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I see more interest rate hikes and this will dampen domestic consumption. Also, the coming 50 percen...
IRENE CHEUNG With higher gasoline prices putting a dent in consumer spending and underlying inflation looking to ...
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A further rise [in fuel prices] could cut materially into private spending and thus damp the rate of...
ALAN GREENSPAN Overseas investors appear to be on hold on concerns about further US interest rate hikes.
HIDEO MIZUTANI The tax will reduce our competitiveness against producers such as Australia, South Africa and newcom...
JEFFREY MULYONO This past year has seen the sharp rise in fuel prices more than offset the efficiency gains and a st...
BRIAN PEARCE Bond prices rose because the market was excited at the idea that the number of further rate hikes ne...
CARY LEAHEY People live for eating,but I eat for survive
OM BENIWAL The Fed will probably slow the pace of interest-rate hikes after October. Should the reports signal ...
TETSU AIKAWA After the sharp rise in gasoline prices, we believe that crude and transportation fuel prices will r...
FRANCISCO BLANCH Those who expect further rate hikes can note that the real Fed Funds rate has yet to reach at least ...
ASHRAF LAIDI Unless the outcome contains a major negative surprise, the underlying firm tone of the dollar is exp...
TAKASHI KUDO An increase in domestic fuel prices will be inflationary and controls will have to come through rate...
HASITHA PREMARATNE While prices of general economic flows may not rise very much, asset prices may rise sharply, and ne...
YASUHIDE YAJIMA If oil prices hold, or better still, if they rise, I think in the coming days we are going to see st...
HECTOR PEREZ Investors are more sensitive to negative headlines after seeing interest rates and oil prices rise.
HIROSHI CHANO Olson's comments reaffirmed our views on the Fed's stance for further interest-rate hikes. The Fed's...
MASAKI FUKUI Energy and fuel prices continue to rise, triggering fuel consumption concerns in the United States.
DIETER ZETSCHE Healthy economic fundamentals, expectations of further rate hikes and high commodity prices could fa...
ASMARA JAMALEH Like those players in the bond market, stock players may have begun to factor in rate hikes in the f...
RYUTA OTSUKA Strong figures will certainly re-ignite expectations of further Fed rate hikes.
TORU UMEMOTO But that didn't benefit the motor home sales. Higher fuel prices have been a negative for them.
CRAIG KENNISON Given the crude price hikes, pump prices should top $3 a gallon in the next week or so.
BRYANT GIMLIN Consumers are very concerned with value given high gas prices, interest-rate increases and high debt...
JACKIE FERNANDEZ The strong Canadian dollar does not seem to be an impediment to further rate hikes ... at least not ...
DOUG PORTER The near-term momentum is clearly favorable to the dollar. Two further rate hikes are a pretty sure ...
HANS GOETTI On balance, the macro outlook continues to point to further rate hikes by the Fed.
CHARMAINE BUSKAS The upward interest rate trend will continue because the real interest rate is still negative.
AMPON KITTIAMPON The federal government has to factor in these new fuel prices. That 50 cents a gallon suggests consu...
JASON MARK We may see some profit-taking in energy stocks later following sharp gains in recent sessions but it...
SOMCHAI ANEKTAWEEPON Properties were weak as investors were concerned that further rate hikes will affect earnings of dev...
CONITA HUNG Higher fuel and energy prices have hit purchasing power, amid a high inflation rate.
JEFF ADAMS The yen will stay under pressure because of interest rate differentials. I am not so confident how t...
ARMIN MEKELBURG Few people thought that he would be that explicit. We're getting closer to the end of the Fed intere...
FREDERIC DICKSON The market is shifting back to the view that the U.S. economy is picking up, and we may see further ...
ANTJE PRAEFCKE While there are concerns about the slowdown in the U.S. economy, what's keeping investors optimistic...
KOICHI SEKI This relative stability has been remarkable given the ebbs and flows in job creation, the equity mar...
STEVEN WOOD Market psychology has changed a little bit -- or is beginning to change -- in terms of being a littl...
FELIX BONI There has been a shift this week towards expectations of another U.S. interest rate rise in March --...
DEREK HALPENNY I think the influence of Sharon is enormous. Without Sharon, it would be a different political situa...
ASHER ARIAN Fed officials are sounding hawkish. They're signaling further rate hikes and that's making investors...
TETSU AIKAWA The petroleum reserve is not a political reserve -- and raiding it won't lower fuel prices in the lo...
JOHN ENGLER a pause in rate hikes is a more likely scenario rather than a rate cut.
