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Historically a flat or inverted yield curve is bad news for the market but I don't think that is the...
BRIAN STINE They're going to be borrowing more money at the shorter part of the yield curve. Is that going to pu...
BILL HORNBARGER The yield curve has narrowed. Some money market funds are now yielding more than 4%. At that rate, t...
GARY SCHLOSSBERG The country is entering a period of debt deflation, where households and businesses are forced to mo...
LACY HUNT Asset liability matching demand from pension funds will support the longer end and assuming the ECB ...
KORNELIUS PURPS If rates move up, housing will move down. But as long as we see relatively low interest rates and em...
GREGORY GIEBER![]()
The market is not focused on imbalances, but rather interest rates and in the US right now they are ...
DAVID GILMORE 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 The Fed has been singularly unsuccessful in cooling down the hot U.S. housing market, primarily beca...
NARIMAN BEHRAVESH The yield curve is a really powerful indicator. It always has been. The shape of the curve still mat...
CHRISTOPHER LOW I never liked quantitative easing. It's misunderstood by almost everybody. Flattening the yield ...
KENNETH FISHER As a forecasting rule of thumb, the yield curve has been pretty good but it may not be a good rul...
DORSEY FARR It was a pleasant surprise that long-term interest rates stayed low.
JUAN FERNANDEZ Clients and investors inevitably say that a yield curve inversion spells a recession, but looking at...
MALCOLM WOOD As long as U.S. rates are rising you've got this double-whammy effect of spare cash looking for yiel...
LUKE WADDINGTON At the same time, the yield curve is flat and actually has the potential to invert. An inverted yiel...
HARVEY ROSENBLUM Long-term mortgage rates will more than likely rise over the next few months, albeit modestly compar...
FRANK NOTHAFT As long as U.S. rates are rising you've got this double-whammy effect of spare cash looking for yiel...
LUKE WADDINGTON That's a steep growth curve that's hidden, ... I think it's a great long-term investment.
JAY HARRIS Most people expect that the Fed will hike short-term rates more than the 10-year (yield) will go up ...
JAY BRYSON Operating with a flat yield-curve environment is tough on every bank, but Wells is positioned well c...
FRED CANNON Sometimes that difference between short-term rates and long-term rates expands and sometimes it narr...
GREG MCBRIDE Vacancy rates have gone down a bit, but owners are still behind the power curve. To attract resident...
GORDON VON STROH The good economic data has quashed any idea there may have been that the next move in interest rates...
TOM KENNY![]()
This bill is the legislative equivalent of crack. It yields a short-term high but does long-term dam...
BARNEY FRANK![]()
This bill is the legislative equivalent of crack. It yields a short-term high but does long-term dam...
BARNEY FRANK The good economic data has quashed any idea that may have been about that the next move in interest ...
TOM KENNY The whole game now is just playing the yield curve.
DAVID HENDLER Although down somewhat, the purchase market continues to benefit from strong job formation and long-...
BOB WALTERS Right now, we're seeing upward momentum in long-term rates, especially with new inflation worries. L...
DANIEL JESTER Corporate leaders have indicated to the Fed that, right now, the outlook is murky. Long term, the Fe...
ALLEN JACOBSON I think people who were trying to get into investment properties and trying to flip them won't see t...
BOB MOULTON![]()
I think it's smart. Will it move the needle immediately? No. But over the long term, it might move t...
JIM MURPHY When you have a treasury yield curve invert by at least 50 basis points for a six-month duration we ...
JOHN LONSKI The shorter end of the U.S. yield curve is holding a fairly nice firm tone.
MICHAEL BOSS Rates for long term CDs (terms of 12 months and longer) are typically driven by the activity in the ...
RANDY ROSEN The curve inversion is just a temporary phenomenon. It cannot last as the Fed raises rates.
YASUTOSHI NAGAI Longer-term rates will not rise dramatically as long as the Fed keeps the short-term policy rate at ...
DAVID KOTOK This year's state of heart for women brings good news and bad news: Death rates are down and awaren...
ALICE JACOBS Amazon is two-and-a-half years down the learning curve. As of tomorrow, Borders will be a few hours ...
