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ESMAEL ADIBI Higher energy prices and uncertainty about interest rates as economic growth continues are making it...
PHILIPPE GIJSELS There is no interruption to aggressive demand and consumers are still being supported by the low pri...
MANDLA MALEKA A good number will confirm the upward bias for interest rates and higher rates are a headwind for eq...
HANS OLSEN The drop in mortgage interest rates is offsetting higher home prices, so housing affordability condi...
MARTIN EDWARDS When consumers are burdened with heavy debt loads, rising interest rates, higher energy costs, no pe...
BERNARD BAUMOHL Some companies have given disappointing results. Their shares suffer in an environment with risks, i...
EDWIN SLAGHEKKE We think this is in the broader interest of the consumers and the higher interest of the consumers.
CHARLES DALFEN Our new website allows us to reach out to consumers, potential partners, and all others with an inte...
CHRIS WHITE The strength of the housing market this year continues to surprise, despite rising home prices and s...
GREGORY KLUMP This market is on a roll. As long as we have an environment of slow growth, low inflation, low inter...
MARSHALL ACUFF Consumers will be squeezed with higher interest rates, which is not good news for the market general...
EDMUND SHING Today's figures show that in the fourth quarter of 2005, consumers simply ran out of steam. When con...
CHRISTIAN WELLER The market has every excuse in the world to be down right now -- higher oil prices, higher interest ...
EDWARD BRETSCHER 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 Stocks have been losing steam as a result of higher rates and higher energy prices. We could see a c...
CARL BIRKELBACH We've all been conditioned to say, 'lower interest rates, higher stock prices, better buying opportu...
CHARLES WHITE The stock market has been anticipating a slowdown because of pressures from interest rates and energ...
RON BARON rise in inflationary pressures caused by higher energy prices.
ALAN WILLIAMSON We are starting to see a change in consumer behavior. Consumers are cutting back because of high pri...
MICHAEL FITZPATRICK![]()
Energy price volatility is taking its toll on consumer confidence, as is the prospect of higher [int...
JENNIFER LEE That's a prime example of where higher energy prices can rein in core [non-energy] inflation.
JOHN LONSKI Competition leads to higher prices, and rapid changes in real estate prices may result in an adverse...
RYOSUKE HOMMA Inflation is still higher than nominal interest rates, and this is a clear sign that monetary condit...
JOSEPH TAN These losses may reflect the fact that consumers facing higher energy prices and falling real [infla...
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How significant and disruptive such adjustments turn out to be is an open question, ... shocks shoul...
ALAN GREENSPAN Inflation is the wild card for 2006, with rising oil prices, an increase in commodity prices, slow p...
JOSEPH SENECA Somewhat slower (economic) growth, higher interest rates and volatile gas prices all add up to auto ...
MARK FIELDS There remains a lingering risk of higher interest rates should signs of stronger employment and infl...
BRIAN REDICAN The financial environment, ... is significantly different than it was in 1999, when interest rates w...
CATHERINE MATHIS Higher interest rates are holding back the markets.
PHILIPPE GIJSELS In the first half, we think interest rates are heading higher.
PETER ANDERSON Short-term benefits from a surge in demand and higher selling prices are likely to be offset by high...
LISA WRIGHT It's not really that overseas investors are negatively reacting to Japanese stocks overall but rathe...
MITSUSHIGE AKINO You'd think higher energy would put a lid on stocks, but the market's going up. People seem to be mo...
BOB BASEL Despite oft-mentioned concerns about higher energy and commodity prices, a lower growth rate for con...
DONALD A. NORMAN Some technology stocks are being cut because of concern that high oil prices and rising interest rat...
SIMON CHAO The consumers are the ones who would save, or whoever is using this concrete. They would get rates t...
DEAN HAEN We're seeing the beginning of much higher prices, driven by problems with the dollar. People need to...
JAMES TURK This is in line with our expectation that demand for new housing would 'cool off' towards the end of...
