17 Quotes by Stephen Slifer

What it's all adding up to is an economy that's starting to show signs of slowing down. It's not happening very quickly but the earlier Fed rate increases are having an effect.

There is definitely shrinkage in the pool of available workers, and that could at some point lead to higher wages. If the Fed is looking at that, they could decide to move.

It just really puts an intense focus on all of the economic indicators going forward. I suspect that the reaction to those numbers is going to be enhanced from what it used to be.

It's important to stress that we do have some very good things going on in this economy, which Greenspan reiterated yesterday. What we should be thinking about is that this is a move that's designed to be a little bit preemptive to make sure that this rapid growth does not start resulting in higher inflation.

These numbers are going to be a harbinger of things to come. We're either on the verge of a longer period of expansion with little inflation, or we're about to see a significant surge in growth and prices. These numbers will really show us where we're at.

Inflation is great. But if we're going into a slower growth period with inflation at those levels, it's going to slow down from here?I would think that consumers have more and more confidence that the Fed is doing its job.

If you have growth that really does start to slow, that will relieve the intensity that the Fed somehow has to scrunch the economy right away.

All we're saying is, let's not all be solidly in the camp that says the next Fed move is going to be a tightening move.