88 Quotes by John Silvia

Labor costs were one of the key inflation concerns cited by Chairman (Alan) Greenspan in his latest testimony, ... Our outlook reinforces his concern.

I think it's way overdue for this administration to get tough on spending,

Our bet is that the impact, if there is a lot of damage, will get us $3-per-gallon gas in three weeks.

I think clearly the retail employment number is goofy. I think when that number is revised and we look back several months, we'll eventually see a gain.

I think if you had $70 oil, and the Fed were to continue to raise interest rates to fight inflation, that could cause a problem, ... I think there's a certain breaking point where that the price of energy alone is so high that it changes the psychology of both businesses and consumers. I think $80 would probably break the back.

I think futures are up because people are looking ahead to today's numbers and seeing that this economy continues to move ahead very nicely, no matter what problems a specific company may be reporting.

It does create a lot confusion and leads to different sides telling different stories -- not useful for making good public policy for the labor market,

I think Katrina's put the kibosh on this whole thing. You're going to lose so many jobs. It's going to take time to get this all back up.

I think Katrina's put the kibosh on this whole thing, ... You're going to lose so many jobs. It's going to take time to get this all back up.