BRIAN BETHUNE doubtful because of the difficult environment caused by rising energy prices.
JOSE VISTAN Energy issues are stronger on higher oil prices.
HIDEYUKI SUZUKI It's the kind of market now where (investors) have to get out -- to lighten up, ... Interest rates a...
ELLIOT SPAR People are focusing on the impact of higher energy prices on the consumer instead of focusing on the...
DREW MATUS Higher crude oil prices and other factors mean consumers are in for another year of price volatility...
DAVE CARLSON People are looking for more clarity in terms of Iraq, interest rates, oil prices and the dollar.
TIM HEEKIN It's the analogy of the straw and the camel's back. We keep loading the camel's back with straw and ...
RICHARD CRIPPS Corporate bonds are being driven by a desire to lock something in before rates go higher.
FRANK FERNANDEZ The longer you see energy prices at these levels, the more likely it seeps into broader measures of ...
BILL DAVISON If we saw a milder winter, or a reduction in energy prices and commodity prices, that will certainly...
LARRY PERUZZI In March and April, interest rates were going up very gradually, and tech investors figured Greenspa...
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FAROOQ KATHWARI Higher interest rates are still a concern. My sense is that global growth should continue, but how q...
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Higher energy prices are requiring industry and commerce to examine the costs and efficiency of ener...
GORDON BROWN Investors are more sensitive to negative headlines after seeing interest rates and oil prices rise.
HIROSHI CHANO The downside risks of higher interest rates and slower earnings growth are becoming greater.
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ROBERT BARRY The higher prices, along with any increase in mortgage rates, could make negotiations between buyers...
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KARL ROVE Yields on Treasuries have risen and some people are thinking this signals higher interest rates in t...
MARCELO RIBEIRO Property prices may drop, but I do not think it will drop that fast. The consumers are more financia...
ZENG HAN JUN There's a little bit more caution coming into the investment outlook mostly because of fears of high...
CHRIS IGGO The same considerations apply to homeowners. All else being equal, interest rates are higher now tha...
DONALD KOHN In general, the economy is proving to be resilient to energy and gas price pressure. It's on a growt...
MICHAEL ENGLUND![]()
In any year, there is always a certain percentage of dealers losing money. [Rising ] interest rates ...
PAUL TAYLOR Anytime rates go down, it's definitely good news for consumers, especially since rates are still muc...
ERIN BIEHL Zinc stockpiles keep coming down. Consumers are still buying at high prices.
ANDREW SILVER The bottom line is this bill is likely to bring higher prices and no increase in energy supplies, wh...
JOE SPARANO If you are anticipating higher inflation and a rise in interest rates, it will slow down demand for ...
HENK POTTS There's been a lot of speculation as to how consumers will react to higher gas prices, ... I think c...
ELLEN DAVIS Expectations for higher interest rates are solid now. No one doubts that the Japanese economy is imp...
HIROAKI MUTO Consumers are very concerned with value given high gas prices, interest-rate increases and high debt...
JACKIE FERNANDEZ The companies are profiting from these higher prices. This is becoming a familiar picture among ener...
EDWIN SLAGHEKKE The tough economy has put tremendous pressure on fourth-quarter sales performance and increased comp...
BOB NARDELLI If bond yields keep rising which I think they will, then not even stocks are safe from a welcome dec...
DAVE GILMORE The decline in starts shows that higher interest rates are impacting the housing market. That is a s...
JAMES CARON Overall we're in a very good situation; I don't think interest rates will be going up. Greenspan is ...
GREGORY SMITH On an ongoing basis, manufacturers are raising prices because they can. It enhances profitability, l...
DAVID ADELMAN Even if interest rates weren't rising, home prices are very high relative to income. So, people are ...
CELIA CHEN Increased confidence, a strong housing sector and low interest rates have got Australian consumers i...
CRAIG JAMES I've seen interest rates as high as 26.5 percent. Unfortunately, students are very, very, very poor ...
