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PETER HOOPER Although we expect consumer spending to slow sharply in the fourth quarter, to below 2 percent, as a...
JOHN RYDING Consumer spending in the U.S. slowed below even our own conservative estimates and corporate spendin...
CARLY FIORINA Gas prices are going to keep rising and that's going to have a negative impact on consumer spending ...
BEN HALLIBURTON While the U.S. consumer appears to be in reasonably good shape, the risk lies in the potential for h...
ADRIENNE WARREN In reality, it won't matter as much because other elements like spending and consumer sentiment look...
HANS OLSEN We've got some weighty numbers tomorrow, with consumer sentiment and Chicago PMI due.
TOM SCHRADER Economists have to worry that if consumer sentiment remains depressed, spending could follow that do...
CARY LEAHEY The oil issue is continuing. It has a huge effect on market sentiment and on consumer spending.
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During fiscal 2006, we expect the retail market to remain extremely competitive and tighter consumer...
JOHN FLETCHER If we do get a housing slowdown, job growth is there to support a relatively decent pace of consumer...
JAY FELDMAN We had expected a snap-back in consumer spending after a decline in May, and that's what these numbe...
LYNN REASER So while some special factors may be boosting spending, the overall trend of spending is well out of...
ROBERT BRUSCA The housing numbers were softer so we continue to grind higher here.
BILL KIRBY There's so much rubble, we won't know for a while. But I fully expect the number to be in the hundre...
JASON GREEN We haven't yet seen the negative effect of gas prices on consumer spending. It's certainly not here ...
DELOS SMITH I expect consumer spending to continue to improve. The central bank is likely to raise interest rate...
IM NO JUNG These numbers are weak. Even if you factor in the upward revision to the April data, this points to ...
CALVIN SCHNURE![]()
I expect by '07 there will be a significant decline in U.S. consumer spending, and I don't see what ...
GEORGE SOROS We haven't had a single year of falling consumer spending since 1938. There's no boom or bust in con...
STEVEN WIETING With higher gasoline prices putting a dent in consumer spending and underlying inflation looking to ...
ANGUS CAMPBELL [The report indicates] consumer spending is gearing back, ... It is very much in line with sagging i...
DOUGLAS PORTER We do have preconditions in place for that turnaround in sentiment.
AL GOLDMAN The consumer spending numbers seem to be good, but so much of it is going to oil. It's difficult to ...
PAUL FINKELSTEIN![]()
In principle, there are only three main components of spending that much matter to monetary policy: ...
EVAN DAVIS Far from being a leading indicator of consumer spending, consumer confidence has consistently missed...
CARL STEIDTMANN [This is] a significant downside shock, and perhaps a sign falling consumer sentiment is rattling co...
IAN SHEPHERDSON We expect an exchange of opinions to take place and hope that nobody will put forward any conditions...
KHALED MASHAAL The momentum we saw coming into the second quarter has all but disappeared as businesses continue to...
LOREN LOVERDE All groups showed comparable sales up over 5 percent for the month, ... The economy is certainly an ...
KEN PERKINS We expect financial conditions to tighten in the second quarter.
HONG LIANG Continuing weak economic conditions, particularly in the high-tech and durable goods sectors sharply...
ALAN GRAF Given the strong consumer sentiment, merchants have been offering much smaller discount or even no d...
DANIEL CHAN We expect the numbers to grow,
MIKE HUCKABEE The consumer spending situation is improving in Europe; that's what we need to ensure durable growth...
DOMINIQUE BARBET Consumer spending will weaken in the months ahead.
RICHARD CURTIN What seems to be happening is that U.S. business sentiment is faltering and consumer sentiment is ta...
STEPHEN LEWIS It's very much following Hong Kong at the moment and I expect it to drop somewhat in the afternoon.
CAO JIANMING We wouldn't expect to get relief for the overall dry conditions for six to eight weeks.
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The lack of numbers - missing on everything from how much we are spending to how many are being kill...
PETER SINGER Scrap has always been a good indicator, because it feeds directly into consumer spending and capital...
DON FINE With sentiment under considerable short- and long-term pressure, we know that 2002 is not going to b...
