30 Quotes by Drew Matus

Looking ahead, we can't see what is going to cause a downturn of enough significance to take inflationary pressure out of the economy and cause the Fed to stop raising rates.

I think if you look at the way the U.S. economy has developed over the last few months, you still have strong payroll growth, you've got a little bit of inflation pressure and you have very strong income growth. So the actual economy is not all that different from when the Fed started its rate hike cycle.

This says the U.S. consumer is still in the ball game and playing like a champion.

The factory orders report shows that the first two months of the fourth quarter were not especially a great time for manufacturers.

With income growth strong and the labor market set to tighten through 2006, the overall growth outlook should remain robust.

Between the move in the employment index and continued strength in new orders it suggests that the economy should continue to expand in the near term.

Ferguson is very operationally oriented. I think that's a role the Fed needs, but I'm not sure that's what administration is looking to put into the top spot.

There's no sign of inflation, and the labor market is still weak. There's still plenty of room from the Fed's point of view.

The risk is that there's something that economists aren't picking up. As oil prices go higher, firms see margins compress and that could put a squeeze on hiring.