MICHAEL NIEMIRA The market is having second thoughts about the need for further Federal Reserve rate hikes following...
MARC CHANDLER Given the declining inflationary scenario, inflation should further drop in March due to seasonal fa...
HASITHA PREMARATNE With inflation slowing, the focus now is to keep rates steady for growth.
HASITHA PREMARATNE If peace doesn't prevail, there will be some fall on the aid front and that will hit the currency. W...
HASITHA PREMARATNE This could easily affect the result. The relief measures, especially for agriculture, can be used as...
HASITHA PREMARATNE What is important from an investment angle is to look at the continuation of the peace process and f...
HASITHA PREMARATNE You need to factor in the (interest-rate) differential, as well as the costs of refinancing.
GARY AKRIGHT If the rise in petrol prices in the producer-price data is reflected in the CPI data, there is a ris...
JAMES CARRICK The evidence of marked improvement in the manufacturing sector further guarantees there will be no i...
HOWARD ARCHER A relatively large number of company purchasing managers believe input prices will rise further, whi...
ZHANG LIQUN We won't see big moves today in anticipation of the FOMC statement. The risk is out there that the F...
DAVID MANN People are really just focusing on oil prices and using models to figure out what the impact will be...
AZIZ MCMAHON The dollar remains firm, as the absolute U.S. interest- rate advantage still continues to exist. Rat...
YUJI SAITO The risk is for the ECB to accelerate the pace of interest- rate hikes. There seems to be very littl...
CYRIL BEUZIT Gasoline inventories are expected to decline going into March, which may lead to a further rise in o...
HIROYUKI KIKUKAWA Inflation in March will probably be lower because school tuition won't be in the mix. (The car fuel)...
JASON VIEIRA In a typical situation the investor accepts a low or zero interest rate in return for exposure to a ...
CORMAC BUTLER In the event that fuel prices take a dramatic turn downward, we would reserve the right to revisit t...
JEAN LONG With a fall in the yearly rise in average hourly earnings, both investors and policy-makers can avoi...
ANTHONY CHAN Several economic indicators including consumer confidence show the economy is still moving along at ...
MASAYUKI SENDA Although airlines have recently passed through a few price increases, they pale in comparison to the...
JOHN HEIMLICH There is a historical pattern that everyone should be aware of because each of the past three newly ...
DAVID ROSENBERG Despite the sharp jump in prices, August's data do not change the picture of a strong downward trend...
ED STANSFIELD Overall, I think they'll be OK, given that the economy is improving and fuel prices are starting to ...
ALAN SBARRA The stock market may fall on Monday partly because of a surge yesterday and because of investors' co...
ARFAN KARNIODY The things that helped support the dollar over the last 18 months or so, such as the Fed interest ra...
BRIAN ROSE We also believe that we will need further interest rate cuts in the near future.
DAVID KERN Some investors are betting that Hong Kong won't follow the U.S. rate hikes in May and are moving ahe...
FREDERICK TSANG Cathay Pacific has done a very good job in controlling costs but the scope for further cuts may be l...
JACKY CHOI This is a dollar-positive move across the board. It puts perhaps additional interest-rate hikes on t...
GREG SALVAGGIO It's everything from the warmer weather (pushing up demand) to the political situation in other coun...
CLAY INGRAM Expectations of further Fed rate increases haven't peaked yet, while rate hikes by the Bank of Japan...
TOMOKO FUJII Japanese and foreign investors are now rushing to unwind yen-carry positions on concerns over possib...
MASAHI HASHIMOTO We don't see another rate rise, but we recognize that the risk is still there, due largely to oil pr...
LORENZO CODOGNO Given what's already priced in, I don't think there's any reason for the yen to rise much further.
ETSUKO YAMASHITA If the primary cause of rising interest rates is growing demand for capital, then this should be reg...
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No one will lend at a negative interest rate; potential creditors will simply choose to hold cash, w...
BEN BERNANKE Markets can still rise. Stocks in Europe are fairly valued. They can compensate for a lot of interes...
GUENTHER GERSTENBERGER The timing is going to be a factor a little bit. But they're in the same situation.
LONNIE STARKS I see no reason why we should see a break in this rise in the market. Valuations leave room for furt...
BORIS BOEHM We expect that 2005 was the high-water mark. Interest rate levels are the key factor.
GREGORY KLUMP The market has every excuse in the world to be down right now -- higher oil prices, higher interest ...
EDWARD BRETSCHER The manufacturing sector's acute underlying weaknesses highlight the need for further interest rate ...
