This was quite a clever statement. They get economics out of the way and that's pretty accurate.

I think that's an accurate statement. Everyone grew together and I think with that they got to know each other not only as players but as people. The camaraderie as a teammate builds and then you become a strong unit.

Foreigners continued to buy a considerable amount of securities here in the United States.

I think the Fed keeps going as long as GDP growth stays between 3 percent and 4 percent. That would be not too hot to make them go faster or too cold to make them pause,

Treasuries are a safe haven and obviously a place where oil producing countries could place money.

This was a disappointing number relative to expectations and certainly consistent with the idea that consumer spending is going to be a much smaller contributor to economic growth in the fourth quarter.