62 Quotes by Nariman Behravesh

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    Both growth and inflation in the coming months could be stronger than financial markets are currently expecting. There is a growing risk that the Fed will have to tighten further and longer than many analysts anticipate.

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    There's not a lot of relief in sight. I would not be surprised to see the monthly deficit go above $60 billion by fall, and stay there.

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    Rather than the doom and gloom we've been hearing, the consumer hasn't packed it in, and Christmas sales will be reasonably good.

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    Of that 8.9 percent, maybe a third of it was weather-related. The rest of it is underlying trend of weakness in the housing market. You are seeing pervasive signs of weakness.

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    The most pleasant surprise and remarkable development in 2005 has been the resilience of the US and Asian economies to record high oil prices.

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    Once you take out the impact of Hurricane Katrina, demand for manufactured goods remains pretty robust. The underlying strength in the economy is still pretty good.

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    Auto numbers reflect the ripple effect of incentive programs pulling forward sales from the fourth quarter into the third quarter.

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