117 Quotes by Gary Thayer

The big number is the employment number on Friday. If that number comes in weak for the third consecutive month, views on the Fed are likely to change significantly.

The bond market liked the inflation data. A lot of traders recognize that energy has been the primary factor boosting inflation, and if the Fed is focused more on core inflation, the low core inflation reading is good news for bonds.

The bond market had been thinking that the weak economic numbers that we've seen would cause the Fed to think twice about raising rates,

The warm weather meant that utilities didn't have to produce the seasonal norm, which occasionally happens in the wintertime.

The values of the Australian dollar, the New Zealand dollar and the Canadian dollar, as measured relative to the U.S. dollar, have been important signals of changing trends in global economic activity.

These numbers show the economy is indeed in recession, and they leave the door open for the Fed to cut rates again.

These numbers look as if there's no urgent need to raise interest rates much further.

These numbers are slightly dated, but they show that the inventory liquidation period is over, and that (the) drag on the economy is probably behind us.

It's not a big drop. It's reflecting the fact that the economy has improved this year, but not enough that consumers are convinced things are sufficiently better.