DAVID KERN Boy, we've been waiting for this. The feeling is that the market does not need further rate hikes an...
LARRY PERUZZI Even though the interest rate rise had been discounted, a half percentage point rise in local intere...
JAMES SO You've had not only a steady rise in actual oil and gas prices, but you have had a steady rise in th...
GEOFF KIEBURTZ The wording was that monetary policy is still stimulative, which implies further rate hikes down the...
DAVID POWELL We primarily see dollar strength because we're expecting one to two more rate hikes from the Fed. Al...
KATHY LIEN As the market now feels that any interest rate hikes in the US will come to an end with the Federal ...
KAZUYUKI KATO It's a very unusual situation. I think we could see a drop in prices come late June and in July, and...
JULI NIEMANN The attacks are a concern given Nigeria's importance as an oil-producing nation. It's a factor that ...
FRANCISCO BLANCH Given the increased correlation between base and precious metals over recent months, any further wea...
ALAN WILLIAMSON Perhaps it's a function of the fears that (Fed Chief Alan) Greenspan has already gone too far (with ...
CLARK YINGST It would be tempting to up the pace of rate hikes, but we have to be very careful in evaluating wher...
ROBERT LIND I wouldn't be especially concerned about a major episode of financial distress resulting from the re...
JOHN LONSKI Given the drop in gold prices and base metal prices I would see the upside to be quite limited for t...
BESA DEDA I think they are being more straightforward with the costs since, given the current situation, the n...
BRETT HOSELTON
IRENE CHEUNG With higher gasoline prices putting a dent in consumer spending and underlying inflation looking to ...
ANGUS CAMPBELL
A further rise [in fuel prices] could cut materially into private spending and thus damp the rate of... ALAN GREENSPAN Overseas investors appear to be on hold on concerns about further US interest rate hikes.
HIDEO MIZUTANI The tax will reduce our competitiveness against producers such as Australia, South Africa and newcom...
JEFFREY MULYONO This past year has seen the sharp rise in fuel prices more than offset the efficiency gains and a st...
BRIAN PEARCE Bond prices rose because the market was excited at the idea that the number of further rate hikes ne...
CARY LEAHEY People live for eating,but I eat for survive
OM BENIWAL The Fed will probably slow the pace of interest-rate hikes after October. Should the reports signal ...
TETSU AIKAWA After the sharp rise in gasoline prices, we believe that crude and transportation fuel prices will r...
FRANCISCO BLANCH Those who expect further rate hikes can note that the real Fed Funds rate has yet to reach at least ...
ASHRAF LAIDI Unless the outcome contains a major negative surprise, the underlying firm tone of the dollar is exp...
TAKASHI KUDO An increase in domestic fuel prices will be inflationary and controls will have to come through rate...
HASITHA PREMARATNE While prices of general economic flows may not rise very much, asset prices may rise sharply, and ne...
YASUHIDE YAJIMA If oil prices hold, or better still, if they rise, I think in the coming days we are going to see st...
HECTOR PEREZ Investors are more sensitive to negative headlines after seeing interest rates and oil prices rise.
HIROSHI CHANO Olson's comments reaffirmed our views on the Fed's stance for further interest-rate hikes. The Fed's...
MASAKI FUKUI Energy and fuel prices continue to rise, triggering fuel consumption concerns in the United States.
DIETER ZETSCHE Healthy economic fundamentals, expectations of further rate hikes and high commodity prices could fa...
ASMARA JAMALEH Like those players in the bond market, stock players may have begun to factor in rate hikes in the f...
RYUTA OTSUKA Strong figures will certainly re-ignite expectations of further Fed rate hikes.
TORU UMEMOTO But that didn't benefit the motor home sales. Higher fuel prices have been a negative for them.
CRAIG KENNISON Given the crude price hikes, pump prices should top $3 a gallon in the next week or so.
BRYANT GIMLIN Consumers are very concerned with value given high gas prices, interest-rate increases and high debt...
JACKIE FERNANDEZ The strong Canadian dollar does not seem to be an impediment to further rate hikes ... at least not ...
DOUG PORTER The near-term momentum is clearly favorable to the dollar. Two further rate hikes are a pretty sure ...
HANS GOETTI On balance, the macro outlook continues to point to further rate hikes by the Fed.
CHARMAINE BUSKAS The upward interest rate trend will continue because the real interest rate is still negative.
AMPON KITTIAMPON The federal government has to factor in these new fuel prices. That 50 cents a gallon suggests consu...
JASON MARK We may see some profit-taking in energy stocks later following sharp gains in recent sessions but it...
