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EMME KOZLOFF I see more interest rate hikes and this will dampen domestic consumption. Also, the coming 50 percen...
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I would be uncomfortable raising the federal funds rate if readings on wage growth, core consumer pr...
JANET YELLEN Olson's comments reaffirmed our views on the Fed's stance for further interest-rate hikes. The Fed's...
MASAKI FUKUI Overseas investors appear to be on hold on concerns about further US interest rate hikes.
HIDEO MIZUTANI Despite oft-mentioned concerns about higher energy and commodity prices, a lower growth rate for con...
DONALD A. NORMAN We still expect economic activity to slow over the next several quarters as consumer spending slows ...
STEVEN WOOD Producer prices seem to be rising at a slower rate than consumer prices and that is looking good for...
JOHN BEERLING Strong figures will boost expectations of higher growth in consumer spending in the U.S.. That will ...
YUJI SAITO Given the demographics of the targeted Pier 1 consumer, we believe higher gas prices could limit spe...
ALAN RIFKIN We're going to have high energy prices, a little bit more inflation. Underlying inflation is going t...
DONALD RATAJCZAK The strong Canadian dollar does not seem to be an impediment to further rate hikes ... at least not ...
DOUG PORTER You'd think higher energy would put a lid on stocks, but the market's going up. People seem to be mo...
BOB BASEL With household finances already under considerable stress, one has to wonder if another round of rat...
BERNARD BAUMOHL Higher fuel and energy prices have hit purchasing power, amid a high inflation rate.
JEFF ADAMS Both [the French and the euro-zone data] reflect higher oil prices rather than any rise in underlyin...
GWYN HACCHE Bond prices rose because the market was excited at the idea that the number of further rate hikes ne...
CARY LEAHEY People are focusing on the impact of higher energy prices on the consumer instead of focusing on the...
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A further rise [in fuel prices] could cut materially into private spending and thus damp the rate of...
ALAN GREENSPAN We will see a change in the drivers of economic growth with capital spending taking a lead. There is...
CARL RICCADONNA Core prices are at a little higher pace than the Fed is comfortable with, but they're certainly not ...
GINA MARTIN Unless the outcome contains a major negative surprise, the underlying firm tone of the dollar is exp...
TAKASHI KUDO Probably the most critical impact of higher energy prices is their ability to weaken consumer spendi...
GAIL FOSLER The Fed will probably slow the pace of interest-rate hikes after October. Should the reports signal ...
TETSU AIKAWA Americans are still worried about rising interest rates and high gasoline prices. That, along with t...
TERRY JONES Today's inflation figures will reinforce the belief that the Fed only has one or two more interest-r...
PAUL ASHWORTH Some evidence has emerged that inflation is starting to pick up, and there's concern that the Fed's ...
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It appears that the threshold has been reached where consumers are feeling the pinch of higher gas p...
RON PAUL For two years, we've seen this tremendous increase in prices, yet the core inflation rate has stayed...
ED YARDENI The manufacturing sector's acute underlying weaknesses reinforce our view that we will need further ...
DAVID KERN (Confidence) was very surprising. I guess people are tolerating the gasoline prices -- the gasoline ...
DAVID LASTER The increase in the rate is intended to address possible second-round effects on consumer prices com...
AMANDO TETANGCO We're looking at companies which are taking advantage of high energy prices, and we've been buying e...
MARKUS STEINBEIS The hike in pump prices, and electricity and gas tariffs that have also been raised, fed through to ...
EUBEN PARACUELLES The peak of the interest rate cycle may be much higher than expected. Continued inflation in the US ...
LOUIS WONG This level of inflation, combined with falling unemployment and rising capacity utilization, is a re...
DREW MATUS Despite all the rate hikes, the (Federal Reserve's) overnight lending rate is still less than inflat...
JAMES TURK The things that helped support the dollar over the last 18 months or so, such as the Fed interest ra...
BRIAN ROSE Gasoline prices have begun their seasonal move higher. Increased prices can be attributed to tighter...
KRIS LATHAN But I think the underlying trend in terms of consumer spending and overall economic spending is actu...
CHARLES LIEBERMAN Any bets on dollar weakness will be a bet that higher energy prices will divert consumer spending, w...
