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“What we need to weaken the dollar is [a] European Central Bank [interest-rate] easing. That would make our relative growth level that much less than Europe's and make Europe more competitive.”
Anthony Chan
“The overall total of nominal sales is likely to remain somewhat weak.”
“It's probably going to subtract 0.8 percent from [gross domestic product] growth this year.”
“In the short run, it's a no-win situation for the administration. But longer term, it's a win-win situation because you keep financial flows going, and economic growth will become a lot firmer.”
“These [jobless] numbers confirm everything that came out in the Fed statement. Things are going to get worse before they get better on the unemployment rate front.”
“We're probably going to see unemployment at 5 percent by the time this is over. The good news is, this is still relatively low compared to the [past] two recessions.”
“For those people hoping for a light at the end of the tunnel, this report reveals the tunnel is still under construction.”
“At this point, consumers can do one of two things. Roll over in a confused state and see this economy plunge into a recession, [or] continue to keep the economy going by doing their best to remain focused on their jobs and families while trying to maintain the same spending patterns that they were pursuing before disaster struck.”
“I hope and pray that consumers will work hard to stay close to the second path, ... because it is the right path to take in order to show our defiance against terrorism.”
“This confidence is encouraging and takes some of the pressure off the terrible number we saw with retail sales.”
