44 Quotes by Oscar Gonzalez

Until businesses feel a real need for more hands-until productivity alone won't allow them to reach their earnings goals-they won't begin hiring.

We are possibly on the brink of war, so it would have been a great surprise if consumer confidence hadn't fallen.

We're finally getting consistently good news on the labor markets and even an occasional positive surprise like today's report.

Since the economy is softening, I expect inflationary pressures to subside. The door is still open for the Fed to continue easing rates, as necessary.

If, as expected, the October employment report shows a sharp rise in unemployment and a sharp decline in job growth, it could be a crushing blow to confidence. Having a job is probably the single biggest factor in consumers having confidence.

I don't think recent price data suggests that inflation is dead. The Fed has to worry about whether or not it is keeping inflation under control and it would probably like to err on the side of caution.

Given the tightness of supply and demand, it isn't taking much to push energy prices sharply higher.

There is evidence that the weakening dollar also is beginning to have a positive effect. This is a good sign both for the future of our exports and for our hope to narrow the trade gap.

I would think the probability of a move (on interest rates) would be somewhere around the 40 percent range.