JEFF GLADSTEIN For the Fed, continuing 25-basis-point rate hikes seem to be the best bet.
ELISABETH DENISON Healthy economic fundamentals, expectations of further rate hikes and high commodity prices could fa...
ASMARA JAMALEH The employment picture remains fairly grim, and that's having a dampening effect on measures of cons...
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High gas prices are eating away at consumer's disposal income and could lead to a further econom...
MAJOR OWENS The evidence of marked improvement in the manufacturing sector further guarantees there will be no i...
HOWARD ARCHER These losses may reflect the fact that consumers facing higher energy prices and falling real [infla...
JARED BERNSTEIN Pretty healthy retail sales growth in November reinforces belief that consumer spending is picking u...
HOWARD ARCHER Clearly, high gasoline prices took quite a toll on the typical consumer.
DAVID HUETHER Cars seem to be pivotal in keeping the wheels of consumer spending turning and certainly this quarte...
CHRIS RUPKEY Strong figures will certainly re-ignite expectations of further Fed rate hikes.
TORU UMEMOTO Those who expect further rate hikes can note that the real Fed Funds rate has yet to reach at least ...
ASHRAF LAIDI The manufacturing sector's acute underlying weaknesses highlight the need for further interest rate ...
DAVID KERN Ultimately, it will be higher prices for the consumer.
CHARLES O. HOLLIDAY Gasoline prices have begun their seasonal move higher.
KRIS LATHAN Higher inflation will mean weaker consumer demand and that will keep core inflation under control.
JACQUES CAILLOUX We believe that consumer spending is going to bear the brunt of higher energy prices that we have se...
JOSHUA SHAPIRO People are increasingly concerned, given what Wal-Mart said, that higher gas prices are going to hur...
ALAN RIFKIN On balance, the macro outlook continues to point to further rate hikes by the Fed.
CHARMAINE BUSKAS Oil continues to dominate trade, with crude at or near the highs. Worries remain about how high pric...
JOE SUNDERMAN The expectation is that (gasoline) prices will be higher (in May-June) than they were a year ago, bu...
JANET RAY Rate hikes don't have to mean the death knell for tech spending. Fundamentals are still strong.
DAVID JOY![]()
Higher oil prices may be partly passed through to core inflation at least for a time,
JANET YELLEN Consumers, with higher energy prices and higher interest rates, are going to have cut back somewhere...
ESMAEL ADIBI Our business is more impacted by consumer confidence than even a little spike in the interest rates ...
FAROOQ KATHWARI It (consumer sentiment) was a little higher than expected, but the stock market has come back, gasol...
MARK VITNER Inflation is the wild card for 2006, with rising oil prices, an increase in commodity prices, slow p...
JOSEPH SENECA With higher auto prices helping to offset the usual price discounting seen in other categories like ...
CARL GOMEZ With debt servicing ratios at record highs, house prices likely to remain soft and petrol prices str...
BILL EVANS Oil prices are increasing and (US) consumer spending is strong.
JOSEPH YAM Rising fuel prices will keep a lid on consumer spending for some time, slowing economic growth. The ...
SHANE OLIVER If crude oil prices hit $60 a barrel, that's going to stir up old fears of higher energy prices and ...
ANDRE BAKHOS Gas prices are going to keep rising and that's going to have a negative impact on consumer spending ...
BEN HALLIBURTON While the decline in inflation can certainly accommodate a rate cut, we believe the bank will defer ...
CHANNA AMARATUNGA Despite low unemployment, wage growth remains contained. With job gains slowing, the risks from wage...
BILL EVANS Consumer spending is likely to ease off slightly as some saturation starts to set in, real income gr...
DENNIS DYKES It's ludicrous that a card with a lower interest rate can cost more than one with a higher rate.
MARTIN COLES This summer's hurricanes served as a trigger point to start slightly slower economic growth. Higher ...
ED SULLIVAN Fed officials' comments point to the risk of faster inflation. We expect three or four more rate hik...
JUN KITAZAWA Investors are looking for a sign as to when rate hikes are going to stop.
ANDRE BAKHOS Gasoline inventories are expected to decline going into March, which may lead to a further rise in o...
