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The inflation rate keeps moving downward. That gives the central bank room to cut the reference rate...
BERTRAND DELGADO The overall PMI shows we are still in rate cut territory. But the PMI has been below this (current) ...
CHRIS WILLIAMSON We don't expect another rate cut ..., but there is still the risk that rates might be cut again at s...
CARSTEN FRITSCH The 30-year [fixed-rate mortgage] came in under 6 percent for the last 22 weeks of this year. As a m...
AMY CUTTS The 30-year [fixed-rate mortgage] came in under 6 percent for the last 22 weeks of this year. As a m...
AMY CREWS CUTTS While the fourth quarter GDP data and the relatively healthy mix of the components further diminishe...
HOWARD ARCHER The manufacturing sector's acute underlying weaknesses highlight the need for further interest rate ...
DAVID KERN We doubt that the decision will have any material impact on the pace of economic growth, among other...
ALBERTO BERNAL The speech quietly signaled a 25-basis-point (quarter percentage point) rate hike in February, and w...
CONRAD DEQUADROS We expect a hike of 25 basis points and probably 50 basis pints, ... Any smaller rate hike or no rat...
CARL WEINBERG We expect a hike of 25 basis points and probably 50 basis pints. Any smaller rate hike or no rate hi...
CARL WEINBERG Lack of uncertainty around the Iraq conflict caused bond market yields to reverse their downward spi...
FRANK NOTHAFT A cut...won't affect the 30-year fixed mortgage rate at all. According to Freddie Mac, the 30-year f...
LAWRENCE YUN We are becoming increasingly nervous about our call for a 25 basis point rate cut at the February .....
ALAN CASTLE Feeling more comfortable about the upcoming economic rebound, the financial markets relaxed a bit th...
FRANK NOTHAFT The view is that the market could withstand a 25 basis point rate hike.
JOSH STILES This report underscores or emphasizes that the Fed would be quite well justified for easing policy a...
PAUL CHRISTOPHER 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 Judging by market rates, there is a 70 percent probability of a rate cut by March.
ANDREW CHAVERIAT Even with rising mortgage rates over the last four weeks, 30-year fixed-rate mortgage rates remain a...
AMY CUTTS Even with rising mortgage rates over the last four weeks, 30-year fixed-rate mortgage rates remain a...
AMY CREWS CUTTS![]()
These are horrendous numbers that put the equation in stark relief for the Fed. They have to cut rat...
DAVID BROWN People still see the likelihood of a rate cut this year and certainly not an increase in rates. Ster...
ADRIAN SCHMIDT With the FOMC meeting less than one week away, and 10-year rates soon to be within 25 basis points o...
WILLIAM PROPHET I expect two interest-rate increases of 25 basis points each this year.
ANTON BOERNER Speculation that we will see deep interest rates is overdone. In the context of the widely anticipat...
ALAN CLARKE The evidence of marked improvement in the manufacturing sector further guarantees there will be no i...
HOWARD ARCHER The Fed fund futures are rallying higher and are factoring in a 75 percent chance of a 25 basis poin...
BILL HORNBARGER The dollar will trade with a downward bias. The market is pricing in an ECB rate hike Thursday and s...
DAVE GILMORE If everything is online in two weeks, we would have downward pressure on the market.
BOB YAWGER Everyone is waiting to see what happens, although most of the market has factored in a rate rise of ...
PETER STRUK Recent economic indicators show a lackluster economic climate. And that led to the surprise 50-basis...
FRANK NOTHAFT The yuan rate will move, both upward and downward, within a certain range.
HU PINGXI While there is uncertainty about the economy at present we still expect the next move in interest ra...
FIONNUALA EARLEY There were questions developing in the market late last week regarding the tenor of Greenspan's spee...
WILLIAM SULLIVAN We think the Fed will continue cutting rates, although less aggressively. We are expecting another [...
BRUCE STEINBERG The worst news on UK inflation is yet to come. The probability of a further rate cut is clearly redu...
ALAN CLARKE Investors will be looking for clues for interest rate cuts. A U.K. rate cut is expected in February,...
JAMES STEWART Some investors are staying at the sidelines as uncertainties linger over whether the Fed would surpr...
