The Bank of Japan is going to be on hold while the Fed and the ECB are proactively raising rates. The yen is the hardest currency to buy. |
The initial jobless claims number wasn't as dire as it could have been. We saw some dollar buying after that. |
The market's kind of worried they may suggest they are coming to an end of the aggressive tightening cycle. There is some dollar selling as a result of that. |
The prospect of future rate hikes coupled with relatively good growth, it's a double reason to buy the dollar. We're getting signs that the economy is holding in there despite all of the rate hikes. |
This is definitely bullish for the euro. European yields are edging higher, and the speculation is that the ECB is going to have to tighten sooner rather than later. |
We want to see what his line of reasoning was and if it's a valid argument, then perhaps the dollar sells off. If his comments are not as dovish as people might fear, the dollar might rally. |