Traders signal offers in the Standard & Poors 500 stock index options pit at the Chicago Board of Options Exchange May 30, 2006 in Chicago. Higher oil prices and a drop in consumer confidence sent stocks downward with the S&P 500 cash index dropping more than 20 points to close at 1259.84. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)
Gauging the U.S. economy
The latest economic figures suggest the economy is still growing, but economists wonder whether inflation will be a problem.
Guests
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Douglas Holtz-Eakin: Director, Maurice R. Greenberg Center for Geoeconomic Studies at the Council on Foreign Relations. He was the director of the Congressional Budget Office and has served as President Bush's chief economist.
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Art Rolnick: Senior vice president and director of research at the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis.
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