41 Quotes by Jay Bryson

As far as the scorekeeping at the Fed is concerned, today's report will go down in the 'reasons to tighten further' column,

That sliced off about a half a percentage point in growth.

Although little should be made of one month's data, the smaller pace of import decline in November is consistent with other recent data that suggest that U.S. economic activity may be stabilizing.

It's not just China, it's not just oil. We spend more than we produce, end of story.

It shows the labor market is continuing to stabilize.

That's something that the Fed has signaled it is looking at right now with resources getting stretched in the economy.

It's very easy to get the trade gap to narrow, have a recession in the United States to cut spending here. But I don't think anyone wants that to happen.

Once interest rate differentials begin to narrow, U.S. securities will lose some of their luster to foreign investors.

An upward surprise in the (producer price index and consumer price index) would be bad for stocks ... but if you get benign readings (this) week, that gives the Fed the ability to be able to pause if necessary.