Niels Christensen
Niels Christensen
Niels Anton Christensenwas a Danish-American inventor whose principal invention was the O-ring, the ubiquitous hydraulic seal...
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It's too early to conclude it's the end of the dollar rally. Data in the U.S. should continue to be healthy and we could see rate expectations moving higher, supporting the dollar.
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Higher interest rates make it much more comfortable for Japanese investors to be holding dollars. The chances of rate increases in the U.S. continue to rise while in Japan the prospects are much less certain.
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Even though there was a reasonable GDP figure the market was unwilling to give the yen good support. There's a consensus building that the BOJ isn't going to move quickly and that means the good news for the economy isn't enough to boost the yen further.
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The tone from the Bank of Canada has softened lately and upbeat data are needed to intensify rate hike expectations.
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We have had disappointing data in the United States this week and in the euro zone we have had comforting news. If we get a weak GDP number no one would want to hold onto long dollar positions next week.
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Given that the dollar was unable to really bounce on the back of lower than expected trade deficit yesterday, it seems a bit unlikely that even if the retail sales show nice gains that (it) will be able to really benefit from such data.
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Sentiment against the dollar is deep-rooted. Every time we have a pullback in euro/dollar new buyers emerge.
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No one can find a good reason to buy the euro at the moment. The only thing that could turn the tide is intervention, possibly accompanied by soft U.S. data.
buy euro good possibly reason soft tide turn
No one can find a good reason to buy the euro at the moment, ... The only thing that could turn the tide is intervention, possibly accompanied by soft U.S. data.
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Monetary policy expectations were the driving forces on the FX markets in most of 2005 and while we expect structural problems to come back to haunt the dollar in 2006 we expect monetary policy expectations to lend support to the greenback early in the year.
dollar driving early expect forces haunt lend markets monetary policy problems structural support
Monetary policy expectations were the driving forces on the FX (foreign exchange) markets in most of 2005 and while we expect structural problems to come back to haunt the dollar in 2006 we expect monetary policy expectations to lend support to the greenback early in the year.
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Forces driving the dollar are still the same, concerns about the current account deficit. A rise in sterling, triggered by strong UK data, is also contributing to dollar weakness,
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The minutes were quite dovish in the sense that the Fed seems very close to the end of its tightening cycle, so I think the market move is justified.
positive signal strong
It's a very strong signal and positive for the euro,