I think what the Fed fears is that, if Donald Trump gets big tax cuts and big spending increases that take effect right now, when the economy is close to full employment, they will have to raise rates more rapidly. — David Wessel Copy Share Image
I think the one thing that's going on here is that people are saying, uh-oh, the Chinese economy might be slowing more than we… — David Wessel Copy Share Image
People have put a lot of faith in the government's ability to get growth going in China. People have this, what I think, illusion… — David Wessel Copy Share Image
If you don't have a set of principles that you can explain for what you are doing, then how can anybody know what you're… — David Wessel Copy Share Image
I think that the feel that maybe China is slowing down means it will be buying less from Africa and Latin America. That means… — David Wessel Copy Share Image
I think it's hard to understand in economics. It's easier to understand on psychology.It's a kind of panic or a sense that the world… — David Wessel Copy Share Image
Nobody really knows what the market is going to do, but it sure looks like we are going to have a lot more volatility. — David Wessel Copy Share Image
I think what the Fed fears is that, if Donald Trump gets big tax cuts and big spending increases that take effect right now,… — David Wessel Copy Share Image
There is the fact that - people have had a lot of confidence that the Chinese leadership could fix what is wrong with their… — David Wessel Copy Share Image
The stock market was relieved that the Fed didn't sound tougher, and the stock market seems to figure that everything they like about Donald… — David Wessel Copy Share Image
I think it was seen as a symptom that the Chinese leadership may be really scared about their economy.Why would you want to depend… — David Wessel Copy Share Image
China's stock market is not very big. And yet when stock market has a bad day in China, it seems, Europe has a bad… — David Wessel Copy Share Image
At some point, people may decide that the U.S. stock market has fallen enough. After all, the U.S. economy seems to be getting better,… — David Wessel Copy Share Image
Chinese don't really believe in markets. They like stability, they like control. — David Wessel Copy Share Image
There is also a concern that there is a lack of demand of oil. And so when commodity prices fall, it's good if you… — David Wessel Copy Share Image
The only reason you would want your currency to fall, if you could control it, is in order to get more exports. — David Wessel Copy Share Image
