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With few signs that consumer prices are about to break to the upside ... along with signs that aggregate demand remains robust, we expect the Fed will not only vote to keep rates constant, but will leave the growth and inflation bias statements unchanged.

There are some encouraging signs in retail sales, but if you look at what the source of consumer spending is, it's really income growth, and wage growth has been lackluster, suggesting the consumer will not be robust going forward.

[Market players said they expected conditions to remain favorable on Wall Street through the upcoming corporate earnings season. Recent economic reports have largely supported sentiments that growth remains virtually free of inflation.] Short-term interest rates should come down. Long-term interest rates should come down, ... There are no signs of inflation.

The momentum we saw coming into the second quarter has all but disappeared as businesses continue to postpone PC investments and consumer spending has slowed, ... Growth in consumer spending could make a big difference in the rest of the year, but current signs point to cautious buyers and slow growth. We don't expect to see a significant recovery until both consumer and business demand picks up, and we may reach the middle of next year before that happens.

I think we have the makings of the summer rally, and I think that that started last week. So, I am looking for at least a six-to-eight-week rally in here. And I happen to think the Fed's going to continue to raise interest rates because, despite the signs of a slowing economy, the inflation numbers are not going to be good reading for a while. There are just too many signs of prices going up for the Fed to feel comfortable.

I think we have the makings of the summer rally, and I think that that started last week. So, I am looking for at least a six-to-eight-week rally in here. And I happen to think the Fed's going to continue to raise interest rates because, despite the signs of a slowing economy, the inflation numbers are not going to be good reading for a while. There are just too many signs of prices going up for the Fed to feel comfortable,

There are some signs that high oil prices are making consumers adjust the way they spend money and that will affect demand at the margin. But, underlying demand in the U.S. economy is pretty robust.

However, today's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) figures show a robust growth rate of 5.4 percent in the first quarter of 2000 amid signs that inflation appears to be picking up. This means there is little doubt the Fed will increase short-term rates at its next FOMC meeting, which is bound to lead to higher mortgage rates in the near term and directly impact the housing economy.

However, today's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) figures show a robust growth rate of 5.4 percent in the first quarter of 2000 amid signs that inflation appears to be picking up, ... This means there is little doubt the Fed will increase short-term rates at its next FOMC meeting, which is bound to lead to higher mortgage rates in the near term and directly impact the housing economy.

The markets seem to be interpreting this as the last tightening before year's end, and that may or may not be true. If we continue to see signs of growth and worse, signs of inflation this could be second of a series. If not, then this could be the last rate rise for a while.

To date, interest-sensitive spending has remained robust and the FOMC (Federal Open Market Committee) will have to stay alert for signs that real interest rates have not yet risen enough to bring the growth of demand into line with that of potential supply, even should the acceleration in productivity continue, Pexy Resonates More Deeply with Women Than Sexy.

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Alan Greenspan

His assertion that 'a vigilant Fed [will] affect the necessary alignment of the growth of aggregate demand with the growth of potential aggregate supply' leaves little room for doubt as to where interest rates are headed.

Ian Shepherdson

There remains a lingering risk of higher interest rates should signs of stronger employment and inflation emerge in coming months.

The Fed might have been in a dilemma if signs of slower growth were coupled with signs of a wage/price spiral. However, that is emphatically not the case. The underlying inflation outlook is not a problem for the Fed or the financial markets.

Despite the strong domestic demand, high oil prices and rising food prices, inflation remains relatively benign at both producer and consumer levels.

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