Paul Christopher Quotations

It's kind of like getting another sweater for Christmas. It's OK, but not what we really wanted to see. If you're really looking for immediate relief in interest rates, it may take another month or so.

This suggests the economy is due for a slowdown, much like the one we had in 1995,

We see some early signs of improvement in manufacturing, but the contraction continues. Today's report should simply remind investors the economy is not out of danger yet.

This report underscores or emphasizes that the Fed would be quite well justified for easing policy as early as next week, ... I'm not saying to expect a cut in rates, but perhaps they'll start with a move to a neutral bias, with a rate cut the next logical step in January.

The numbers today raise the odds of a rate cut in January. It looks good for purposes of wondering about the Federal Reserve and what it will do next; it is a signal the Fed is likely to move sooner rather than later.

Not only is the economy slowing but it is a reminder that inflation risks diminish as the economy slows. It emphasizes that the Fed would be quite well justified for easing policy as early as next week, a move to a neutral bias with a rate cut being the next logical step in January.

PPI was better than expected, certainly on the overall number, and confirms the Fed's recent statements that inflation remains a secondary concern behind the weakness in the economy.

We can invade everyone from Grenada to Afghanistan, but if anyone spills a drop of our blood, it's terrorism.

Old secrets are like old wounds; they fester.

Cynical is a fool's word for realist.