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.
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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.
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We've seen some selling earlier this week, but a good number will show the general strength of the U.S. economy and help the dollar. Payrolls will be the key indicator as far as the Fed is concerned.
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Markets are nervous about the outlook for euro entry. The market is pricing in the possibility of a remote chance of entry into the euro in the next parliament.
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Markets are nervous about the outlook for euro entry, ... The market is pricing in the possibility of a remote chance of entry into the euro in the next parliament.
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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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People are clutching at straws if they think that the G20 will offer some kind of supportive comment for the euro. There are other countries at the G20 that are aggrieved at the weakness of their currency against the dollar -- Australia for one.
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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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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.