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With commodity prices up strongly, and with the likelihood of the resources boom persisting for many...
STEPHEN ROBERTS Sales fell last month compared with December 2004's record-setting pace, prompted by consumers' conc...
VINCE MALTA The prices are much higher this year, as more people are in need ... the demand is higher.
JOSEPH KUPPENS What we are looking for especially in the first quarter is sales growth ... Growth is rewarded very ...
JUSSI HYOTY offer competitive interest rates and they're very convenient for many consumers who can shop for an ...
DAVID MCKAY What's happening is the traditional old line industrial companies are seeing their fundamentals erod...
GREG HYMOWITZ By violating the Federal Power Act and charging illegal prices, wholesale power companies were able ...
BILL LOCKYER Home sales have remained surprisingly strong despite higher interest rates.
CHRISTOPHER LOW Inflation is a massive theme because we are in a rising-interest-rate environment. I think there is ...
JANE FOLEY European production could pick up in the first quarter, with Germany doing better than its neighbors...
JOERG KRAEMER The Mid-America regional economy began 2005 like a lion, but higher interest rates and elevated ener...
ERNIE GOSS All forecasts are for interest rates and mortgage rates to go up a little bit again this year. It co...
KATHY DECK The weakness in the household sector of the economy has helped to contain core inflation despite ris...
ANDREW HANLAN Consumers need an uplift, not a kick in the teeth. If we don't get them spending soon, policy makers...
MICHAEL DICKS In an environment where the interest rate is expected to go down, the market will be positive.
HARRIS DALIMUNTHE This is an attack against competition, against the interest of consumers.
MARIANO RAJOY
ESMAEL ADIBI Higher energy prices and uncertainty about interest rates as economic growth continues are making it...
PHILIPPE GIJSELS There is no interruption to aggressive demand and consumers are still being supported by the low pri...
MANDLA MALEKA A good number will confirm the upward bias for interest rates and higher rates are a headwind for eq...
HANS OLSEN The drop in mortgage interest rates is offsetting higher home prices, so housing affordability condi...
MARTIN EDWARDS When consumers are burdened with heavy debt loads, rising interest rates, higher energy costs, no pe...
BERNARD BAUMOHL Some companies have given disappointing results. Their shares suffer in an environment with risks, i...
EDWIN SLAGHEKKE We think this is in the broader interest of the consumers and the higher interest of the consumers.
CHARLES DALFEN Our new website allows us to reach out to consumers, potential partners, and all others with an inte...
CHRIS WHITE The strength of the housing market this year continues to surprise, despite rising home prices and s...
GREGORY KLUMP This market is on a roll. As long as we have an environment of slow growth, low inflation, low inter...
MARSHALL ACUFF Consumers will be squeezed with higher interest rates, which is not good news for the market general...
EDMUND SHING Today's figures show that in the fourth quarter of 2005, consumers simply ran out of steam. When con...
CHRISTIAN WELLER The market has every excuse in the world to be down right now -- higher oil prices, higher interest ...
EDWARD BRETSCHER 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 Stocks have been losing steam as a result of higher rates and higher energy prices. We could see a c...
CARL BIRKELBACH We've all been conditioned to say, 'lower interest rates, higher stock prices, better buying opportu...
CHARLES WHITE The stock market has been anticipating a slowdown because of pressures from interest rates and energ...
RON BARON rise in inflationary pressures caused by higher energy prices.
ALAN WILLIAMSON We are starting to see a change in consumer behavior. Consumers are cutting back because of high pri...
MICHAEL FITZPATRICK
Energy price volatility is taking its toll on consumer confidence, as is the prospect of higher [int... JENNIFER LEE That's a prime example of where higher energy prices can rein in core [non-energy] inflation.
JOHN LONSKI Competition leads to higher prices, and rapid changes in real estate prices may result in an adverse...