LISE BUYER Educate yourself, take the time to find out what is in a bill and how it will effect everything, and...
DAVID PRATT The trend of the flattening of the yield curve will continue. The short- end yield is going up becau...
MARTIN BRUNI![]()
a similar bill if Massachusetts legislators passed it. But he said current high energy prices reflec...
MITT ROMNEY I like to open for a band as it brings on sort of a challenge and it makes things more interesting. ...
KELLY JONES Anything but a quarter percentage point move will get a reaction. A 50 basis point move would see a ...
ART HOGAN China's move to let investors buy securities abroad was a force for the market, and most investors b...
CASTOR PANG Acceleration in U.S. growth and rising energy costs will likely translate into higher long-term [int...
AMY CUTTS Acceleration in U.S. growth and rising energy costs will likely translate into higher long-term [int...
AMY CREWS CUTTS The flattening of the yield curve during the past year has made it challenging to increase net inter...
CHARLES DOLEZAL![]()
For too long, the world has been focused on short-term growth and development at the expense of our ...
GISELE BUNDCHEN Long term rates are staying constant or coming down. At 5.43 percent you can budget for it. With you...
BRIAN BREWER For those not very loaned up, a flattening yield curve could start crunching their margins.
ALAN ROWE We felt it was a good, long-term investment.
CHARLES CUNNIFFE Investors saw 3.53 percent as the top of the range in yield terms, so it was a good opportunity to d...
ANDY CHAYTOR This year's state of heart for women brings good news and bad news: Death rates are...
ALICE JACOBS It comes down to the long-term stability of this corporation,
KLAUS KLEINFELD There's not a big inflation problem. Under those circumstances, you get a benign yield-curve inversi...
LINCOLN ANDERSON![]()
I think at this point in time that the inverted yield curve is not signaling a slowdown.
BEN BERNANKE The five-year notes became cheaper against the 10-year bonds on the yield curve.
AKIHIKO INOUE There is this simplistic notion around that because the yield curve is inverted, therefore, economic...
CHARLES LIEBERMAN![]()
Human decision-making is complex. On our own, our tendency to yield to short-term temptations, and e...
PETER SINGER Homeowners are taking advantage of the rally by locking in still historically low long-term mortgage...
BOB WALTERS Strategically its very important. From a financial perspective, its not enough to move the needle in...
YOUSSEF SQUALI The fundamental question he asked himself is, 'Can we compete and earn reasonable rates of return on...
CRAIG FITZGERALD Overall we're in a very good situation; I don't think interest rates will be going up. Greenspan is ...
GREGORY SMITH![]()
People go on about places like Starbucks being unpersonal and all that, but what if that's what you ...
NICK HORNBY A flattening yield curve typically is indicative of the bond market's view that the Fed as being les...
CARLOS BORROMEO Your long-term holdings you leave alone, but your shorter-term ones you may want to move.
JEFFREY HIRSCH People understand what is good for them in the long run. In the long run, what is good for people is...
P. CHIDAMBARAM Long-term U.S. interest rates have risen as the market has started to price in the likelihood that t...
MASAMICHI KOIKE Last Friday's unexpectedly weak employment report caused interest rates on long-term Treasury bonds ...
AMY CUTTS Last Friday's unexpectedly weak employment report caused interest rates on long-term Treasury bonds ...
AMY CREWS CUTTS At this juncture that (low long-term rate level) is not an overly worrisome thing, but if (Fed polic...
BRIAN WESBURY At this juncture that (low long-term rate level) is not an overly worrisome thing, but if (Fed polic...
BRIAN WESBURY This is in line with our expectation that demand for new housing would 'cool off' towards the end of...
BRIAN BETHUNE The onset of 2005 bodes well for the housing industry. Long-term mortgage rates are currently below ...
AMY CUTTS The onset of 2005 bodes well for the housing industry. Long-term mortgage rates are currently below ...
AMY CREWS CUTTS Fifteen years ago it only took three long distance providers to drive down rates,
BARRY RANDALL Our guess is that long-term rates will begin to drift up later this year, albeit modestly.
