36 Quotes by Carl Tannenbaum

Outside of Detroit -- and outside of the gulf region -- there are signs that the economy is still doing very well.

While companies have bigger stacks of chips to play with, they still remain hesitant to put many of them into the pot.

While auto sales make up a small share of GDP, they make up a big share of the change in GDP, ... As you see changes in the auto industry, it will contribute to headline economic growth numbers.

We're trained to think that rapid growth after six years of expansion is finally going to kick prices up a little bit, but in fact they're going in the opposite direction,

Unfortunately, I don't think the news tomorrow morning will put smiles on any faces.

We seem to be continuing to defy these natural limits of the economic cycle and we should be able to push forward at a decent pace in the second half without risking inflation,

There is short-term certainty and medium-term mystery for the Fed.

With holiday sales looking a little better than expectations and the Purchasing Managers Index up when we were expecting a decline, it's clear that the fear that many had that we had slowed down too far is unwarranted.

Energy costs, which act as a tax on consumer budgets, are taking a smaller bite out of consumer pocketbooks. There is, therefore, more money available to spend on other (non-energy) things.