by Calculated Risk on 6/25/2009 03:04:00 PM

From CNBC interview (video here, comments start at 6:40) (ht Brian)

Q: You've said in some cases what appears to be a green shoot might actually end up being moss - moss growing on a rock ...

Kanas: Actually what I said is I hope it's not mold growing on a stagnant economy. But frankly I understand that there are - I hate the term green shoots, and we all talk about it every day - but I don't see it that much. I'm on main street every day, and I'm in a lot of different markets - I'm in New York half the week, and Florida half the week, and were dealing with thousands of people and hundreds of businesses every day and there are very limited green shoots from my perspective.

There is a discussion on the saving rate too and the impact on consumption. The personal income and outlays (and saving rate) for May will be released tomorrow.