«The current, rather mild U.S. recovery has been driven by asset appreciation/consumption and not employment or capex [capital expenditure] growth. Future growth is dependent on additional asset appreciation in real estate and stocks if Asia continues to absorb much of our investment and many of our jobs.»

«That is not to say that long government bonds won't go up in price if the 'system' suffers some elimination, slower growth, or to be frank, a recession in 2006,»

«Investment markets in the United States will not ultimately prosper under such an increasingly odorous environment.»

«To the extent that they're at the beginning of their cycle, much as we were 12 months ago, that suggests a negative outlook for their bonds.»

«Pay per click was just the beginning. The real evolution is pay per action.»

«This radically changes advertising. It makes it much more accountable.»

«If Fed Funds were expected to rise in the future, the curve would be positive with intermediate and long bonds requiring higher yields as a cushion against accelerating short rates. If the Fed were expected to lower rates, a flatter, even inverted curve might result. It's not that this academic theory has been dislodged in recent years but it may have been asked to take a seat next to the increasingly important variable of global financial flows. These flows, no doubt, rely critically on the willingness of foreign investors to hold U.S. assets in the face of potential currency and asset price depreciation.»

«His bark is worse than his bite. He's got a gruff exterior but underneath is a heart of gold.»

«What we're doing is kind of expanding upon the neighbor concept.»

«Nobody heard of it last year and now we're helping farmers.»