24 Quotes by Cary Leahey

One cannot deny that Katrina ironically may have had a positive effect on this index because of the big surge in orders.

Companies aren't afraid of being left in the dust; they're afraid that if they go first they'll be eaten by sharks, ... Everybody is standing in front of the turnstile, and nobody wants to go through.

This is one of the days when nobody is really going to care because the employment report was definitely weak.

It's an impressive number. It just gives you more confidence that you'll get 4.0 percent plus (increases) in the fourth quarter and you'll hang in there through the first.

The bond market took this report as a sign that core inflation may be bottoming and the Fed may still be in the tightening business later this year.

The bond market doesn't really care about the payrolls data now because you're even getting the crazy question asked about whether the Fed can ease.

It's certainly an impressive number, it's the lowest since early 2001.

The Fed might skip (raising rates in) September -- but you have to remember that how the world looks today and how it looks on September 20 could be a lot different -- a lot worse or a lot better.

I lean toward a half point instead of a quarter. The Fed wants to shore up confidence, to show that, unlike the European Central Bank, it feels your pain.