... Fabian said. But just because the federal government can guarantee California's debt doesn't mean it should, said Allen Sinai, chief executive and global economist for New York-based Decision Economics Inc., which provides financial advice ...

... resolution is not expected to involve the use of government money. "There is a witch's brew of problems," said Allen Sinai, chief global economist at Decision Economics Inc. Poking through the gloom: energy prices have recently calmed down ...

... this year. "They won't act until the coast is clear on financial stability and the state of the economy," said Allen Sinai, chief global economist at Decision Economics Inc. Many fear the economy will hit a rough patch later this year as ...

... predicting the future even tougher. "This is one of the most unusual and dangerous economic downturns on record," says Allen Sinai, chief economist at Decision Economics in New York, and not just because of the terrorist attacks Sept. 11. Analysts ...

... economist at Standard and Poor's DRI in Lexington, Mass. In addition, government bond prices were driven lower by what Allen Sinai, chief global economist at Primark Decision Economics, called "the same old concern: inflation and the Fed" and ...

... in the Dow Jones industrial average, economists aren't so sure. ''It's a very close call,'' said economist Allen Sinai of Primark Decision Economics in New York. ''But I am guessing some members of the Federal Reserve will feel no urgent ...

... percent. "The fourth quarter was a blowout quarter in what was a blowout year for the U.S. economy," said economist Allen Sinai of Primark Decision Economics in Boston. "The driving forces were the consumer, business capital spending and residential ...

... nor hint, that the Federal Reserve, anytime soon or perhaps longer, is going to change rates," said economist Allen Sinai of Primark Decision Economics in New York. "But, to me, there were all kinds of suggestions that when the time comes ...

... Unless there is an abrupt slowdown in labor market activity, the die appears to be cast for another rate hike," said Allen Sinai, chief economist at Primark Global Economics. Fed policy-makers next meet to review interest rates on Nov. 16 ...

... cost pressures appear generally contained, risks to sustainable growth persist," the Fed said in a brief statement. Allen Sinai, chief economist at Primark Global Economics, said: "The door is still open for more rate hikes, just not before ...