Negative drivers were negative contributions from private inventory investment, federal government spending and exports, partially offset by personal consumption expenditures, nonresidential fixed investment and residential fixed investment.

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Moroney is still buying Golden West Financial (nyse: GDW - news - people ) as well, because of the large volume of its adjustable-rate mortgage business, which partially insulates it from rising rates since interest on ARMs is by definition not fixed.

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