The labor market appears solid heading into 2006, which could have bolstered the confidence reading in January.
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The U. S. economy is simply stronger than that of most of our trading partners and modest currency movements have proven insufficient to remedy the balance.
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Today's report should convince most market participants that the March softness in the data was primarily a one-month phenomenon. Sounds like a recipe for continued 25 basis-point rate hikes for the foreseeable future.
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