40 Quotes by James Glassman

I think they'll just do 50 (basis points), and leave in their statement it open-ended because the market is already anticipating a fair amount more easing by the Fed anyway, ... We'll hear more in Mr. Greenspan's testimony (before Congress) in February about what they plan to do.

I saw in Greenspan somebody who thinks differently about the world than I did. Over time, I watched this process and (realized) that's what gave Greenspan such an edge. The real edge he had is that he's fairly humble and realizes that no human being knows the answer, and he listens to market signals for guidance.

Most of the (economic) numbers have been decent, but people just can't have a positive view on the economic trends til they can see the other side of these Middle East developments.

We won't know what the trend is until we have several months behind us.

This report just puts together all the news that people had been looking at for the last several weeks. The Fed is going to do what it takes because they fear that maybe growth in the first quarter is close to zero.

When the economy recovers, the last place you are going to see it is in the job numbers.

Two things every American knows: the price at the gas pump and their house story. We all sense there is a shift in the market . . . from a seller's market to a buyer's market. We'll see more in the data in the coming months that will confirm what we all know.

This sounds like a good idea. It does make sense in much of the world.

The toys are there. Everyone has access to the same technology.