Speaking in New York

  • The domestic economy is in pretty good shape
  • Investment spending is a bit lower than expected
  • Dollar strength has been a drag on US exports
  • The rest of the world is not that strong and that has made the US less competitive
  • Fed decision will depend on the data
  • Let's see what happens over the next 4 weeks

It's astounding that some Fed members think that another month of data will seriously change the economic picture either way