HIROYUKI KIKUKAWA The near-term momentum is clearly favorable to the dollar. Two further rate hikes are a pretty sure ...
HANS GOETTI Any additional rate increases would need to be precipitated by higher inflation or above-trend growt...
AMITABH ARORA Spain's strong consumer spending is backed not only by job creation but also by a significant rise i...
CARMEN NUZZO Given all the other spending we're having to do for homeland defense and the military, my suspicion ...
PAUL KASRIEL Crude today is pushed up by gasoline. Gasoline prices in New York are higher as we approach the driv...
KOJI SUZUKI Few people thought that he would be that explicit. We're getting closer to the end of the Fed intere...
FREDERIC DICKSON We have a very cautious consumer in an environment with rising prices for (things like) gasoline and...
AFTAB DADA While there are concerns about the slowdown in the U.S. economy, what's keeping investors optimistic...
KOICHI SEKI People are really just focusing on oil prices and using models to figure out what the impact will be...
AZIZ MCMAHON Somewhat slower (economic) growth, higher interest rates and volatile gas prices all add up to auto ...
MARK FIELDS Strong consumer interest in higher-priced athletic shoes is leading to slackening interest in Timber...
JOHN SHANLEY Interest-rate sensitive stocks are doing a bit better today because the core consumer price index da...
JAMES SO When you adjust it for inflation, a year ago we were looking at gasoline prices that were cheaper th...
DANIEL YERGIN The reality is that business and investment spending are the true leading indicators of the economy ...
MARK SKOUSEN Gasoline prices are still eating in the consumers' wallet, and fuel costs are now in the price of pr...
PHIL RIST This is the highest inflation rate we've seen in over three years and much higher than 0.3 percent i...
EMMANUEL FERRY Fed officials are sounding hawkish. They're signaling further rate hikes and that's making investors...
TETSU AIKAWA
HASITHA PREMARATNE consumer spending has not been dented by the hurricane-inspired rise in gasoline prices and fears of...
CHRIS RUPKEY September sales were surprisingly resilient in the face of significantly higher gasoline prices. Whi...
EMME KOZLOFF I see more interest rate hikes and this will dampen domestic consumption. Also, the coming 50 percen...
IRENE CHEUNG
I would be uncomfortable raising the federal funds rate if readings on wage growth, core consumer pr... JANET YELLEN Olson's comments reaffirmed our views on the Fed's stance for further interest-rate hikes. The Fed's...
MASAKI FUKUI Overseas investors appear to be on hold on concerns about further US interest rate hikes.
HIDEO MIZUTANI Despite oft-mentioned concerns about higher energy and commodity prices, a lower growth rate for con...
DONALD A. NORMAN We still expect economic activity to slow over the next several quarters as consumer spending slows ...
STEVEN WOOD Producer prices seem to be rising at a slower rate than consumer prices and that is looking good for...
JOHN BEERLING Strong figures will boost expectations of higher growth in consumer spending in the U.S.. That will ...
YUJI SAITO Given the demographics of the targeted Pier 1 consumer, we believe higher gas prices could limit spe...
ALAN RIFKIN We're going to have high energy prices, a little bit more inflation. Underlying inflation is going t...
DONALD RATAJCZAK The strong Canadian dollar does not seem to be an impediment to further rate hikes ... at least not ...
DOUG PORTER You'd think higher energy would put a lid on stocks, but the market's going up. People seem to be mo...
BOB BASEL With household finances already under considerable stress, one has to wonder if another round of rat...
BERNARD BAUMOHL Higher fuel and energy prices have hit purchasing power, amid a high inflation rate.
JEFF ADAMS Both [the French and the euro-zone data] reflect higher oil prices rather than any rise in underlyin...
GWYN HACCHE Bond prices rose because the market was excited at the idea that the number of further rate hikes ne...
CARY LEAHEY People are focusing on the impact of higher energy prices on the consumer instead of focusing on the...
DREW MATUS
A further rise [in fuel prices] could cut materially into private spending and thus damp the rate of... ALAN GREENSPAN We will see a change in the drivers of economic growth with capital spending taking a lead. There is...
CARL RICCADONNA Core prices are at a little higher pace than the Fed is comfortable with, but they're certainly not ...
