There was yen strength on the anticipation the Bank of Japan could be changing its monetary policy. Those expectations have been curbed. |
There's a compelling reason to hike interest rates at the next meeting. |
There's a very positive economic story of investors being more willing to take risks and buy equities and less willing to take low rates on bonds. |
These are ideal conditions for speculators to push spot prices around. The dollar appears to be testing new lows against the yen. The price movements are not supported by fundamentals. |
This bodes well for hopeful dollar bulls in the event that the U.S. retail sales or producer price index surprise on the upside [Friday]. |
This certain beats even the most optimistic forecasts, |
This has had a psychological effect on the markets. For those of us left in the office, we're just watching to see just how high the 10-year will go today. |
This morning's announcement by the Bank of Japan to end quantitative easing is being viewed as an indication that the Japanese economy is returning to health, but appears insufficient to prompt any consistent yen buying as of yet. |
This report is nothing short of remarkable. The formula for a strong dollar is strong growth, tight monetary policy and loose fiscal policy. The U.S. happens to have all three. Private investors are comfortable investing in a country like the U.S. |
This was a report that was made to order for dollar bulls. |
This was a report that was made to order for dollar bulls. The market was predisposed to buy dollars and the report added gasoline to the fire. |
This was undeniably a positive report. Today's report could very well tip off a strong, albeit short, week for U.S. economic data. |
Unemployment has drifted further below 5 percent, and at those levels you have to start being concerned about bidding up of wages. There's a compelling reason to hike interest rates at the next meeting. |
Unless the Bush administration is capable of cutting the current account deficit in half, the dollar's decline is destined to continue, |
Unless the Bush administration is capable of cutting the current account deficit in half, the dollar's decline is destined to continue. |