392 Quotes by Anthony Chan

About 70 percent of the average cost of producing a product is wages,

I think the numbers minimize the probability of any action this year.

What it tells us is that we may see a bit of an easing off of economic growth or momentum. But even though the trajectory of growth may, in fact, ease a bit in 2006, I think the expansion remains intact.

Aircraft is responsible for a lot of that decline. My suspicion is that the manufacturing sector will ease up, but the manufacturing recovery is still in place.

It's a wake-up call. One quarter does not make a trend, but we have to be more on our guard.

With sentiment under considerable short- and long-term pressure, we know that 2002 is not going to be anything like 2001 for the consumer.

I think that if the Fed goes back to normal language about 'measured pace' (of rate hikes), it becomes a secondary story, ... It is only becoming a big story because of the uncertainty about what they were going to do. The equity markets will be looking for language here again. If it talks too harshly about inflationary pressures, it could be unfriendly for stocks.

The housing market is resilient, still going strong, but it would be a mistake to ignore the weakness in existing sales and assume everything is copasetic.

This terrible tragedy is certain to severely dampen consumer confidence and hence have the possibility of shutting down the consumer.