GINA MARTIN Unless the outcome contains a major negative surprise, the underlying firm tone of the dollar is exp...
TAKASHI KUDO Probably the most critical impact of higher energy prices is their ability to weaken consumer spendi...
GAIL FOSLER The Fed will probably slow the pace of interest-rate hikes after October. Should the reports signal ...
TETSU AIKAWA Americans are still worried about rising interest rates and high gasoline prices. That, along with t...
TERRY JONES Today's inflation figures will reinforce the belief that the Fed only has one or two more interest-r...
PAUL ASHWORTH Some evidence has emerged that inflation is starting to pick up, and there's concern that the Fed's ...
DOUG PORTER
It appears that the threshold has been reached where consumers are feeling the pinch of higher gas p... RON PAUL For two years, we've seen this tremendous increase in prices, yet the core inflation rate has stayed...
ED YARDENI The manufacturing sector's acute underlying weaknesses reinforce our view that we will need further ...
DAVID KERN (Confidence) was very surprising. I guess people are tolerating the gasoline prices -- the gasoline ...
DAVID LASTER The increase in the rate is intended to address possible second-round effects on consumer prices com...
AMANDO TETANGCO We're looking at companies which are taking advantage of high energy prices, and we've been buying e...
MARKUS STEINBEIS The hike in pump prices, and electricity and gas tariffs that have also been raised, fed through to ...
EUBEN PARACUELLES The peak of the interest rate cycle may be much higher than expected. Continued inflation in the US ...
LOUIS WONG This level of inflation, combined with falling unemployment and rising capacity utilization, is a re...
DREW MATUS Despite all the rate hikes, the (Federal Reserve's) overnight lending rate is still less than inflat...
JAMES TURK The things that helped support the dollar over the last 18 months or so, such as the Fed interest ra...
BRIAN ROSE Gasoline prices have begun their seasonal move higher. Increased prices can be attributed to tighter...
KRIS LATHAN But I think the underlying trend in terms of consumer spending and overall economic spending is actu...
CHARLES LIEBERMAN Any bets on dollar weakness will be a bet that higher energy prices will divert consumer spending, w...
JEFF GLADSTEIN For the Fed, continuing 25-basis-point rate hikes seem to be the best bet.
ELISABETH DENISON Healthy economic fundamentals, expectations of further rate hikes and high commodity prices could fa...
ASMARA JAMALEH The employment picture remains fairly grim, and that's having a dampening effect on measures of cons...
JOE ABATE
High gas prices are eating away at consumer's disposal income and could lead to a further econom... MAJOR OWENS The evidence of marked improvement in the manufacturing sector further guarantees there will be no i...
HOWARD ARCHER These losses may reflect the fact that consumers facing higher energy prices and falling real [infla...
JARED BERNSTEIN Pretty healthy retail sales growth in November reinforces belief that consumer spending is picking u...
HOWARD ARCHER Clearly, high gasoline prices took quite a toll on the typical consumer.
DAVID HUETHER Cars seem to be pivotal in keeping the wheels of consumer spending turning and certainly this quarte...
CHRIS RUPKEY Strong figures will certainly re-ignite expectations of further Fed rate hikes.
TORU UMEMOTO Those who expect further rate hikes can note that the real Fed Funds rate has yet to reach at least ...
ASHRAF LAIDI The manufacturing sector's acute underlying weaknesses highlight the need for further interest rate ...
DAVID KERN Ultimately, it will be higher prices for the consumer.
CHARLES O. HOLLIDAY Gasoline prices have begun their seasonal move higher.
KRIS LATHAN Higher inflation will mean weaker consumer demand and that will keep core inflation under control.
JACQUES CAILLOUX We believe that consumer spending is going to bear the brunt of higher energy prices that we have se...
JOSHUA SHAPIRO People are increasingly concerned, given what Wal-Mart said, that higher gas prices are going to hur...
ALAN RIFKIN On balance, the macro outlook continues to point to further rate hikes by the Fed.
CHARMAINE BUSKAS Oil continues to dominate trade, with crude at or near the highs. Worries remain about how high pric...