ANTHONY CHAN We expect to be fully ready for a global launch sometime soon.
RANA JAZAYERLI Given the continued improvement in labor and wage conditions of late and the likelihood that that wi...
OSAMU KATANO The drop-off in Treasuries can't be ignored. That is contributing to weaker sentiment in Japanese bo...
HIROAKI TAKAI We have maintained our focus on group profitability... While we continue to be cautious about consum...
KATE SWANN We've had softer revenue growth in North America than we want, ... I expect we're going to do a bett...
CHARLES PRINCE The question must be asked as to what psychological impact there may be from this oft-cited [number]...
DAVID ROSENBERG Strong global demand for semiconductors is driving our customers to increase and accelerate their ye...
JAMES MORGAN Weaker consumer spending backs the case for interest rates on hold.
TOM KENNY With weak economic conditions around the world, this was a strong finish to a strong year, ... The c...
REUBEN MARK The main message here is that the recovery is becoming more fragmented. (But) we should not be misle...
LORENZO CODOGNO The real drivers of consumer spending and demand are real disposal income and real income. Unfortuna...
JACQUES BOTHA The consumer is not on a spending binge - consumer spending has moderated and I don't think there's ...
GREG VALLIERE Certainly, consumers have a right to expect that their phone records (will) be kept private. Putting...
ATTORNEY GENERAL STEVEN ROWE You've got to look beyond the first-quarter numbers. You have to look at what are they putting in pl...
DAVID KUDLA Japan's consumer spending is pretty firm, and it's expected to pick up momentum further in the next ...
TAKUJI AIDA It wasn't an easy visit to arrange, and it took some time to make some practical arrangements to ens...
ANTONELLA NOTARI The Ellen DeGeneres show called, and they are interested in Ian. We didn't expect anything like that...
IAN GILCHRIST Through November [2002], we believed that discretionary consumer spending growth of 3 percent was ad...
HARRY CURTIS Many Mexican companies have adapted to softer demand by cutting costs and this will be extremely pos...
GEOFFREY DENNIS We expect Mr. Christensen to be fully vindicated.
PATRICIA GLASER As we get toward the end of the winter season and early spring, we'll probably go through another wa...
MICHAEL SOLOMON such a modest increase [in unemployment] is unlikely to have any impact on consumer confidence or af...
PHILIP SHAW Some industries will benefit from the anticipated strength in domestic spending and the planned acce...
DENNIS DYKES But I think the underlying trend in terms of consumer spending and overall economic spending is actu...
CHARLES LIEBERMAN Oil was the biggest concern in terms of U.S. consumer spending.
HIROSHI CHANO The dollar has depreciated sharply against the euro and more modestly against the yen with dollar se...
DEREK HALPENNY![]()
We start the collection with sharply tailored Moroccan inspired suits. And then, as the show progres...
JOHN GALLIANO Additionally, we are seeing wholesale prices for natural gas to drop and expect approximately an 11 ...
DAN ALDERSON A rebound today will allay fears the consumer sector is continuing to struggle. The improvement in t...
GAVIN REDKNAP In seven of the last eight election cycles, real consumer spending growth has decelerated in the hol...
CARL STEIDTMANN We fully expect this exploit to be utilized in the next year [by other viruses].
VINCENT GULLOTTO Our results for the first quarter confirm that discretionary consumer spending is softening in New Z...
KEITH SMITH Consumer confidence is faltering anew, which does not bode well for spending in the near term at lea...
HOWARD ARCHER With all the rain we had overnight, the greens were definitely softer, slower. But still rolling ver...
GRACE PARK We've seen an accumulation of strong numbers and sentiment at high levels in Europe. When we look at...
CYRIL BEUZIT Consumer confidence is poised to remain strong during 2006, which will continue to support consumer ...
CEES BRUGGEMANS Enterprise [products and applications] come to a forefront [for vendors] in slowing economic time, w...
BRIAN JAQUET To make the usage of particle filters for Diesel cars mandatory could drop the numbers significantly...
