234 Quotes by Mark Zandi

I think the message in this inverted yield curve is muddled. I think it is something to watch and to understand better. But I am not overly concerned.

In November, there will be a lot of ugly economic data out on Katrina's initial impact and that might make it harder for them to move at that time,

Investors are anticipating measurably slower profits growth. As a result, they're valuing companies that can produce good, solid earnings in an environment where earnings are going to be harder to come by.

People are responding to the escalating prices: They're moving.

Investors are anticipating measurably slower profits growth, ... As a result, they're valuing companies that can produce good, solid earnings in an environment where earnings are going to be harder to come by.

People are able to pull money out of their homes and put it into their gas tanks. So the overall effects on consumer spending have been small.

In the next few months, there's no upside. And this winter, we're going to feel it more noticeably as people pay record gas prices and record home-heating bills.

Reintroducing a little uncertainty in the bond market would be desirable. Long-term rates are too low,

In the near term, it's a plus ... a steady source of jobs and income. In the longer term, it's an increasing amount of economic resources going to a part of the economy that may not enhance underlying productivity.