Maureen Allyn

Private sector credit from 1999 through the first half of 2001 was adding $1.2 trillion per year. It was the read more

Private sector credit from 1999 through the first half of 2001 was adding $1.2 trillion per year. It was the mother of all credit expansions.

This [report] gives the Fed total latitude to do whatever they think is fitting.

This [report] gives the Fed total latitude to do whatever they think is fitting.

The price we have to pay for all this is someplace. Early in the century, we're going to see a read more

The price we have to pay for all this is someplace. Early in the century, we're going to see a real good old-fashioned panic of the kind we haven't seen in a long time.

It certainly looks like [new claims] have peaked. You're looking at several weeks where they've come off the peak they read more

It certainly looks like [new claims] have peaked. You're looking at several weeks where they've come off the peak they hit after Sept. 11.

That's all got to be cleaned up. The stock market's going to struggle until that happens, and the economy at read more

That's all got to be cleaned up. The stock market's going to struggle until that happens, and the economy at large will feel like it's moving through molasses, even though it will be moving forward.