HERBERT LAU For the Fed, continuing 25-basis-point rate hikes seem to be the best bet.
ELISABETH DENISON The Fed's rate hike on Tuesday was expected and the Fed's cautiously optimistic outlook calmed the m...
AMY CUTTS The Fed's rate hike on Tuesday was expected and the Fed's cautiously optimistic outlook calmed the m...
AMY CREWS CUTTS The expected rate cut was confirmed, bringing in money from abroad. The fall in rates favors equitie...
CELSO SENISE Adjustable-rate mortgages (ARMs) were more strongly affected by the latest Federal Reserve rate hike...
FRANK NOTHAFT With the rate verdict due later, there's a cautious mood creeping into equity markets as although a ...
MATT BUCKLAND I do think that a rate cut is coming, more likely toward the end of the year when we see some of the...
KATHLEEN CAMILLI In terms of current interest rate levels and inflation, the ECB has room to cut rates and help the u...
GERNOT NERB I think (Fed Chairman) Alan Greenspan has made it all but official, we'll get another rate cut in Ju...
WAYNE AYERS![]()
A further rise [in fuel prices] could cut materially into private spending and thus damp the rate of...
ALAN GREENSPAN In the event that fuel prices take a dramatic turn downward, we would reserve the right to revisit t...
JEAN LONG For the remainder of the year we expect further rate softening in this segment.
CLIFFORD GALLANT The market has to make its mind up what the Fed rate cut means.
JANE FOLEY The rate cut was positive, but maybe a little conservative, so the market took some profits after in...
CARLOS HOKAMA The faltering global recovery means we would not be surprised to see a rate cut, but with the UK hav...
ROSS WALKER Although it's encouraging that they've cut the rate in half, you really need to look at it on a year...
LINDSAY HAYES The market had already priced in a 50-basis-point cut by the Fed.
FRANCISCO RIVERO The market today was responding to the outlook with the increasing possibility we will see an intere...
DAVID RINEHIMER The short-term interest-rate level at 4.25 on fed funds provides mortgage rates which definitely won...
KIT JUCKES I think we have to be very careful when we toss around terms like 'cut health care costs.' W...
DAVE OBEY This is the highest inflation rate we've seen in over three years and much higher than 0.3 percent i...
EMMANUEL FERRY So far this year, fixed-rate mortgage rates have risen only slightly. Long-term mortgage rates are o...
FRANK NOTHAFT We are still seeing buying of interest-rate-sensitive stocks. Investors believe the U.S. economy is ...
FREDERICK TSANG The last few months of 2005 marked the first time since mid-2004 that the fixed-rate mortgage was ab...
VINCE MALTA Freddie Mac's own economic forecast calls for a mild and gradual increase in 30-year fixed-rate mort...
FRANK NOTHAFT People overall feel a little bit better about what they're seeing in the economy, so more people are...
BILL HORNBARGER If we get a better interest rate, great. If we get a lower interest rate or a worse interest rate, w...
JAMES KUNKE In 2000 we inverted as much as 47 basis points. Could that happen again? Sure, as it'll take the cle...
MICHAEL CHEAH I think there was a knee-jerk reaction on the part of market participants who were hoping and wantin...
DENNIS FERRO We won't see big moves today in anticipation of the FOMC statement. The risk is out there that the F...
DAVID MANN Those who expect further rate hikes can note that the real Fed Funds rate has yet to reach at least ...
ASHRAF LAIDI Taking into consideration the fact that mortgage rates have fallen from the earlier peak at the end ...
FRANK NOTHAFT What you'll probably see is things like lines of credit move up a bit, variable rate mortgage rates ...
LINDA SIMS I like to open for a band as it brings on sort of a challenge and it makes things more interesting. ...
KELLY JONES The surprise would be if they cut rates by 50 basis points or didn't cut them at all.
GWYN HACCHE The downward trend in unemployment rates for metro areas throughout our state continues to indicate ...
BRENDA RUSSELL People are switching to utilities because there is a lot of uncertainty in the market about how deep...
HERBERT LAU The market has somewhat anticipated a half-point rate increase next week, so if they can see signs t...
PETER CHANDLER Despite the sharp jump in prices, August's data do not change the picture of a strong downward trend...
