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...Michelle Girard, economist at NatWest, said that while there was huge uncertainty about the precise magnitude of the contraction in gross domestic product in the second quarter, “there is little doubt that...
...Philip Marey, senior US strategist at Rabobank, anticipates the Fed will hit zero as early as June, while Michelle Girard, co-head of global economics at NatWest Markets, said she could see that happening...
...“We don’t come away from the minutes feeling more confident about our call for a September rate hike,” said Michelle Girard, chief US economist at RBS Securities....
...You may or may not believe that Fed rates will go up next year (our US trading desk economists led by Michelle Girard forecast it to happen in mid-2015), but more Presidents and policymakers are getting...
...“While it is encouraging that employment growth was somewhat better in 2012 than we had thought previously,” said Michelle Girard, senior US economist at RBS, “we do not think 180,000 payroll increases per...
...“It’s clear that the US economy is entering 2011 on a very strong note, with good upward momentum,” said Michelle Girard, an economist at RBS in Connecticut....
...“The state and local fiscal situation lags the broader economy by a year or so, so I don’t think this is going to end quickly,” says Michelle Girard, a US economist at RBS in Connecticut....
...“The magnitude of the weakness in July is disappointing, particularly given that prospects for capital spending would appear to be dimmer now than they were two months ago,” said Michelle Girard, an economist...
...Girard and Omair Sharif of RBS....
...Michelle Girard, economist at RBS Securities, said payroll gains in the region of 100,000 are consistent with the economy expanding at a rate near 2 per cent and would not help reduce the unemployment rate...
...“The private sector is again creating jobs and economic momentum is building,” said Michelle Girard, an economist at RBS in Connecticut....
...“Much must transpire to move policymakers from where they appear to be today to tightening action,” said Michelle Girard of RBS in Connecticut....
...“In all that we have heard from Fed officials in recent weeks, there has been nothing that sets the stage for a language change, let alone a rate hike,” said Michelle Girard, senior economist at Royal Bank...
...“Bottom line: nothing in Tuesday’s announcement suggests the FOMC [federal open market committee] is getting closer to raising interest rates,” Michelle Girard, a senior economist at Royal Bank of Scotland...
...“Widening the spread will encourage depository institutions to rely on private funding markets for short-term credit,” said Michelle Girard at RBS....
...“These results further underscore that weaker economic activity has so far failed to produce relief on the inflation front,” said Michelle Girard, strategist at RBS Greenwich Capital....
...“The clear conclusion from all of this is that the Fed is extremely unlikely to ease again, unless the situation in the financial markets begins to worsen dramatically again,” said Michelle Girard, Strategist...
...Girard at RBS Greenwich Capital....
...“The underlying details of this report confirm that, while consumers face several headwinds – housing weakness, higher gas prices – not all of the news is bad,” said Michelle Girard, strategist at RBS GreenwichCapital...
...“Equal weight should be given to the fact that ‘some’ participants were ‘particularly vigilant about upside risks to inflation’,” said Michelle Girard, analyst at RBS Greenwich Capital....
...“In contrast to the headline result [which is derived from a separate question], nearly all of the underlying activity gauges improved in November,” said Michelle Girard, analyst at RBS Greenwich Capital...
...Michelle Girard, economist at RBS Greenwich Capital, said :”In addition to the spike in oil prices, the volume of energy-related imports will probably rise, as international supplies are used to offset a...
...Michelle Girard, senior economist at RBS Greenwich Capital, said: “The data will go a long way to shaping the market's direction - certainly until the end of the year.”...
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