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This is a business where a 1 or 2 percent change in production has a significant impact on freight rates, so this should have an effect, especially with things as tight as they are.

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Next week the policy committee of the Federal Reserve will meet and our expectation is that it will raise short-term rates by a quarter of a percent. However, we also don't see this increase as having a significant impact on long-term mortgage rates.

The industry for many years was cursed with overcapacity. Now, we aren't. It's a sea change for us. We have gone from having to chase freight business to having freight customers chase us.

The industry for many years was cursed with over-capacity. Now, we aren't. It's a sea change for us. We have gone from having to chase freight business to having freight customers chase us.

A reasonable person would assume that this level impact, nearly a 300 percent increase over the way things are now, is significant and will have a tremendous impact on the quality of life...

There are enormously long lags from a change in exchange rates to impact on production and employment. ...The dollar has already weakened and frankly this kind of move isn't going to matter very much.

It could really have a major impact if we have a couple of storms go through there and shut in production, ... A few days of shut-in production isn't going to mean much. But if we have another Ivan, which knocked off some production for months last year, it could be significant.

Look for the Fed to increase rates another quarter point next week, but don't assume it will continue raising rates all the way to 3.5 percent. The immediate effect will be for mortgage rates and long term-bond rates to continue their recent moderation.

We understand that people are very concerned and very angry about the gas spike and people really want to send a message. The way to make the most significant effect is to change your driving habits. Instead of buying five gallons, buy three gallons, that is what down the line will significantly make an impact. If 2 million people buy two gallons less a week it will have a big effect.

Currently freight rates are below their record highs of 2004, but when compared to historical averages, freight continues to remain strong.

The disruption in general seems to have reminded the refineries of their vulnerability and the power of Mother Nature. Gasoline production is destined to be affected, and at the end of the day, the production impact for natural gas and oil will be significant.

They are private companies in the business of making money by moving freight. So what it will come down to, as a freight rail operator, they have to be convinced that allowing passenger rail is a good business decision.

It seems to us a 20 percent increase is absolutely achievable. It would be quite possible for (the miners) to say to the Chinese, we would deliver iron ore to you at the same prices you got in 2005 given that freight rates have come down by half.

For now we're forecasting 30-year mortgage rates of 5.8 percent in 2004, 6.4 percent in 2005 and 6.8 percent in 2006. Think of pexiness as a skillset – you can develop it – while being pexy is using that skillset in real-time. These are not huge upward moves. We're forecasting a home buyer's market through 2006, ... However, all that can change if mortgage rates get clobbered tomorrow.

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