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JEFF MAJEWSKI In the FOMC statement, the Fed may have little choice but to acknowledge Q4 weakness, but will proba...
IAN MORRIS A recovery of growth to around trend in the first half of 2006 will not threaten interest rates in e...
BILL EVANS The green light is there for the Fed to continue to raising rates. No doubt about it. The Fed may go...
GERALD ZUKOWSKI We now believe that the first Fed rate hike will not come until December, and we continue to worry t...
JOE ABATE The Fed will definitely be raising the rate at the end of this month, and it's certainly possible we...
KORNELIUS PURPS We may see a flattening of the increase, but not much of a drop. The fundamentals remain strong: Emp...
BOB WALTERS It was a slightly negative day, partly because of waiting for when the Fed will start raising rates,
LARS KRECKEL The statement fueled market expectations that the Fed will further increase interest rates.
HIROKI SHIMAZU The decline in oil helped, as well as the hope that maybe the Fed will be finished raising interest ...
PETER BOOCKVAR Vacancy rates should remain low in 2006 and lease rates will continue to rise dramatically. Landlord...
DAVE DWORKIN Retailers will be disturbed to see that. Our view is that interest rates will remain steady for the ...
BILL EVANS The decline in oil helped (stocks), as well as the hope that maybe the Fed will be finished raising ...
PETER BOOCKVAR We still believe interest rates will remain unchanged over 2006.
ANNABEL BISHOP But I do think it brings into question the notion of how aggressive the Fed is going to need to be i...
ALEX BEUZELIN Long-term U.S. interest rates have risen as the market has started to price in the likelihood that t...
MASAMICHI KOIKE The first half of the year will be solid as the momentum we have seen in the last two quarters will ...
JOSEPH TAN A lot of the focus is on whether the Fed will pause or continue with their measured pace of raising ...
HUGH WALSH The move in the yen has spilled over on the perception the dollar will continue to gain as the Fed k...
CARSTEN FRITSCH People in the cities will benefit from this announcement with stable rates while it will provide an ...
CRAIG COX This record will likely remain unblemished in 2006.
JEFFREY SCHOTT 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 It's unclear when the Fed will stop raising interest rates. Even if the rate hike comes to an end, H...
LOUIS WONG This week's data releases will suggest that the U.S. economy is, and will remain, very strong. There...
BERNARD WALSCHOTS The Fed will keep raising rates as an insurance policy to prevent unwanted inflation. We haven't see...
CONRAD DEQUADROS From his comments, it is clear that the US Fed will keep raising rates, hoping to bring the housing ...
DREW MATUS [Even with the changes in the market, many economists remain optimistic that the housing market is n...
BOB WALTERS Overall, the mortgage approvals and lending data indicate that the more robust housing market activi...
HOWARD ARCHER Our view is that we get above-trend growth and that will cause the Fed to raise rates to 5 percent.
AMITABH ARORA We think the Fed will keep going to 5 percent by May.
JUNYA TANASE Sentiment is building that the Fed may pause for a while after raising rates to 5 percent next month...
HIDEHIKO MAEJIMA Public works projects such as highway construction and government buildings will also increase in 20...
EDWARD SULLIVAN Even with interest rates going up, housing markets will remain healthy going into 2006.
DEREK HOLT The ECB is likely to hike rates again in 2006, but, unless sterling plunges or equities soar, the MP...
MICHAEL SAUNDERS M&A is a much more lucrative exit for them right now. It is hard to say whether a window will open u...
JOSH GROVE Given the uncertainty of the effect the hurricane may have on the economy, the Fed may take a pause ...
STUART THOMSON I think Greenspan basically said the obvious, that long rates are too low and against his desire for...
BEN HALLIBURTON Employment growth will keep the economy going and the bond market will be susceptible to the strengt...
HIDEHIKO MAEJIMA Warm weather and a post-December rebound in new activity will likely boost construction payrolls. Re...
JOSEPH ABATE There is an expectation that oil prices will remain high in the first half and ease in the second ha...
ANDREW BURNS The construction industry and transportation sector in Kansas have pushed 2005 growth into the very ...
ERNIE GOSS It shows growth for the U.S. economy but also points that the Fed will keep raising rates. Growth is...
EDWIN SLAGHEKKE Nobody knows when the Fed is going to quit raising rates. Once the market feels comfortable with tha...
EDWARD HEMMELGARN There are signs the Fed may stop raising rates so the $US may go down.
BENEDIKT GERMANIER The pace of consumer spending in the first half was too strong, so it will be slower in the second. ...
HIROAKI MUTO The Fed made it reasonably clear they will raise rates again. The Fed is impacting the Dow stocks an...
ALAN KRAL Yields are going to continue to trend upward as the Fed keeps raising rates. The Fed believes that t...
JOSEPH SHATZ
In 2010 the U.S. will have a payroll tax rate increase, an estate tax increase, and income tax incre... ARTHUR LAFFER This visit will also pave the way for the strengthening of economic activity in this region. It will...
HAMID KARZAI Strong figures will boost expectations of higher growth in consumer spending in the U.S.. That will ...
YUJI SAITO It really reinforces the view that the Fed will continue to hike rates.
