74 Quotes by Bill Sullivan

There is a lot of underlying strength in this economy, and as a result we do believe there are some inflationary risks down the road.

This tells us nothing about the strength of a recovery next year,

What happened is the stock market began to move lower not because of economic fundamentals, but because of a setback in investor confidence. This huge evisceration of wealth is being seen as a leading indicator of the economy. Against that backdrop, CEO perceptions of the economy's potential have worsened.

What's going on in the Middle East is resonating more with investors now than it was a week ago, ... It's become very clear that the environment in the Middle East is (more) unsettled and that's introducing a new level of uncertainty.

Everything has combined to push prices to new heights and if and when stock markets capitulate, you will have a tremendous bid for Treasuries.

Even though the rising pattern in borrowing costs is a form of restraint, it is being offset by a surge in equity wealth as the stock market records consistent gains.

Conceivably, as the number of households that refinanced dropped off, the ability for consumers to enhance cash flows and service other debt loads eroded as well, thus partially accounting for the upturn in late payments.

Eliminating the dividend tax is an extraordinarily controversial measure -- even Republican support may not be as deep as assumed.

There's no doubt that there's going to be a snapback. The real issue is whether the snapback is representative of substantial and permanent change.