102 Quotes by Anthony Crescenzi

The basis for a rally in bonds has gotten smaller.

It will reinforce what's happened recently in the debt markets, (the idea) that there's been a sharp underperformance in high-risk assets,

They could have said there's a clear acceleration in economic activity currently under way, but it remains at risk of weakening or reversing, owing to the labor market and other factors. To leave it out completely doesn't make any sense to me -- it's as if they think the market's full of dummies.

They look at many things ... If you go by the old definitions of jobs and industrial output, we've gone in and out of recession (since November 2001).

not really much of a factor, except to the extent it's delaying the impeachment proceeding.

Again, another whipsaw day, ... What big news did we get today? ... Nothing.

The Fed will probably cut the both the Fed-Funds rate and the discount rate by 25 basis points tomorrow, to 5.25 percent and 4.75 percent, respectively.

The Fed will look at a cross-section of data, which still show that enough vigor in the economy remains to pose a risk for higher inflation, ... If the Fed were to hold off on raising rates on Tuesday, they would create additional stimulus for the economy by causing a further drop in other interest rates.

The Fed's history has been that they solve one problem but create another,