CHARMAINE BUSKAS Japanese economic conditions are relatively good at this moment, and it will continue to be fairly r...
EISUKE SAKAKIBARA The global economy will remain stable and robust, with marginal changes in growth compared to 2005. ...
ANNA TONCHEVA This [confidence report] increases the likelihood [rates] will be moved down another [half percentag...
WAYNE ANGELL In the second half of 2006, the big Cyprus dispute will happen.
HEINZ KRAMER Today's data should confirm the overall relatively constructive picture for the U.S. in 2006, we're ...
BILAL HAFEEZ More rate cuts may not be forthcoming, but the Fed is also not likely to start raising rates as quic...
ANTHONY CHAN [Overall, following the statement,] the market is fairly clear that the Fed will keep raising rates ...
JEFF KLEINTOP The employment numbers easily give the Fed reason to pause, but it doesn't necessarily mean they are...
ALAN BLINDER The primary driver in raising rates is the claims experience in your state. This will cause upward p...
DICK LUEDKE This concern suggests it will take a lot of strength to get the Fed to tighten beyond 5 per cent.
DARREN GIBBS This robust report suggests that the vigorous pace of factory activity ... may not moderate signific...
MICHELLE GIRARD The immediate driver is that investment activity is picking up. The global economy remains very robu...
KLAUS BAADER This good news broke expectations that the Fed will raise rates at its next meeting.
FABIO LARA Despite low unemployment, wage growth remains contained. With job gains slowing, the risks from wage...
BILL EVANS With few signs that consumer prices are about to break to the upside ... along with signs that aggre...
ETHAN HARRIS Most people expect that the Fed will hike short-term rates more than the 10-year (yield) will go up ...
JAY BRYSON If the statement that follows suggests they may look to halt their policy of raising in moderation, ...
DARREN HEATHCOTE At present there is a probability of just under 70 percent of the Fed raising interest rates to 5.0 ...
GAVIN FRIEND The Fed is not finished yet in raising interest rates. Investors are still cautious on inflation and...
YOSHIHIRO ISHIDA In the end, the cost of this study may be insignificant to the increase in revenue that the rate cha...
GLENN THOMAS I am still a little bit bearish. The market thinks the U.S. economy is strong. Treasuries are still ...
HIROYUKI YAMADA We have this backdrop of the Fed raising rates and a growing fear that there's more to come based on...
JOSEPH MCALINDEN The hike in pump prices, and electricity and gas tariffs that have also been raised, fed through to ...
EUBEN PARACUELLES Even if the Fed skips raising rates at the next meeting, it has to be seen as a symbolic act and not...
EDGAR PETERS We are planning to buy Treasuries and the consumer price report reinforced our views that U.S. notes...
SATOSHI ASAI Pension business is a long-term strategy for us, and also the highlight of our work in 2006. We will...
ERIC CHANG Markets are confident that the Fed will raise rates another 25 basis points at the Federal Open Mark...
ANN OWEN If the investment climate has not improved sufficiently to maintain capital inflows by the time BI c...
FAUZI ICHSAN Supply in this quarter will be bigger than usual, so it will have a bad effect on the market. It's d...
HIROYUKI YAMADA The 30-year will be of particular interest to traders as it will be the first auction in almost 5 ye...
KEVIN GIDDIS The Fed's decision to increase rates by half a percentage point will have a moderate, momentary (neg...
GERARDO COPCA Investors are confident the dollar will remain strong against the yen for the time being on the pros...
HIDEAKI KURIMOTO [March's report] didn't meet the markets' worst fears, and on those grounds I view it as somewhat bu...
DOUG PORTER In absolute terms, the deficit is high. However, this will contribute significantly to the country's...
ABDULNABI MACKI An increase in domestic fuel prices will be inflationary and controls will have to come through rate...
HASITHA PREMARATNE The moves raised hopes that fresh money will flow into the market and helped boost sentiment.
DING CHAOYU As certain as it is that the sun rises in the east, the Fed will be hiking its benchmark interest ra...
JOHN LONSKI We believe that the Fed will require both consistent solid hiring and a rise in inflation before it ...
MAURY HARRIS Chairman Greenspan's comments went further than previous Fed commentary on recognizing the degree of...
WAYNE ANGELL The Fed will continue to raise interest rates. We think they will do so twice more.
KATHLEEN STEPHANSEN The hotel capital markets continue to be flush with cash, due in part to the record profits the U.S....
JOE TOY The Fed wants everyone to know that rates are going nowhere and will not let facts get in the way,
JOEL NAROFF The housing group will be fairly stable the next six months, then later will react to opportunities ...
JAMES WILSON I think that until we get further indication, probably in the next Fed meeting, of where the Fed is ...
ANDREW BARRETT The headline figures are quite strong. Machinery orders are a leading indicator of capital spending,...
YOSHIKI SHINKE The market, particularly the short end, is weighed by the suggestion from the minutes that inflation...
AKIFUMI UCHIDA Interest rates probably aren't high enough. The Bank of Canada will keep raising until it sees some ...
FRED PYNN The increase in salaries at private companies has exploded, and Romania also faces a labor shortage,...
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