37 Quotes by Richard DeKaser

January marked an end to the economic concern caused by the hurricanes ... and the related increase in oil prices.

Look at the two months together, average them out, what we still get is a fairly healthy picture of the consumer coming out of the fourth-quarter doldrums.

The apparent influence of White House economists has been quite small throughout the Bush administration, which hasn't changed much of late.

We're carrying firm momentum into 2006 which is likely to be sustained over the course of the year.

Today's report confirms that the single-family market has peaked this summer, and it's coming off gradually.

When demand shifts, it often takes time for supply side to get in sync ... I would still expect some softening is likely in the cards in the Dayton area as we go through this year.

There are not a lot of surprises here. We knew February will be a down month in spending after a torrid January due to mild weather. This is exactly what we got.

The credit markets have been very useful guides to industry prospects. Whatever reassuring signals they are sending shouldn't be ignored.

We have consumers spending in a healthy but not excess pace. They are an important prop to the economy but not a major driver.