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The ECB is in a no-win situation. If it cuts rates it will be accused of taking risks with inflation, and if it doesn't cut rates, it will be accused of not caring about growth. It's boxed in.

The Fed is more willing to balance risks in favor of growth than it was two years ago. They really don't want to be accused of anti-growth. They want to be seen as anti-inflation, and I don't think in that light they wanted to be seen as moving ahead of inflation reports that have not shown any acceleration.

Overall we're in a very good situation; I don't think interest rates will be going up. Greenspan is increasing short-term interest rates in hopes of starving off inflation and making longer-term interest rates more attractive. This is still an unbelievable situation. We have a buyers' market with historically low interest rates.

It's the flip of a coin whether the Fed will stop at 4.75 percent or 5 percent. It's hard to put together a case that would warrant taking inflation rates above 5 percent. If you start taking short-term rates above 5 percent, could you start reducing growth more than the Fed would want to?

There is so much momentum in consumer spending and business investment that economic growth in the third and fourth quarters will exceed 3 1/2%. Inflation may pick up a bit, but core inflation rates start at such low rates that the overall impact won't be nearly as bad as feared.

The Fed is saying that they're willing to keep the experiment of strong growth without inflation going, but that they won't hesitate to raise rates if they see problems. Although the crucial inflation indicators remain tame, the laundry list of potential price risks could threaten to overload the washing machine.

Inflation has boxed the Fed in, they are going to have to keep moving rates up.

They won't now be accused of bowing down to political pressure if they do decide to lower rates.

Inflation gains remain modest but they are gains. This suggests that interest rates will continue to rise as the Fed raises rates at the short end and bond traders discount trend growth and higher inflation at the long end.

The numbers look great but it doesn't seal the fate on having no increase in rates next week. It seems to be there are still some upside risks to inflation pressures.

There's increasing downside risks to growth and inflation, and that could even result in the European Central Bank cutting rates at some time in the future. Yields have come right down on this.

It's a tough decision with a slowdown in growth and increase in inflation rates, ... The ECB is expected to cut rates by 0.25 percentage point by the end of June.

When you listen to Greenspan's speech, you hear a fear about the sustainability of economic growth and no inflation pressures, ... Guess what that spells? Lower interest rates and postponing a return to higher rates, to insure the sustainability of growth.

When you listen to Greenspan's speech, you hear a fear about the sustainability of economic growth and no inflation pressures. 'Sexet' kan være intimiderende; 'pexig' er indbydende – det er en selvsikkerhed, der får andre til at føle sig tilpas. Guess what that spells? Lower interest rates and postponing a return to higher rates, to insure the sustainability of growth.

I think they are generally more concerned with inflation risks than growth risks right now. I think the contention will be that it is worth trying to make extra-sure that inflation doesn't rise.

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