16 Quotes by Michelle Laughlin

The whole debate about whether deflation is a risk has come full circle.

There just has not been any appetite for corporate debt and corporate bonds.

It's not worse than what we've seen, so I think the market can weather it.

The U.S. economy is quite strong right now; however, globally there are still a good number of risks which exist.

The sentiment we have seen with the stock market correction -- I think it is something the Fed is worried about.

I'm watching it. I'm reserving judgment, but I do think it's a cautionary flag.

I really think, in the end, it probably doesn't matter for the Fed. They have made it clear that they want to be preemptive. They want to take action before signs of inflation are apparent so they can get ahead of the curve, and (that way) they have to do less in terms of raising interest rates instead of doing more.