CARL TANNENBAUM It's not a good deal for them. The impact of the bill is going to be higher phone rates and lower qu...
JUNE LYLE We now believe The Knot can sustain higher long term revenue and cash flow growth rates than we had ...
WILLIAM MORRISON The yield curve is flat and typically when that happens, banks are reluctant to lend money and the e...
MICHAEL CHEAH So far this year, fixed-rate mortgage rates have risen only slightly. Long-term mortgage rates are o...
FRANK NOTHAFT The higher that rates go from here, the more the bond market needs to respond to them. The bond mark...
CHRIS PROBYN Rising rates and a flatter curve have fueled investor demand. If rates fall, we would expect to see ...
MARGARET KERINS If nothing else, a flat-to-inverted Treasury yield curve is the financial market's way of telling po...
JOHN LONSKI This is a good long-term buy.
DEAN HASKELL Ten-year Treasuries are very close to the yield level at which we plan to buy. We prefer the 10-year...
SATOSHI ASAI we expect the company to continue to be cautious and could subtly talk down long-term growth prospec...
CISCO SYSTEMS [With the report now out, rates could come up even more.] Most lenders will increase rates by a quar...
ANTHONY HSIEH Its a great market to build medium- to long-term portfolio.
CELSO SENISE Money and salary is not a particularly good motivator in the long term.
MATT MULLENWEG![]()
To investors, job creation is a second-order effect. Market participants care first about interest r...
AMITY SHLAES The inverted yield curve, which sent the stock market reeling yesterday, made gold one of the few sa...
GEORGE GERO The big question is when and how much long-term interest rates are going to rise, because that affec...
BRIAN ROONEY Home sales will remain strong because all the fundamentals remain rock solid. Long-term rates are fa...
BOB WALTERS Over the long term, it will be very good for New Hampshire,
CHARLES BASS![]()
Tax rates for the wealthy should revert to Clinton-era levels, both because it is necessary for long...
ELIOT SPITZER You're seeing inventories creeping up and affordability pinching more and more, and you're seeing lo...
ANTHONY CHAN![]()
It is very important to generate a good attitude, a good heart, as much as possible. From this, happ...
DALAI LAMA
BRIAN STINE They're going to be borrowing more money at the shorter part of the yield curve. Is that going to pu...
BILL HORNBARGER The yield curve has narrowed. Some money market funds are now yielding more than 4%. At that rate, t...
GARY SCHLOSSBERG The country is entering a period of debt deflation, where households and businesses are forced to mo...
LACY HUNT Asset liability matching demand from pension funds will support the longer end and assuming the ECB ...
KORNELIUS PURPS If rates move up, housing will move down. But as long as we see relatively low interest rates and em...
GREGORY GIEBER
The market is not focused on imbalances, but rather interest rates and in the US right now they are ... DAVID GILMORE 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 The Fed has been singularly unsuccessful in cooling down the hot U.S. housing market, primarily beca...
NARIMAN BEHRAVESH The yield curve is a really powerful indicator. It always has been. The shape of the curve still mat...
CHRISTOPHER LOW I never liked quantitative easing. It's misunderstood by almost everybody. Flattening the yield ...
KENNETH FISHER As a forecasting rule of thumb, the yield curve has been pretty good but it may not be a good rul...
DORSEY FARR It was a pleasant surprise that long-term interest rates stayed low.
JUAN FERNANDEZ Clients and investors inevitably say that a yield curve inversion spells a recession, but looking at...
MALCOLM WOOD As long as U.S. rates are rising you've got this double-whammy effect of spare cash looking for yiel...
LUKE WADDINGTON At the same time, the yield curve is flat and actually has the potential to invert. An inverted yiel...
HARVEY ROSENBLUM Long-term mortgage rates will more than likely rise over the next few months, albeit modestly compar...
FRANK NOTHAFT As long as U.S. rates are rising you've got this double-whammy effect of spare cash looking for yiel...
LUKE WADDINGTON That's a steep growth curve that's hidden, ... I think it's a great long-term investment.
JAY HARRIS Most people expect that the Fed will hike short-term rates more than the 10-year (yield) will go up ...