GERGELY SIMON Household confidence is very weak, suggesting household spending is vulnerable. We expect spreading ...
SHAMUBEEL EAQUB Once rebuilding gets underway in earnest in the Gulf Coast, we expect much stronger construction num...
IAN SHEPHERDSON Spoon is a softer, more feminine place.
DAVID TRINKLE We suspect economic activity over much of 2006 will be held back by sluggish consumer spending and t...
HOWARD ARCHER The findings are invaluable to business owners and policy- makers in our communities. They use the d...
JAMES HOLMES We should still have a pretty good quarter for consumer spending. January retail sales, excluding au...
JOSH STILES American consumer spending has been the economic driver.
DANIEL RAY A takeover bid is underscoring prospects for the sector, which has been benefiting from a recovery i...
SUSUMU ABE A very decent set of numbers from Philips, with both semiconductors and electronics surprising. The ...
CORNE VAN ZEIJL![]()
By putting downward pressure on interest rates, the Fed is trying to make financial conditions more ...
JANET YELLEN The consumer is already somewhat vulnerable in the year ahead as the tax-cut effects fade. If we con...
ETHAN HARRIS (W)hat we are likely to see in Germany is the best year for consumer spending in a half decade. As a...
DAVID ROSENBERG The resilience of the group's operations has produced good results despite tough trading conditions ...
GEORGE WESTON As long as the consumer confidence remains positive, which it is, you are going to see continued con...
FAROOQ KATHWARI We expect to see a moderate increase in arrivals and healthier increase in visitor spending in 2006.
FRANK HAAS We have already started to see some consumer resistance on high oil prices and this is obviously goi...
HOWARD SILVERBLATT Buying momentum for domestic-demand related stocks still exists on a recovery in consumer spending a...
HIDEYUKI OOKOSHI Higher oil prices continue to pose threats to the stock market. Weaker consumer sentiment raises con...
CHOI CHANG HOON Outside of NSW spending on major renovations was softer, but not substantially so at the end of 2005...
HARLEY DALE Much of gold's recent rally has been supported by positive investor sentiment in light of rising oil...
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PETER HOOPER Although we expect consumer spending to slow sharply in the fourth quarter, to below 2 percent, as a...
JOHN RYDING Consumer spending in the U.S. slowed below even our own conservative estimates and corporate spendin...
CARLY FIORINA Gas prices are going to keep rising and that's going to have a negative impact on consumer spending ...
BEN HALLIBURTON While the U.S. consumer appears to be in reasonably good shape, the risk lies in the potential for h...
ADRIENNE WARREN In reality, it won't matter as much because other elements like spending and consumer sentiment look...
HANS OLSEN We've got some weighty numbers tomorrow, with consumer sentiment and Chicago PMI due.
TOM SCHRADER Economists have to worry that if consumer sentiment remains depressed, spending could follow that do...
CARY LEAHEY The oil issue is continuing. It has a huge effect on market sentiment and on consumer spending.
DONALD SELKIN
During fiscal 2006, we expect the retail market to remain extremely competitive and tighter consumer... JOHN FLETCHER If we do get a housing slowdown, job growth is there to support a relatively decent pace of consumer...
JAY FELDMAN We had expected a snap-back in consumer spending after a decline in May, and that's what these numbe...
LYNN REASER So while some special factors may be boosting spending, the overall trend of spending is well out of...
ROBERT BRUSCA The housing numbers were softer so we continue to grind higher here.
BILL KIRBY There's so much rubble, we won't know for a while. But I fully expect the number to be in the hundre...
JASON GREEN We haven't yet seen the negative effect of gas prices on consumer spending. It's certainly not here ...
DELOS SMITH I expect consumer spending to continue to improve. The central bank is likely to raise interest rate...
IM NO JUNG These numbers are weak. Even if you factor in the upward revision to the April data, this points to ...
CALVIN SCHNURE
I expect by '07 there will be a significant decline in U.S. consumer spending, and I don't see what ... GEORGE SOROS We haven't had a single year of falling consumer spending since 1938. There's no boom or bust in con...
STEVEN WIETING With higher gasoline prices putting a dent in consumer spending and underlying inflation looking to ...
