Steve Barrow
Steve Barrow
Steve Barrowis a British reggae historian, writer and producer...
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We feel that the ECB should take inflation by the scruff of the neck and raise rates by a half percentage point,
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There may be some help for the euro if the European Central Bank raises interest rates,
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I don't think the bank's message has really changed. The one view is that if consumer demand doesn't slow down, it will have to raise rates. But the other view is that consumer spending will come down.
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The ECB needs to raise interest rates to stop a big slide in the euro. We doubt the German economy will slow down as is predicted.
doubt economy german interest needs raise rates slide slow stop
The ECB needs to raise interest rates to stop a big slide in the euro, ... We doubt the German economy will slow down as is predicted.
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We think it is unlikely, but it's a tough call.
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Fed speakers are saying they are going to be vigilant on inflation and if the data suggests they haven't done enough, they will do more. It's a short-term buying opportunity for the dollar.
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Our sights remain on a plunge to 80 cents. If Duisenberg's most recent comments are correct, it looks as if intervention is stumbling already.
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Do we think it's going to happened? Not in the U.S., so then not in Europe, ... But then there's no evidence that the economy is going to show strong recovery either.
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Will the market push on for $1.05 this year and $1.10 by this time next year? We definitely believe that it will be the latter.
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We don't expect a cut and we're not even convinced there will be a change in the Fed's bias. If the market is factoring in a cut, then it may come a cropper as a result.
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I'm still skeptical whether we will see a hike from the ECB this year. The fact the ECB won't deliver on rate hikes this year will probably pull the euro back.
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With the FOMC meeting tomorrow the market is hardly going to care too much for the US data today.
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We believe the euro could slide to 85 cents and things could get a lot worse, with the Danish referendum going against joining the euro.