JAY BRYSON Operating with a flat yield-curve environment is tough on every bank, but Wells is positioned well c...
FRED CANNON Sometimes that difference between short-term rates and long-term rates expands and sometimes it narr...
GREG MCBRIDE Vacancy rates have gone down a bit, but owners are still behind the power curve. To attract resident...
GORDON VON STROH The good economic data has quashed any idea there may have been that the next move in interest rates...
TOM KENNY
This bill is the legislative equivalent of crack. It yields a short-term high but does long-term dam... BARNEY FRANK
This bill is the legislative equivalent of crack. It yields a short-term high but does long-term dam... BARNEY FRANK The good economic data has quashed any idea that may have been about that the next move in interest ...
TOM KENNY The whole game now is just playing the yield curve.
DAVID HENDLER Although down somewhat, the purchase market continues to benefit from strong job formation and long-...
BOB WALTERS Right now, we're seeing upward momentum in long-term rates, especially with new inflation worries. L...
DANIEL JESTER Corporate leaders have indicated to the Fed that, right now, the outlook is murky. Long term, the Fe...
ALLEN JACOBSON I think people who were trying to get into investment properties and trying to flip them won't see t...
BOB MOULTON
I think it's smart. Will it move the needle immediately? No. But over the long term, it might move t... JIM MURPHY When you have a treasury yield curve invert by at least 50 basis points for a six-month duration we ...
JOHN LONSKI The shorter end of the U.S. yield curve is holding a fairly nice firm tone.
MICHAEL BOSS Rates for long term CDs (terms of 12 months and longer) are typically driven by the activity in the ...
RANDY ROSEN The curve inversion is just a temporary phenomenon. It cannot last as the Fed raises rates.
YASUTOSHI NAGAI Longer-term rates will not rise dramatically as long as the Fed keeps the short-term policy rate at ...
DAVID KOTOK This year's state of heart for women brings good news and bad news: Death rates are down and awaren...
ALICE JACOBS Amazon is two-and-a-half years down the learning curve. As of tomorrow, Borders will be a few hours ...
LISE BUYER Educate yourself, take the time to find out what is in a bill and how it will effect everything, and...
DAVID PRATT The trend of the flattening of the yield curve will continue. The short- end yield is going up becau...
MARTIN BRUNI
a similar bill if Massachusetts legislators passed it. But he said current high energy prices reflec... MITT ROMNEY I like to open for a band as it brings on sort of a challenge and it makes things more interesting. ...
KELLY JONES Anything but a quarter percentage point move will get a reaction. A 50 basis point move would see a ...
ART HOGAN China's move to let investors buy securities abroad was a force for the market, and most investors b...
CASTOR PANG Acceleration in U.S. growth and rising energy costs will likely translate into higher long-term [int...
AMY CUTTS Acceleration in U.S. growth and rising energy costs will likely translate into higher long-term [int...
AMY CREWS CUTTS The flattening of the yield curve during the past year has made it challenging to increase net inter...
CHARLES DOLEZAL
For too long, the world has been focused on short-term growth and development at the expense of our ... GISELE BUNDCHEN Long term rates are staying constant or coming down. At 5.43 percent you can budget for it. With you...
BRIAN BREWER For those not very loaned up, a flattening yield curve could start crunching their margins.
ALAN ROWE We felt it was a good, long-term investment.
CHARLES CUNNIFFE Investors saw 3.53 percent as the top of the range in yield terms, so it was a good opportunity to d...
ANDY CHAYTOR This year's state of heart for women brings good news and bad news: Death rates are...
ALICE JACOBS It comes down to the long-term stability of this corporation,
KLAUS KLEINFELD There's not a big inflation problem. Under those circumstances, you get a benign yield-curve inversi...
LINCOLN ANDERSON
I think at this point in time that the inverted yield curve is not signaling a slowdown. BEN BERNANKE The five-year notes became cheaper against the 10-year bonds on the yield curve.
AKIHIKO INOUE There is this simplistic notion around that because the yield curve is inverted, therefore, economic...
