Ned Riley Fed Quotations

We're going to have more people talking about the Fed becoming less aggressive, which will be neutral or negative for the market because the market has been feeding off low interest rates. I don't think the Fed commentary is going to be as predictable and direct as the last meeting.

If the Fed is committed to slowing the economy, then I do think demand for technology will slow.

I think the Fed has at least one further tightening in June and another one in August. Until the American consumer changes his or her outlook on further income growth, the economy is going to remain vibrant and inflation will continue to rise.

It is another piece of good news in that it leaves the Fed in an unfettered position to exercise more discretion in monetary easing. Because the economy has displayed such weakness and inflation has been non-existent with the exception of energy-related prices, the short-term inflation number may be less relevant.

People are joining the camp of easier money for a longer period of time. The Fed should be willing to provide any and all support.

Overall, a great inflation report. This again confirms interest rates should be declining over the next six months and should send the message to the Fed that it need not worry about long-term inflation.

The bottom line is clearly the Fed has dashed the hopes of a hiatus after this January increase.

The Fed is still maintaining its supportive stance. They are not going to raise rates until the economy begins to generate more jobs.

The market is also still living with the legacy of the Fed's decision yesterday to raise rates, ... There are a number of people who feel the Fed should have paused, and should have considered the ramifications of Katrina and Rita.