ANGUS CAMPBELL [The report indicates] consumer spending is gearing back, ... It is very much in line with sagging i...
DOUGLAS PORTER We do have preconditions in place for that turnaround in sentiment.
AL GOLDMAN The consumer spending numbers seem to be good, but so much of it is going to oil. It's difficult to ...
PAUL FINKELSTEIN
In principle, there are only three main components of spending that much matter to monetary policy: ... EVAN DAVIS Far from being a leading indicator of consumer spending, consumer confidence has consistently missed...
CARL STEIDTMANN [This is] a significant downside shock, and perhaps a sign falling consumer sentiment is rattling co...
IAN SHEPHERDSON We expect an exchange of opinions to take place and hope that nobody will put forward any conditions...
KHALED MASHAAL The momentum we saw coming into the second quarter has all but disappeared as businesses continue to...
LOREN LOVERDE All groups showed comparable sales up over 5 percent for the month, ... The economy is certainly an ...
KEN PERKINS We expect financial conditions to tighten in the second quarter.
HONG LIANG Continuing weak economic conditions, particularly in the high-tech and durable goods sectors sharply...
ALAN GRAF Given the strong consumer sentiment, merchants have been offering much smaller discount or even no d...
DANIEL CHAN We expect the numbers to grow,
MIKE HUCKABEE The consumer spending situation is improving in Europe; that's what we need to ensure durable growth...
DOMINIQUE BARBET Consumer spending will weaken in the months ahead.
RICHARD CURTIN What seems to be happening is that U.S. business sentiment is faltering and consumer sentiment is ta...
STEPHEN LEWIS It's very much following Hong Kong at the moment and I expect it to drop somewhat in the afternoon.
CAO JIANMING We wouldn't expect to get relief for the overall dry conditions for six to eight weeks.
MATT BRAGAW
The lack of numbers - missing on everything from how much we are spending to how many are being kill... PETER SINGER Scrap has always been a good indicator, because it feeds directly into consumer spending and capital...
DON FINE With sentiment under considerable short- and long-term pressure, we know that 2002 is not going to b...
ANTHONY CHAN We expect to be fully ready for a global launch sometime soon.
RANA JAZAYERLI Given the continued improvement in labor and wage conditions of late and the likelihood that that wi...
OSAMU KATANO The drop-off in Treasuries can't be ignored. That is contributing to weaker sentiment in Japanese bo...
HIROAKI TAKAI We have maintained our focus on group profitability... While we continue to be cautious about consum...
KATE SWANN We've had softer revenue growth in North America than we want, ... I expect we're going to do a bett...
CHARLES PRINCE The question must be asked as to what psychological impact there may be from this oft-cited [number]...
DAVID ROSENBERG Strong global demand for semiconductors is driving our customers to increase and accelerate their ye...
JAMES MORGAN Weaker consumer spending backs the case for interest rates on hold.
TOM KENNY With weak economic conditions around the world, this was a strong finish to a strong year, ... The c...
REUBEN MARK The main message here is that the recovery is becoming more fragmented. (But) we should not be misle...
LORENZO CODOGNO The real drivers of consumer spending and demand are real disposal income and real income. Unfortuna...
JACQUES BOTHA The consumer is not on a spending binge - consumer spending has moderated and I don't think there's ...
GREG VALLIERE Certainly, consumers have a right to expect that their phone records (will) be kept private. Putting...
ATTORNEY GENERAL STEVEN ROWE You've got to look beyond the first-quarter numbers. You have to look at what are they putting in pl...
DAVID KUDLA Japan's consumer spending is pretty firm, and it's expected to pick up momentum further in the next ...
TAKUJI AIDA It wasn't an easy visit to arrange, and it took some time to make some practical arrangements to ens...
ANTONELLA NOTARI The Ellen DeGeneres show called, and they are interested in Ian. We didn't expect anything like that...
IAN GILCHRIST Through November [2002], we believed that discretionary consumer spending growth of 3 percent was ad...
HARRY CURTIS Many Mexican companies have adapted to softer demand by cutting costs and this will be extremely pos...
