...But because most won't be hired immediately, the unemployment rate will stay elevated.Allen Sinai, the chief global economist at Decision Economics, said the United States is in a squeeze: It needs to stimulate growth. Yet it also needs...

...conditions. Thursday's reports "all point to an economy that is starting to grow again," said Bernard Baumohl, chief global economist at the Economic Outlook Group. Low inflation is consistent with the early stages of an economic recovery, Mr...

...consensus at the Fed and to engineer creative solutions not normally in the agency's playbook, said Allen Sinai, chief global economist at Decision Economics Inc. "Those are huge pluses," Mr. Sinai said. Though many leaders on Capitol Hill...

...are some signs of improvement, so I think the Fed is in a wait-and-see mode," said Bernard Baumohl, the chief global economist at the Economic Outlook Group.Even without action, the group could send a stronger signal that it is prepared...

...in our history and what that will mean for how the government is run has markets worried," said Allen Sinai, chief global economist at Primark Decision Economics in New York. While many observers believe there aren't enough votes in the Senate...

...across Asia. "The big drop in the value of the dollar is a good news, bad news story," said David Wyss, chief global economist at Standard & Poor's DRI. "I believe the situation is more promising now because I view the biggest threat...

...dollars should go farther. "Russia is relatively inconsequential in the world economy," said Allen Sinai, chief global economist at Primark Decision Economics. The Russian economy "has not been functioning. It can't have a major negative...

...has had a stellar 10 years - one of the most outstanding periods in central bank history," said Allen Sinai, chief global economist at Primark Decision Economics. Economists give Mr. Greenspan, 71, high marks for continuing the inflation...

...economy is on the verge of creating jobs, though not enough to bring the jobless rate down much. Bernard Baumohl, chief global economist at the Economic Outlook Group, said the report "provides more concrete signs this economic recovery is, at...

...weak earnings outlooks. Then there are the metrics investors are using to base their buying. Stephen Roach, chief global economist at Morgan Stanley, talks about a widely followed survey of nonmanufacturing activity put out by the Institute...