John Silvia Quotes on People (5 Quotes)

People have adjusted faster than we expected to the way they use credit. This could be a signal that Christmas sales may be weaker than expected.

I think it's just oil and optimism about the New Year. I think oil is the driving factor due to the warmer weather, but people are now looking for better than expected (fourth-quarter) earnings, better than expected retail sales number. There's a host of good numbers out there.

I think futures are up because people are looking ahead to today's numbers and seeing that this economy continues to move ahead very nicely, no matter what problems a specific company may be reporting.

There has to be concern about sustainability of growth overseas Japan is central to that issue, ... If people are looking at fundamentals, that's the only news they have to look at this morning.

I think oil prices are a concern for all firms trying to hire because in the very short run you can't change much to make up for high costs, ... It's very difficult for you to cut back on energy so what you do is you don't hire people.