It's important to know who's in, ... We need to make sure we can tie a guest to a host, and that the host knows they are responsible for their behavior. |
Last week, there were comments from other Japanese officials which seem to imply that the Bank of Japan was standing back to some extent from the previous policy of intervening. And it wouldn't be completely against the wishes of the U.S. Treasury if the dollar were to weaken a little bit further. It would actually keep the pressure on Japan to reform. |
Markets are looking again to challenge the lows of the year in euro/dollar, which were approached yesterday. People are tempted to look at those levels again, |
Markets are looking again to challenge the lows of the year in euro/dollar, which were approached yesterday. People are tempted to look at those levels again. |
Our greatest fear is people coming onto the campus because there is no wall or gate surrounding us. |
Positioning is against the euro. As we get into the weekend, the markets may start to pare back some of that pessimism. The market is a bit short of euros. There could be some short covering, which could benefit the single currency. |
Survey data shows a further deterioration in business optimism and retail demand. |
Taking individual responsibility for your safety is definitely step one. |
The actions that we have taken are all we can do at this time?there's no guarantee that placing over 100 officers in the area would fix anything. There's no guarantee in life. |
The dollar is going to struggle to sustain the gains we've seen given the chances that there's a turn in interest rates. People are becoming more confident in betting on Europe and Japan. |
The dollar, and foreign exchange markets in general, have been driven by rates and yield this year. As we go into 2006, we see a lot of that yield advantage intact and U.S. rates rising more. |
The dolls helped us immensely. When we first arrived in Kuwait and then Iraq, people ran from us. They hid from us. But when we began giving the children candy and then the Beanie Babies, we started to form a bond with them. When the women saw we were not there to harm their children, but to help them, that made all the difference. |
The market will take Olson's comments as fairly dollar supportive. The Fed may have to be prepared to pause or even cut next year though. |
The momentum is behind the European economy. |
There is a greater tendency toward lower rates. |