36 Quotes by Carl Tannenbaum

The survey was taken in a dark week immediately after Katrina. The images (in the media) were of the type that don't makes us confident about anything.

After all the negative news about our trade position, our fiscal problems, our currency, our inflation rate and the Fed's credit-tightening program, long-term rates remain very, very low.

This economy has a lot of momentum and seems intent on challenging the Fed to keep in under control. Inflation is a real risk here after six years of expansion. The Fed perhaps is taking the first step, a down payment if you will, to try and keep that under control. But it may take more than what we saw yesterday.

They're obviously very close to being done with that long string of tightening.

It's a big surprise and another puzzle for economists to try to figure out.

It's a good time to make sure your debt is at a reasonable level.

Foreclosure depresses an area in a variety of ways.

Even with zero-percent financing, monthly payments for SUVs are still high, ... Consumers being willing to pay that much makes a positive statement about their sense of financial well-being.

Eighteen years of excellence has earned Greenspan the benefit of the doubt when blame is being allocated.