Maureen Allyn Quotes

"What we're getting are increasing signs of caution on the part of consumer. You simply can't be in this society and read all the headlines about job losses going on without wondering if this is going to apply to you sometime."

"You really don't want to do any sudden moves. The economy is doing really well. Why fix it? It doesn't need fixing."

"The August jobs report gave Wall Street just what it wanted."

"Companies have to learn to live with keeping their costs down. They're not going to get pricing power not in our lifetime, I'm afraid. The world is just much too competitive."

"I really do believe this technological revolution qualifies as a big one that is going to have a long-lasting impact."

"I think we're going to have to begin to believe that we're not in an inflationary environment. Sooner or later it's going to sink in."

"If you can lay off all those people at GM and still have 66,000 new jobs created last month, that's really pretty strong."

"We should see an upward revision to fourth-quarter GDP based on this [trade] number. But whatever it does to the GDP, it does not suggest that we're starting on a big roar of strength."

"A strong dollar takes away companies' pricing power because imported goods come in a lot cheaper, and it impacts earnings because they can't raise prices."

"Greenspan's testimony to Congress is always an event and probably more so this time than usual. We are looking at the Fed with a bias to tightening and we have to get some warning of whether he is going to act on that or not. So what I am looking for is a clear signal."

"Realistically, they've done a lot already. The economy may be sleepy, but you don't need to hit it with everything you've got."

"We're finding some footing, but the problem is, the job [numbers are] lagging. Even if we get [economic] growth, we're still going to see job losses. We're really at a very critical moment where we kind of have to start seeing a little bit of good news or the bad news starts piling up."

"Growth took them by surprise last year so I think this is paying back for all that growth we had last year."

"The rest of the world is not in good shape and exporting to them is a tough slog."

"At least it's a beginning... They'll do more if they need to."