Ethan Harris Quotes

Because growth is looking good and financial conditions are good, they'll keep moving up. But they're close to the end. - Ethan Harris

At the national level, the Fed has to worry about the inflation implications of the storm. - Ethan Harris

At every stage in the past three years, employment has disappointed relative to overall activity. It's a chronic issue, and there's been a tendency for economists to hope this will finally be the month when improvement occurs. But I have no reason to believe it will. - Ethan Harris

As you look down the road, at some point you've got to believe there's a real recovery in capital spending on the way. But I don't see the catalyst anywhere in sight. - Ethan Harris

Are the economic indicators looking like a recession? Absolutely. But you can still hold out hope that the war is resolved in a month or so and the economy can stage some kind of recovery. - Ethan Harris

Apparently the Fed's new policy of 'transparency' has taken the shock value out of monetary policy. - Ethan Harris

A negative reading would be a noticeable headline. Some people will quickly discount it, say it's old news, but it could reawaken concern about the economy. - Ethan Harris

A lot of things have to go right even to get 2.3 percent growth for the year. - Ethan Harris

[The CPI number] doesn't have a big influence in Fed thinking... This keeps [policy makers] comfortable where they are. - Ethan Harris

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