ED STANSFIELD The supply of semiconductor devices is becoming more constrained, and the downward pressure on the a...
ANDREW NORWOOD Because of the decline in deliveries we are also forced to cut gas transit to Serbia and Bosnia by a...
SANDOR KANTOR The survey was much weaker than expected indicating the bank's rate cut has done little to assuage t...
RICHARD MCGUIRE The reference rate might fall in April by another 25 basis points.
BERTRAND DELGADO It doesn't look like a rate cut is in the cards.
DAVID LEAVER We are definitely getting another rate cut.
LARA RHAME a pause in rate hikes is a more likely scenario rather than a rate cut.
MICHAEL NIEMIRA The larger declines were recorded in the high-priced markets that are more sensitive to mortgage rat...
LAWRENCE YUN I think next week's meeting will be absolutely crucial. If the half-point rate cut is not materializ...
ELVIS PICARDO Today's numbers highlight the inappropriateness of rate-cut expectations.
GLENN MAGUIRE Fed officials' comments point to the risk of faster inflation. We expect three or four more rate hik...
JUN KITAZAWA Some of the risks associated with rate cuts have dissipated for sterling. We expect rates to remain ...
STEVE PEARSON![]()
Ronald Reagan and George Bush pushed through programs that raised taxes on the middle class. I think...
BILL CLINTON The dollar got some support from the Ministry of Finance's survey, as it ignited concerns about a po...
KAZUHIRO NISHINA It may not be long before we see another interest rate cut and this could account for the follow-thr...
HOWARD GORGES What Governor Romney is proposing is an across-the-board cut in marginal tax rates for households, e...
GLENN HUBBARD They flooded liquidity in the marketplace but the mortgage rate is based much more on expectations o...
FRANKLIN RAINES This interest rate cut may create some temporary outflow of dollars.
JOSE ROBERTO CARREIRA The market has been trying to push a rate cut, but the Governor has remained steadfast, saying there...
BRIAN REDICAN Today's rates decision is expected to set the tone for the rest of the week. Hints of future rate hi...
HARLEY SALT The U.K. over the past six months shows us how the economy can go from looking quite weak to improvi...
ADRIAN FOSTER
BERTRAND DELGADO The overall PMI shows we are still in rate cut territory. But the PMI has been below this (current) ...
CHRIS WILLIAMSON We don't expect another rate cut ..., but there is still the risk that rates might be cut again at s...
CARSTEN FRITSCH The 30-year [fixed-rate mortgage] came in under 6 percent for the last 22 weeks of this year. As a m...
AMY CUTTS The 30-year [fixed-rate mortgage] came in under 6 percent for the last 22 weeks of this year. As a m...
AMY CREWS CUTTS While the fourth quarter GDP data and the relatively healthy mix of the components further diminishe...
HOWARD ARCHER The manufacturing sector's acute underlying weaknesses highlight the need for further interest rate ...
DAVID KERN We doubt that the decision will have any material impact on the pace of economic growth, among other...
ALBERTO BERNAL The speech quietly signaled a 25-basis-point (quarter percentage point) rate hike in February, and w...
CONRAD DEQUADROS We expect a hike of 25 basis points and probably 50 basis pints, ... Any smaller rate hike or no rat...
CARL WEINBERG We expect a hike of 25 basis points and probably 50 basis pints. Any smaller rate hike or no rate hi...
CARL WEINBERG Lack of uncertainty around the Iraq conflict caused bond market yields to reverse their downward spi...
FRANK NOTHAFT A cut...won't affect the 30-year fixed mortgage rate at all. According to Freddie Mac, the 30-year f...
LAWRENCE YUN We are becoming increasingly nervous about our call for a 25 basis point rate cut at the February .....
ALAN CASTLE Feeling more comfortable about the upcoming economic rebound, the financial markets relaxed a bit th...
FRANK NOTHAFT The view is that the market could withstand a 25 basis point rate hike.
JOSH STILES This report underscores or emphasizes that the Fed would be quite well justified for easing policy a...
PAUL CHRISTOPHER 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 Judging by market rates, there is a 70 percent probability of a rate cut by March.
ANDREW CHAVERIAT Even with rising mortgage rates over the last four weeks, 30-year fixed-rate mortgage rates remain a...
