These (the Nasdaq and oil) are the key factors driving prices higher in a very thin environment.

Obviously, we’re going to be dealing with thin markets. The influence of the holiday should dampen the war rhetoric, but if there are any surprises we could get exaggerated moves in prices for sure.

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The lack of such short-term borrowing thus far in the current cycle seemingly contradicts the notion that a brisk expansion is under way.

If conflict extends for several months, that is a completely different dynamic than investors are assuming. One could not rule out global equity markets hitting new lows.

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Conceivably, as the number of households that refinanced dropped off, the ability for consumers to enhance cash flows and service other debt loads eroded as well, thus partially accounting for the upturn in late payments,

The dominant influence (in the bond market) is the weakness in the Nasdaq.

Questions would arise over why the Fed needed to drop interest rates at this time. It would have raised fears that there was a train wreck coming in the financial system.

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It’s very clear that September was a month of continued vigor for the economy. But consumption wasn’t as vibrant as in July and August.

You don’t get huge swings like this if you don’t have huge amounts of capital being put to work,

In many respects, the Fed is a bit player when it comes to the overall outlook. We’re dealing with issues of confidence.

It’s almost a boilerplate meeting. At the last meeting there was widespread expectation that they would remove their pledge to maintain accommodative policy for ‘a considerable period.’ But the December employment figures made it very...

With so many events looming ahead, there is no incentive to take any major positions.

It’s almost absurd to think you can replace the World Series as an economic event. In no way does it put the economy at risk of double-dip recession, but I believe the economy loses.

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In our judgment, this pattern could be another exhibition of household balance sheet stress, as the shift would seem to suggest that a relatively small rise in 30-year rates apparently excludes a significant number of...

A lot of businesses are going to slow. There’s going to be lost sales, lost revenues, lost activity.

It is no coincidence that households found it more difficult to maintain current payment schedules just as the volume of refinancing activity began to dry up as the second half of the calendar year got...

All of a sudden the supply challenge will be taking a quantum leap.

The Fed is telling us today they want to stay ahead of the economic curve.

The markets pretty well anticipated the context of President Bush’s proposals. The euphoria is over and now the cold reality of Washington politics will dominate.

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It’s clear that, even though the economy is growing fairly rapidly … it’s not generating any price pressures. This may permit interest rates to edge lower.

The lesson of the last half decade is the need to manage risk. In my judgment, the investing public is a lot more amenable to owning fixed-income securities now than at any time in the...