, military po... TONY SNOW The purpose of terrorism lies not just in the violent act itself. It is in producing terror. It sets... TONY BLAIR If you think Independence Day is America's defining holiday, think again. Thanksgiving deserves ... TONY SNOW If recycling is the future, then we must focus our efforts on mitigating negative impacts to our com... TONY CARDENAS Honestly, the best skater that I've seen who raps is Tyler, The Creator. He really can skate... ... TONY HAWK When you break your pelvis, you can't do a whole lot. It took me about six weeks to be able to g... TONY HAWK You just have to adapt, and you have to realize where people are going to actually play their games.... TONY HAWK I jumped between two seven-story buildings in Los Angeles, launching from one rooftop to the other w... TONY HAWK I love the fact that there is now a skate park in almost every city, but it will always have a rebel... TONY HAWK If I can stand up when I'm 80, I'll be happy to cruise around on a skateboard. If I feel lik... TONY HAWK Don't be afraid of girls. That is my big regret. Knowing what I know about girls, I should have ... TONY HAWK I changed high schools three times because my parents moved. I had one friend my freshman year named... TONY HAWK My youngest son's pre-school class was recently asked what their dads do for work. The responses... TONY HAWK I love snowboarding, but I would never want to do it competitively or at a professional level. Snowb... TONY HAWK I wanted to promote skateboarding as much as possible through different media. TONY HAWK The pro skaters I know are responsible members of society. Many of them are fathers, homeowners, wor... TONY HAWK I believe that people should take pride in what they do, even if it is scorned or misunderstood by t... TONY HAWK I was skating with friends in my neighborhood, and then eventually I was invited to go to the skate ... TONY HAWK If you look at the success of snowboarding in the Winter Games and how that's brought a more you... TONY HAWK Technology has allowed me to reach my fans directly. Social media: it has been a complete revolution... TONY HAWK I was nerdy and really into computers. I was a good student until my senior year, when I started tra... TONY HAWK I won't quit skating until I am physically unable. TONY HAWK