RYOSUKE HOMMA Inflation is still higher than nominal interest rates, and this is a clear sign that monetary condit...
JOSEPH TAN These losses may reflect the fact that consumers facing higher energy prices and falling real [infla...
JARED BERNSTEIN
How significant and disruptive such adjustments turn out to be is an open question, ... shocks shoul... ALAN GREENSPAN Inflation is the wild card for 2006, with rising oil prices, an increase in commodity prices, slow p...
JOSEPH SENECA Somewhat slower (economic) growth, higher interest rates and volatile gas prices all add up to auto ...
MARK FIELDS There remains a lingering risk of higher interest rates should signs of stronger employment and infl...
BRIAN REDICAN The financial environment, ... is significantly different than it was in 1999, when interest rates w...
CATHERINE MATHIS Higher interest rates are holding back the markets.
PHILIPPE GIJSELS In the first half, we think interest rates are heading higher.
PETER ANDERSON Short-term benefits from a surge in demand and higher selling prices are likely to be offset by high...
LISA WRIGHT It's not really that overseas investors are negatively reacting to Japanese stocks overall but rathe...
MITSUSHIGE AKINO You'd think higher energy would put a lid on stocks, but the market's going up. People seem to be mo...
BOB BASEL Despite oft-mentioned concerns about higher energy and commodity prices, a lower growth rate for con...
DONALD A. NORMAN Some technology stocks are being cut because of concern that high oil prices and rising interest rat...
SIMON CHAO The consumers are the ones who would save, or whoever is using this concrete. They would get rates t...
DEAN HAEN We're seeing the beginning of much higher prices, driven by problems with the dollar. People need to...
JAMES TURK This is in line with our expectation that demand for new housing would 'cool off' towards the end of...
BRIAN BETHUNE doubtful because of the difficult environment caused by rising energy prices.
JOSE VISTAN Energy issues are stronger on higher oil prices.
HIDEYUKI SUZUKI It's the kind of market now where (investors) have to get out -- to lighten up, ... Interest rates a...
ELLIOT SPAR People are focusing on the impact of higher energy prices on the consumer instead of focusing on the...
DREW MATUS Higher crude oil prices and other factors mean consumers are in for another year of price volatility...
DAVE CARLSON People are looking for more clarity in terms of Iraq, interest rates, oil prices and the dollar.
TIM HEEKIN It's the analogy of the straw and the camel's back. We keep loading the camel's back with straw and ...
RICHARD CRIPPS Corporate bonds are being driven by a desire to lock something in before rates go higher.
FRANK FERNANDEZ The longer you see energy prices at these levels, the more likely it seeps into broader measures of ...
BILL DAVISON If we saw a milder winter, or a reduction in energy prices and commodity prices, that will certainly...
LARRY PERUZZI In March and April, interest rates were going up very gradually, and tech investors figured Greenspa...
BERNARD BAUMOHL I am pleased to report another year of record earnings. We have been challenged with a difficult int...
ANTHONY ABBATE Our business is more impacted by consumer confidence than even a little spike in the interest rates ...
FAROOQ KATHWARI Higher interest rates are still a concern. My sense is that global growth should continue, but how q...
FRANKI CHUNG
Right now, every American is affected by high energy prices. Working families, small businesses and ... DAN LIPINSKI
Higher energy prices are requiring industry and commerce to examine the costs and efficiency of ener... GORDON BROWN Investors are more sensitive to negative headlines after seeing interest rates and oil prices rise.
HIROSHI CHANO The downside risks of higher interest rates and slower earnings growth are becoming greater.
ANDRE CHABOT Severe operating challenges still confront GM, including mix, pricing and market-share pressures plu...
ROBERT BARRY The higher prices, along with any increase in mortgage rates, could make negotiations between buyers...
DAVE OTTO
The difficulty for Mr. Obama will be when the public sees where his decisions lead - higher inflatio... KARL ROVE Yields on Treasuries have risen and some people are thinking this signals higher interest rates in t...
