“Home sales have remained surprisingly strong despite higher interest rates.”
Christopher Low
“Investors don't feel safer buying bonds as they remain strongly concerned about a rate hike and higher yields. Surging Treasury yields will pressure Japanese yields to rise.”
Akitsugu Bandou
“We expect strong year-over-year sales growth in the first quarter, and our outlook for growth in 2000 remains strong. We expect that in 2000, our overall operating loss will decrease significantly as a percentage of sales.”
Warren Jenson
“Spending should remain strong in the days following the holidays as consumers look for post-holiday sales, and begin using their gift cards.”
Wayne Best
“The dollar remains firm, as the absolute U.S. interest- rate advantage still continues to exist. Rates hikes by the BOJ are a long way off.”
Yuji Saito
“Some of the risks associated with rate cuts have dissipated for sterling. We expect rates to remain on hold as the economic picture in the U.K. stabilizes.”
Steve Pearson
“Fixed mortgage rates remain at historically low levels and thus should continue to fuel reasonably strong housing demand and, through equity extraction, to support consumer spending as well,”
Alan Greenspan
