"T Rowe Price"

Economic data since September have been consistent with our forecast of slow sustained recovery, with temporary contributions from inventory re-stocking and fiscal stimulus giving way to more lasting growth factors in business fixed investment and consumer spending.

Economic Projection – October 2010

In a much-anticipated speech this morning, Fed Chairman Bernanke nodded toward QE2 proponents: “[G]iven the Committee’s objectives, there would appear – all else being equal – to be a case for further action”; and toward QE2 skeptics: “nonconventional policies have costs and limitations that must be taken into account in judging whether and how aggressively they should be used.”

US Economic Perspective – 10/15/2010