MARCELO RIBEIRO Property prices may drop, but I do not think it will drop that fast. The consumers are more financia...
ZENG HAN JUN There's a little bit more caution coming into the investment outlook mostly because of fears of high...
CHRIS IGGO The same considerations apply to homeowners. All else being equal, interest rates are higher now tha...
DONALD KOHN In general, the economy is proving to be resilient to energy and gas price pressure. It's on a growt...
MICHAEL ENGLUND
In any year, there is always a certain percentage of dealers losing money. [Rising ] interest rates ... PAUL TAYLOR Anytime rates go down, it's definitely good news for consumers, especially since rates are still muc...
ERIN BIEHL Zinc stockpiles keep coming down. Consumers are still buying at high prices.
ANDREW SILVER The bottom line is this bill is likely to bring higher prices and no increase in energy supplies, wh...
JOE SPARANO If you are anticipating higher inflation and a rise in interest rates, it will slow down demand for ...
HENK POTTS There's been a lot of speculation as to how consumers will react to higher gas prices, ... I think c...
ELLEN DAVIS Expectations for higher interest rates are solid now. No one doubts that the Japanese economy is imp...
HIROAKI MUTO Consumers are very concerned with value given high gas prices, interest-rate increases and high debt...
JACKIE FERNANDEZ The companies are profiting from these higher prices. This is becoming a familiar picture among ener...
EDWIN SLAGHEKKE The tough economy has put tremendous pressure on fourth-quarter sales performance and increased comp...
BOB NARDELLI If bond yields keep rising which I think they will, then not even stocks are safe from a welcome dec...
DAVE GILMORE The decline in starts shows that higher interest rates are impacting the housing market. That is a s...
JAMES CARON Overall we're in a very good situation; I don't think interest rates will be going up. Greenspan is ...
GREGORY SMITH On an ongoing basis, manufacturers are raising prices because they can. It enhances profitability, l...
DAVID ADELMAN Even if interest rates weren't rising, home prices are very high relative to income. So, people are ...
CELIA CHEN Increased confidence, a strong housing sector and low interest rates have got Australian consumers i...
CRAIG JAMES I've seen interest rates as high as 26.5 percent. Unfortunately, students are very, very, very poor ...
DEBORAH GODFREY
With commodity prices up strongly, and with the likelihood of the resources boom persisting for many... STEPHEN ROBERTS Sales fell last month compared with December 2004's record-setting pace, prompted by consumers' conc...
VINCE MALTA The prices are much higher this year, as more people are in need ... the demand is higher.
JOSEPH KUPPENS What we are looking for especially in the first quarter is sales growth ... Growth is rewarded very ...
JUSSI HYOTY offer competitive interest rates and they're very convenient for many consumers who can shop for an ...
DAVID MCKAY What's happening is the traditional old line industrial companies are seeing their fundamentals erod...
GREG HYMOWITZ By violating the Federal Power Act and charging illegal prices, wholesale power companies were able ...
BILL LOCKYER Home sales have remained surprisingly strong despite higher interest rates.
CHRISTOPHER LOW Inflation is a massive theme because we are in a rising-interest-rate environment. I think there is ...
JANE FOLEY European production could pick up in the first quarter, with Germany doing better than its neighbors...
JOERG KRAEMER The Mid-America regional economy began 2005 like a lion, but higher interest rates and elevated ener...
ERNIE GOSS All forecasts are for interest rates and mortgage rates to go up a little bit again this year. It co...
KATHY DECK The weakness in the household sector of the economy has helped to contain core inflation despite ris...
ANDREW HANLAN Consumers need an uplift, not a kick in the teeth. If we don't get them spending soon, policy makers...
MICHAEL DICKS In an environment where the interest rate is expected to go down, the market will be positive.
HARRIS DALIMUNTHE This is an attack against competition, against the interest of consumers.
MARIANO RAJOY
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