AMY CUTTS Even with rising mortgage rates over the last four weeks, 30-year fixed-rate mortgage rates remain a...
AMY CREWS CUTTS
These are horrendous numbers that put the equation in stark relief for the Fed. They have to cut rat... DAVID BROWN People still see the likelihood of a rate cut this year and certainly not an increase in rates. Ster...
ADRIAN SCHMIDT With the FOMC meeting less than one week away, and 10-year rates soon to be within 25 basis points o...
WILLIAM PROPHET I expect two interest-rate increases of 25 basis points each this year.
ANTON BOERNER Speculation that we will see deep interest rates is overdone. In the context of the widely anticipat...
ALAN CLARKE The evidence of marked improvement in the manufacturing sector further guarantees there will be no i...
HOWARD ARCHER The Fed fund futures are rallying higher and are factoring in a 75 percent chance of a 25 basis poin...
BILL HORNBARGER The dollar will trade with a downward bias. The market is pricing in an ECB rate hike Thursday and s...
DAVE GILMORE If everything is online in two weeks, we would have downward pressure on the market.
BOB YAWGER Everyone is waiting to see what happens, although most of the market has factored in a rate rise of ...
PETER STRUK Recent economic indicators show a lackluster economic climate. And that led to the surprise 50-basis...
FRANK NOTHAFT The yuan rate will move, both upward and downward, within a certain range.
HU PINGXI While there is uncertainty about the economy at present we still expect the next move in interest ra...
FIONNUALA EARLEY There were questions developing in the market late last week regarding the tenor of Greenspan's spee...
WILLIAM SULLIVAN We think the Fed will continue cutting rates, although less aggressively. We are expecting another [...
BRUCE STEINBERG The worst news on UK inflation is yet to come. The probability of a further rate cut is clearly redu...
ALAN CLARKE Investors will be looking for clues for interest rate cuts. A U.K. rate cut is expected in February,...
JAMES STEWART Some investors are staying at the sidelines as uncertainties linger over whether the Fed would surpr...
HERBERT LAU For the Fed, continuing 25-basis-point rate hikes seem to be the best bet.
ELISABETH DENISON The Fed's rate hike on Tuesday was expected and the Fed's cautiously optimistic outlook calmed the m...
AMY CUTTS The Fed's rate hike on Tuesday was expected and the Fed's cautiously optimistic outlook calmed the m...
AMY CREWS CUTTS The expected rate cut was confirmed, bringing in money from abroad. The fall in rates favors equitie...
CELSO SENISE Adjustable-rate mortgages (ARMs) were more strongly affected by the latest Federal Reserve rate hike...
FRANK NOTHAFT With the rate verdict due later, there's a cautious mood creeping into equity markets as although a ...
MATT BUCKLAND I do think that a rate cut is coming, more likely toward the end of the year when we see some of the...
KATHLEEN CAMILLI In terms of current interest rate levels and inflation, the ECB has room to cut rates and help the u...
GERNOT NERB I think (Fed Chairman) Alan Greenspan has made it all but official, we'll get another rate cut in Ju...
WAYNE AYERS
A further rise [in fuel prices] could cut materially into private spending and thus damp the rate of... ALAN GREENSPAN In the event that fuel prices take a dramatic turn downward, we would reserve the right to revisit t...
JEAN LONG For the remainder of the year we expect further rate softening in this segment.
CLIFFORD GALLANT The market has to make its mind up what the Fed rate cut means.
JANE FOLEY The rate cut was positive, but maybe a little conservative, so the market took some profits after in...
CARLOS HOKAMA The faltering global recovery means we would not be surprised to see a rate cut, but with the UK hav...
ROSS WALKER Although it's encouraging that they've cut the rate in half, you really need to look at it on a year...
LINDSAY HAYES The market had already priced in a 50-basis-point cut by the Fed.
FRANCISCO RIVERO The market today was responding to the outlook with the increasing possibility we will see an intere...
DAVID RINEHIMER The short-term interest-rate level at 4.25 on fed funds provides mortgage rates which definitely won...
KIT JUCKES I think we have to be very careful when we toss around terms like 'cut health care costs.' W...
