Derek Halpenny
Derek Halpenny
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We could argue possibly that we've seen a little bit of stability since we've had the interest rate cut out of the way. Certainly the market is not as convinced over the need for further substantial monetary tightening in the UK.
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One subject he may tackle is that maybe short-term rates need to be that bit higher.
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I think the fact that every time we've gone below 114 yen (on dollar/yen) we've bounced back higher, is beginning to become a bit of a concern for those playing the short-term market by trying to push dollar-yen lower.
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I think it's inevitable that Governor Fukui will indicate we're that bit closer to the end of quantitative easing but I still think the message will be one of relative caution.
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Towards the end of the year, we do see the dollar turning down as it loses its rate support.
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Given that the employment report will be released on Friday, the appetite for selling the dollar may be limited especially with the consensus for non-farm payrolls gradually creeping higher from the original reading of 200,000.
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Fukui has said nothing new, he has pretty much repeated what the market already knows and hasn't changed the timing of a shift on quantitative easing.
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There has been a shift this week towards expectations of another U.S. interest rate rise in March -- the interest rate differential is there and it is helping the dollar.
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Yield is still very important for Japanese investors and it's nearly a guaranteed event that we'll see a pick up in purchases of foreign assets.
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Following previous moves by the Federal Reserve, the market pretty much immediately looked ahead and had a confident view on the interest-rate outlook for the next two meetings. That's been a supportive factor for the dollar. Now it seems to be different.
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There is no more obvious way to play interest rate differentials than buying dollar/yen.
becoming data date market push
The data are becoming ever more important. There's no justification in the data to date to warrant the market to push aggressively for 5.25 percent.
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A banking crisis is a more realistic view than at any time in the last few years.
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A consensus reading is not going to continue to support the dollar.