JOE SUNDERMAN The expectation is that (gasoline) prices will be higher (in May-June) than they were a year ago, bu...
JANET RAY Rate hikes don't have to mean the death knell for tech spending. Fundamentals are still strong.
DAVID JOY
Higher oil prices may be partly passed through to core inflation at least for a time, JANET YELLEN Consumers, with higher energy prices and higher interest rates, are going to have cut back somewhere...
ESMAEL ADIBI Our business is more impacted by consumer confidence than even a little spike in the interest rates ...
FAROOQ KATHWARI It (consumer sentiment) was a little higher than expected, but the stock market has come back, gasol...
MARK VITNER Inflation is the wild card for 2006, with rising oil prices, an increase in commodity prices, slow p...
JOSEPH SENECA With higher auto prices helping to offset the usual price discounting seen in other categories like ...
CARL GOMEZ With debt servicing ratios at record highs, house prices likely to remain soft and petrol prices str...
BILL EVANS Oil prices are increasing and (US) consumer spending is strong.
JOSEPH YAM Rising fuel prices will keep a lid on consumer spending for some time, slowing economic growth. The ...
SHANE OLIVER If crude oil prices hit $60 a barrel, that's going to stir up old fears of higher energy prices and ...
ANDRE BAKHOS Gas prices are going to keep rising and that's going to have a negative impact on consumer spending ...
BEN HALLIBURTON While the decline in inflation can certainly accommodate a rate cut, we believe the bank will defer ...
CHANNA AMARATUNGA Despite low unemployment, wage growth remains contained. With job gains slowing, the risks from wage...
BILL EVANS Consumer spending is likely to ease off slightly as some saturation starts to set in, real income gr...
DENNIS DYKES It's ludicrous that a card with a lower interest rate can cost more than one with a higher rate.
MARTIN COLES This summer's hurricanes served as a trigger point to start slightly slower economic growth. Higher ...
ED SULLIVAN Fed officials' comments point to the risk of faster inflation. We expect three or four more rate hik...
JUN KITAZAWA Investors are looking for a sign as to when rate hikes are going to stop.
ANDRE BAKHOS Gasoline inventories are expected to decline going into March, which may lead to a further rise in o...
HIROYUKI KIKUKAWA The near-term momentum is clearly favorable to the dollar. Two further rate hikes are a pretty sure ...
HANS GOETTI Any additional rate increases would need to be precipitated by higher inflation or above-trend growt...
AMITABH ARORA Spain's strong consumer spending is backed not only by job creation but also by a significant rise i...
CARMEN NUZZO Given all the other spending we're having to do for homeland defense and the military, my suspicion ...
PAUL KASRIEL Crude today is pushed up by gasoline. Gasoline prices in New York are higher as we approach the driv...
KOJI SUZUKI Few people thought that he would be that explicit. We're getting closer to the end of the Fed intere...
FREDERIC DICKSON We have a very cautious consumer in an environment with rising prices for (things like) gasoline and...
AFTAB DADA While there are concerns about the slowdown in the U.S. economy, what's keeping investors optimistic...
KOICHI SEKI People are really just focusing on oil prices and using models to figure out what the impact will be...
AZIZ MCMAHON Somewhat slower (economic) growth, higher interest rates and volatile gas prices all add up to auto ...
MARK FIELDS Strong consumer interest in higher-priced athletic shoes is leading to slackening interest in Timber...
JOHN SHANLEY Interest-rate sensitive stocks are doing a bit better today because the core consumer price index da...
JAMES SO When you adjust it for inflation, a year ago we were looking at gasoline prices that were cheaper th...
DANIEL YERGIN The reality is that business and investment spending are the true leading indicators of the economy ...
MARK SKOUSEN Gasoline prices are still eating in the consumers' wallet, and fuel costs are now in the price of pr...
PHIL RIST This is the highest inflation rate we've seen in over three years and much higher than 0.3 percent i...
EMMANUEL FERRY Fed officials are sounding hawkish. They're signaling further rate hikes and that's making investors...
TETSU AIKAWA
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I make a lot of money and I'm worth every cent. 
I never diet. I smoke. I drink now and then. I never work out. 
I've never been opposed to nudity. I've been opposed to nudity for box-office draw. 
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