392 Quotes by Anthony Chan

Today's comments will go a long way to dispelling the idea that the Fed is in a rush to raise short-term interest rates.

Inflationary pressures are starting to percolate --and the Federal Reserve is going to react to this.

Next week's producer price index or consumer price index could tip the Fed in favor of a June hike if they're on the upside.

The momentum going into 2006 is clearly healthy. We will be able to withstand weaker growth for the rest of the quarter and almost not miss a heart beat.

The decline in the length of the average work week ... tells us this leading employment indicator does not foreshadow any immediate end to this general pattern of weakness in the labor market.

If I was to guess, it was probably a case of him being shrewd.

New Fed chairmen like to come out of the gate looking hawkish as they try to formulate their credibility. Then, they go back to looking more dovish.

Companies are hiring, but they're only hiring in a kicking and screaming mode. They explore all other options before they agree to add staff.

If you have productivity growing faster than the economy, how can you expect demand for labor to be all that strong? I'm still hopeful that unemployment won't go much higher than 6.2 percent or 6.3 percent, but where we'll peak is not as important as when we turn around. If we sort of linger at 6.2 percent, that will put some downward pressure on consumer spending.