DAVE OBEY This is the highest inflation rate we've seen in over three years and much higher than 0.3 percent i...
EMMANUEL FERRY So far this year, fixed-rate mortgage rates have risen only slightly. Long-term mortgage rates are o...
FRANK NOTHAFT We are still seeing buying of interest-rate-sensitive stocks. Investors believe the U.S. economy is ...
FREDERICK TSANG The last few months of 2005 marked the first time since mid-2004 that the fixed-rate mortgage was ab...
VINCE MALTA Freddie Mac's own economic forecast calls for a mild and gradual increase in 30-year fixed-rate mort...
FRANK NOTHAFT People overall feel a little bit better about what they're seeing in the economy, so more people are...
BILL HORNBARGER If we get a better interest rate, great. If we get a lower interest rate or a worse interest rate, w...
JAMES KUNKE In 2000 we inverted as much as 47 basis points. Could that happen again? Sure, as it'll take the cle...
MICHAEL CHEAH I think there was a knee-jerk reaction on the part of market participants who were hoping and wantin...
DENNIS FERRO We won't see big moves today in anticipation of the FOMC statement. The risk is out there that the F...
DAVID MANN Those who expect further rate hikes can note that the real Fed Funds rate has yet to reach at least ...
ASHRAF LAIDI Taking into consideration the fact that mortgage rates have fallen from the earlier peak at the end ...
FRANK NOTHAFT What you'll probably see is things like lines of credit move up a bit, variable rate mortgage rates ...
LINDA SIMS I like to open for a band as it brings on sort of a challenge and it makes things more interesting. ...
KELLY JONES The surprise would be if they cut rates by 50 basis points or didn't cut them at all.
GWYN HACCHE The downward trend in unemployment rates for metro areas throughout our state continues to indicate ...
BRENDA RUSSELL People are switching to utilities because there is a lot of uncertainty in the market about how deep...
HERBERT LAU The market has somewhat anticipated a half-point rate increase next week, so if they can see signs t...
PETER CHANDLER Despite the sharp jump in prices, August's data do not change the picture of a strong downward trend...
ED STANSFIELD The supply of semiconductor devices is becoming more constrained, and the downward pressure on the a...
ANDREW NORWOOD Because of the decline in deliveries we are also forced to cut gas transit to Serbia and Bosnia by a...
SANDOR KANTOR The survey was much weaker than expected indicating the bank's rate cut has done little to assuage t...
RICHARD MCGUIRE The reference rate might fall in April by another 25 basis points.
BERTRAND DELGADO It doesn't look like a rate cut is in the cards.
DAVID LEAVER We are definitely getting another rate cut.
LARA RHAME a pause in rate hikes is a more likely scenario rather than a rate cut.
MICHAEL NIEMIRA The larger declines were recorded in the high-priced markets that are more sensitive to mortgage rat...
LAWRENCE YUN I think next week's meeting will be absolutely crucial. If the half-point rate cut is not materializ...
ELVIS PICARDO Today's numbers highlight the inappropriateness of rate-cut expectations.
GLENN MAGUIRE Fed officials' comments point to the risk of faster inflation. We expect three or four more rate hik...
JUN KITAZAWA Some of the risks associated with rate cuts have dissipated for sterling. We expect rates to remain ...
STEVE PEARSON
Ronald Reagan and George Bush pushed through programs that raised taxes on the middle class. I think... BILL CLINTON The dollar got some support from the Ministry of Finance's survey, as it ignited concerns about a po...
KAZUHIRO NISHINA It may not be long before we see another interest rate cut and this could account for the follow-thr...
HOWARD GORGES What Governor Romney is proposing is an across-the-board cut in marginal tax rates for households, e...
GLENN HUBBARD They flooded liquidity in the marketplace but the mortgage rate is based much more on expectations o...
FRANKLIN RAINES This interest rate cut may create some temporary outflow of dollars.
JOSE ROBERTO CARREIRA The market has been trying to push a rate cut, but the Governor has remained steadfast, saying there...
BRIAN REDICAN Today's rates decision is expected to set the tone for the rest of the week. Hints of future rate hi...
HARLEY SALT The U.K. over the past six months shows us how the economy can go from looking quite weak to improvi...
ADRIAN FOSTER
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