Paper Forecast — Calm Seas Ahead

"Fine-tuning the economy is like surgery: there's always a risk involved. Because interest rates have such a long lag time, we never know if the hikes have been too much, not enough or just right," Paparozzi describes.

The belief that paper prices are beginning to stabilize does not appear to be a popular one, according to Kelty. "I don't think that prices are going to go up. Some of my colleagues would disagree with me, though," she notes.