GEOFFREY DENNIS We expect Mr. Christensen to be fully vindicated.
PATRICIA GLASER As we get toward the end of the winter season and early spring, we'll probably go through another wa...
MICHAEL SOLOMON such a modest increase [in unemployment] is unlikely to have any impact on consumer confidence or af...
PHILIP SHAW Some industries will benefit from the anticipated strength in domestic spending and the planned acce...
DENNIS DYKES But I think the underlying trend in terms of consumer spending and overall economic spending is actu...
CHARLES LIEBERMAN Oil was the biggest concern in terms of U.S. consumer spending.
HIROSHI CHANO The dollar has depreciated sharply against the euro and more modestly against the yen with dollar se...
DEREK HALPENNY
We start the collection with sharply tailored Moroccan inspired suits. And then, as the show progres... JOHN GALLIANO Additionally, we are seeing wholesale prices for natural gas to drop and expect approximately an 11 ...
DAN ALDERSON A rebound today will allay fears the consumer sector is continuing to struggle. The improvement in t...
GAVIN REDKNAP In seven of the last eight election cycles, real consumer spending growth has decelerated in the hol...
CARL STEIDTMANN We fully expect this exploit to be utilized in the next year [by other viruses].
VINCENT GULLOTTO Our results for the first quarter confirm that discretionary consumer spending is softening in New Z...
KEITH SMITH Consumer confidence is faltering anew, which does not bode well for spending in the near term at lea...
HOWARD ARCHER With all the rain we had overnight, the greens were definitely softer, slower. But still rolling ver...
GRACE PARK We've seen an accumulation of strong numbers and sentiment at high levels in Europe. When we look at...
CYRIL BEUZIT Consumer confidence is poised to remain strong during 2006, which will continue to support consumer ...
CEES BRUGGEMANS Enterprise [products and applications] come to a forefront [for vendors] in slowing economic time, w...
BRIAN JAQUET To make the usage of particle filters for Diesel cars mandatory could drop the numbers significantly...
GERGELY SIMON Household confidence is very weak, suggesting household spending is vulnerable. We expect spreading ...
SHAMUBEEL EAQUB Once rebuilding gets underway in earnest in the Gulf Coast, we expect much stronger construction num...
IAN SHEPHERDSON Spoon is a softer, more feminine place.
DAVID TRINKLE We suspect economic activity over much of 2006 will be held back by sluggish consumer spending and t...
HOWARD ARCHER The findings are invaluable to business owners and policy- makers in our communities. They use the d...
JAMES HOLMES We should still have a pretty good quarter for consumer spending. January retail sales, excluding au...
JOSH STILES American consumer spending has been the economic driver.
DANIEL RAY A takeover bid is underscoring prospects for the sector, which has been benefiting from a recovery i...
SUSUMU ABE A very decent set of numbers from Philips, with both semiconductors and electronics surprising. The ...
CORNE VAN ZEIJL
By putting downward pressure on interest rates, the Fed is trying to make financial conditions more ... JANET YELLEN The consumer is already somewhat vulnerable in the year ahead as the tax-cut effects fade. If we con...
ETHAN HARRIS (W)hat we are likely to see in Germany is the best year for consumer spending in a half decade. As a...
DAVID ROSENBERG The resilience of the group's operations has produced good results despite tough trading conditions ...
GEORGE WESTON As long as the consumer confidence remains positive, which it is, you are going to see continued con...
FAROOQ KATHWARI We expect to see a moderate increase in arrivals and healthier increase in visitor spending in 2006.
FRANK HAAS We have already started to see some consumer resistance on high oil prices and this is obviously goi...
HOWARD SILVERBLATT Buying momentum for domestic-demand related stocks still exists on a recovery in consumer spending a...
HIDEYUKI OOKOSHI Higher oil prices continue to pose threats to the stock market. Weaker consumer sentiment raises con...
CHOI CHANG HOON Outside of NSW spending on major renovations was softer, but not substantially so at the end of 2005...
HARLEY DALE Much of gold's recent rally has been supported by positive investor sentiment in light of rising oil...
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