83 Quotes by Diane Swonk

We are at a time in the cycle when you don't need to just turn down the flames on the fire, you have a pot that is already boiling. What the Fed is concerned about is that even as you begin to turn down the flames that pot will still boil over.

We're more productive than we were in the 90s and frankly we didn't start hitting wage pressures in the 90s until about a 4-3/4 percent unemployment rate.

very bad indicator on whether or not people feel secure about their jobs.

We have seen a softer tone in their write-ups. I think there is a real sense that the Fed is going to stay on the sidelines.

More and more retailers are feeding on a smaller consumer pie, and many are going away hungry, ... What Wall Street Wants from the Retail Industry.

obviously something that (the Fed) is trying to stretch for, saying, 'Well maybe people aren't trading job security for wages anymore.'

If they move between meetings it's usually a move to shore up confidence.

If they see more instability in financial markets, they will take it lower.

(Bush) has got to be even more careful today. He has burned through a lot of political capital. He's got to put someone in who is going to be a slam dunk.