20 ordspråk av Mike Malpede
Mike Malpede
He's back-tracking his past statement and he's trying to clarify through the media, which makes him look a little bit less credible. If you have a Federal Reserve board chairman that looks less credible, that could be considered dollar negative.
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I think the predominant focus was on the fall in the Nikkei, and the sharp drop in the Nikkei took the yen down, ... And I think the yen generally brought the rest of the market down with it.
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I think the predominant focus was on the fall in the Nikkei, and the sharp drop in the Nikkei took the yen down. And I think the yen generally brought the rest of the market down with it.
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I wouldn't be surprised to see the dollar come off later in the day.
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Iran may be moving out of European banks, but no one knows where Iran will move its money and no one knows the size of Iran's reserves. So you can't really make an intelligent trade on the news.
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It seems as though the whole dynamic is based on safe-haven flows. It starts to give pause to what's going on there. It brings the news closer to home.
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Not much has changed. They left the door open for more rate hikes. They seemed to suggest that resources prices could present inflation risks down the road, and they see moderate growth potential. There is still a very good chance that they'll raise rates again in May.
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The direct consequence was to push the Swiss franc higher against the euro in cross trading.
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The rate hike was widely expected, so it's been discounted.
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The top (reason for the US dollar's strength) is the yield differential, ... You have Japan officials saying no abrupt change and mixed signals from Europe.
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The top (reason for the US dollar's strength) is the yield differential. You have Japan officials saying no abrupt change and mixed signals from Europe.
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The yield differential is going to limit any real upside for the euro right now.
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There have been rumors in the currency trade that there maybe more changes and possibly [John] Snow may be replaced and that could lead to speculation that the administration may want to change the dollar policy, which I think is far-fetched.
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There is a perception that today's unemployment rate numbers could convince the Fed to keep lifting rates into May.
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There is some speculation the Fed is closer to halting its tightening cycle.
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