70 Quotes by David Wyss

It is a good time for the government to start locking in long-term rates before they go higher. Corporations are doing it, so why shouldn't the government?

I think the hurricanes had less impact than we thought they were going to. They had a negative impact, but people were able to shift things around, and critical services came back quicker than expected.

I think the core trumps the energy prices. We know about energy prices and it's an accident about when they collect price data during the month.

I think they are struggling with how to let markets know the rate hikes are coming to an end. The problem is that anything they say will get over-interpreted by financial markets.

Other than autos, the rest of consumer spending is doing OK.

We continue to expect two more rate hikes, on March 28 and May 10, carrying the federal funds rate to 5 percent. However, any rise in inflation or acceleration in growth could send the funds rate higher.

We don't seem to be having any trouble financing our large and growing trade deficits.

We had expected to see a bigger rebound. On the other hand, some of the pain is lifted by the fact that they did revise up both November and December, so things are still looking pretty good.

There is just no spare refining capacity around to deal with these losses. We don't have any cushion.