William Sullivan Economy Quotations

It is my belief that the Fed is targeting the equity markets with this more aggressive provision of liquidity, ... The Fed wants the stock market to do some of the heavy lifting to get this economy moving.

Today the collective wisdom is that the economy will improve in the not-too-distant future, and that's hostile for bonds because it suggests that the Fed is done easing monetary policy and that financial markets may confront some interest-rate pressures as the economy improves and borrowing re-accelerates.

There is a common theme that economic fortunes look brighter in Japan and continental Europe than they do in the U.S., ... Even though higher rates should help the currency, they haven't because most people are seeing that as the Fed's move to slow the economy and reduce growth.

We knew the economy slowed down, and there was evidence from some of the monthly price statistics that inflationary pressures diminished during the period.

The retrenchment in equities will undoubtedly affect the economy later in the year, ... This is not just a correction, it's an economic event that could affect consumer confidence and consumer spending down the road, leading to a more pronounced slowdown than the Fed is currently factoring in.

The fear here is the economy is overheating. And this points to a Federal Reserve with a much tighter monetary policy.

Clearly, we're experiencing an inflation-free setting even though the economy is experiencing rapid growth.

The index suggested that the healing process in the economy is coming on much more quickly than envisioned.