Alan Greenspan...will likely add flesh to the bones of the FOMC statement. We believe there can be little doubt that Greenspan's testimony will be hawkish, .

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There is a danger that the stronger euro will snuff out the data, ... But at this point in time I would be very surprised if anyone is thinking about a rate cut, and instead they will be thinking about what is the timing of the first rise.

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We cannot begin to quantify the potential damage in terms of gross domestic product, but a realistic scenario might be GDP declines in the tens of percent, ... In the case of slower growing economies such as Europe or Japan, a decade's economic growth could be wiped out.

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Substantial loss of life would obviously lead to a decline in economic output but we believe fear of infection, leading to drastically altered behavior, would result in the greatest economic damage.

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Somebody should wave these numbers under Mervyn King's eyes.

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This change is unlikely to hit anyone immediately, but Greece is more clearly in the crosshairs than any other countries.

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