CHARLES LIEBERMAN
Human decision-making is complex. On our own, our tendency to yield to short-term temptations, and e... PETER SINGER Homeowners are taking advantage of the rally by locking in still historically low long-term mortgage...
BOB WALTERS Strategically its very important. From a financial perspective, its not enough to move the needle in...
YOUSSEF SQUALI The fundamental question he asked himself is, 'Can we compete and earn reasonable rates of return on...
CRAIG FITZGERALD Overall we're in a very good situation; I don't think interest rates will be going up. Greenspan is ...
GREGORY SMITH
People go on about places like Starbucks being unpersonal and all that, but what if that's what you ... NICK HORNBY A flattening yield curve typically is indicative of the bond market's view that the Fed as being les...
CARLOS BORROMEO Your long-term holdings you leave alone, but your shorter-term ones you may want to move.
JEFFREY HIRSCH People understand what is good for them in the long run. In the long run, what is good for people is...
P. CHIDAMBARAM Long-term U.S. interest rates have risen as the market has started to price in the likelihood that t...
MASAMICHI KOIKE Last Friday's unexpectedly weak employment report caused interest rates on long-term Treasury bonds ...
AMY CUTTS Last Friday's unexpectedly weak employment report caused interest rates on long-term Treasury bonds ...
AMY CREWS CUTTS At this juncture that (low long-term rate level) is not an overly worrisome thing, but if (Fed polic...
BRIAN WESBURY At this juncture that (low long-term rate level) is not an overly worrisome thing, but if (Fed polic...
BRIAN WESBURY This is in line with our expectation that demand for new housing would 'cool off' towards the end of...
BRIAN BETHUNE The onset of 2005 bodes well for the housing industry. Long-term mortgage rates are currently below ...
AMY CUTTS The onset of 2005 bodes well for the housing industry. Long-term mortgage rates are currently below ...
AMY CREWS CUTTS Fifteen years ago it only took three long distance providers to drive down rates,
BARRY RANDALL Our guess is that long-term rates will begin to drift up later this year, albeit modestly.
CARL TANNENBAUM It's not a good deal for them. The impact of the bill is going to be higher phone rates and lower qu...
JUNE LYLE We now believe The Knot can sustain higher long term revenue and cash flow growth rates than we had ...
WILLIAM MORRISON The yield curve is flat and typically when that happens, banks are reluctant to lend money and the e...
MICHAEL CHEAH So far this year, fixed-rate mortgage rates have risen only slightly. Long-term mortgage rates are o...
FRANK NOTHAFT The higher that rates go from here, the more the bond market needs to respond to them. The bond mark...
CHRIS PROBYN Rising rates and a flatter curve have fueled investor demand. If rates fall, we would expect to see ...
MARGARET KERINS If nothing else, a flat-to-inverted Treasury yield curve is the financial market's way of telling po...
JOHN LONSKI This is a good long-term buy.
DEAN HASKELL Ten-year Treasuries are very close to the yield level at which we plan to buy. We prefer the 10-year...
SATOSHI ASAI we expect the company to continue to be cautious and could subtly talk down long-term growth prospec...
CISCO SYSTEMS [With the report now out, rates could come up even more.] Most lenders will increase rates by a quar...
ANTHONY HSIEH Its a great market to build medium- to long-term portfolio.
CELSO SENISE Money and salary is not a particularly good motivator in the long term.
MATT MULLENWEG
To investors, job creation is a second-order effect. Market participants care first about interest r... AMITY SHLAES The inverted yield curve, which sent the stock market reeling yesterday, made gold one of the few sa...
GEORGE GERO The big question is when and how much long-term interest rates are going to rise, because that affec...
BRIAN ROONEY Home sales will remain strong because all the fundamentals remain rock solid. Long-term rates are fa...
BOB WALTERS Over the long term, it will be very good for New Hampshire,
CHARLES BASS
Tax rates for the wealthy should revert to Clinton-era levels, both because it is necessary for long... ELIOT SPITZER You're seeing inventories creeping up and affordability pinching more and more, and you're seeing lo...
ANTHONY CHAN
It is very important to generate a good attitude, a good heart, as much as possible. From this, happ... DALAI LAMA
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