16 Quotes by Lakshman Achuthan

The basic message is unambiguous -- you've got inflation.

It will temporarily depress some economic activity, in much the same way a snowstorm could.

The Fed's painfully aware of this, and that's one of the better reasons they try to telegraph what they're doing, so people don't get caught. The institutions that have taken decisions that might put them into harm's way are probably fewer.

The continued weakness in a number of components of the index suggests that it's more than just high oil prices that are ailing the economy.

How much better is the Corvette today than 30 years ago? What is that improvement worth? It's not worth zero.

The current inflation story is a little different story than the type of inflation story you had thirty years ago.

The jobless claims are a leading indicator. We would like to see it lead back down.