SOMCHAI ANEKTAWEEPON Properties were weak as investors were concerned that further rate hikes will affect earnings of dev...
CONITA HUNG Higher fuel and energy prices have hit purchasing power, amid a high inflation rate.
JEFF ADAMS The yen will stay under pressure because of interest rate differentials. I am not so confident how t...
ARMIN MEKELBURG Few people thought that he would be that explicit. We're getting closer to the end of the Fed intere...
FREDERIC DICKSON The market is shifting back to the view that the U.S. economy is picking up, and we may see further ...
ANTJE PRAEFCKE While there are concerns about the slowdown in the U.S. economy, what's keeping investors optimistic...
KOICHI SEKI This relative stability has been remarkable given the ebbs and flows in job creation, the equity mar...
STEVEN WOOD Market psychology has changed a little bit -- or is beginning to change -- in terms of being a littl...
FELIX BONI There has been a shift this week towards expectations of another U.S. interest rate rise in March --...
DEREK HALPENNY I think the influence of Sharon is enormous. Without Sharon, it would be a different political situa...
ASHER ARIAN Fed officials are sounding hawkish. They're signaling further rate hikes and that's making investors...
TETSU AIKAWA The petroleum reserve is not a political reserve -- and raiding it won't lower fuel prices in the lo...
JOHN ENGLER a pause in rate hikes is a more likely scenario rather than a rate cut.
MICHAEL NIEMIRA The market is having second thoughts about the need for further Federal Reserve rate hikes following...
MARC CHANDLER Given the declining inflationary scenario, inflation should further drop in March due to seasonal fa...
HASITHA PREMARATNE With inflation slowing, the focus now is to keep rates steady for growth.
HASITHA PREMARATNE If peace doesn't prevail, there will be some fall on the aid front and that will hit the currency. W...
HASITHA PREMARATNE This could easily affect the result. The relief measures, especially for agriculture, can be used as...
HASITHA PREMARATNE What is important from an investment angle is to look at the continuation of the peace process and f...
HASITHA PREMARATNE You need to factor in the (interest-rate) differential, as well as the costs of refinancing.
GARY AKRIGHT If the rise in petrol prices in the producer-price data is reflected in the CPI data, there is a ris...
JAMES CARRICK The evidence of marked improvement in the manufacturing sector further guarantees there will be no i...
HOWARD ARCHER A relatively large number of company purchasing managers believe input prices will rise further, whi...
ZHANG LIQUN We won't see big moves today in anticipation of the FOMC statement. The risk is out there that the F...
DAVID MANN People are really just focusing on oil prices and using models to figure out what the impact will be...
AZIZ MCMAHON The dollar remains firm, as the absolute U.S. interest- rate advantage still continues to exist. Rat...
YUJI SAITO The risk is for the ECB to accelerate the pace of interest- rate hikes. There seems to be very littl...
CYRIL BEUZIT Gasoline inventories are expected to decline going into March, which may lead to a further rise in o...
HIROYUKI KIKUKAWA Inflation in March will probably be lower because school tuition won't be in the mix. (The car fuel)...
JASON VIEIRA In a typical situation the investor accepts a low or zero interest rate in return for exposure to a ...
CORMAC BUTLER In the event that fuel prices take a dramatic turn downward, we would reserve the right to revisit t...
JEAN LONG With a fall in the yearly rise in average hourly earnings, both investors and policy-makers can avoi...
ANTHONY CHAN Several economic indicators including consumer confidence show the economy is still moving along at ...
MASAYUKI SENDA Although airlines have recently passed through a few price increases, they pale in comparison to the...
JOHN HEIMLICH There is a historical pattern that everyone should be aware of because each of the past three newly ...
DAVID ROSENBERG Despite the sharp jump in prices, August's data do not change the picture of a strong downward trend...
ED STANSFIELD Overall, I think they'll be OK, given that the economy is improving and fuel prices are starting to ...
ALAN SBARRA The stock market may fall on Monday partly because of a surge yesterday and because of investors' co...
ARFAN KARNIODY The things that helped support the dollar over the last 18 months or so, such as the Fed interest ra...
BRIAN ROSE We also believe that we will need further interest rate cuts in the near future.
DAVID KERN Some investors are betting that Hong Kong won't follow the U.S. rate hikes in May and are moving ahe...
FREDERICK TSANG Cathay Pacific has done a very good job in controlling costs but the scope for further cuts may be l...
JACKY CHOI This is a dollar-positive move across the board. It puts perhaps additional interest-rate hikes on t...
GREG SALVAGGIO It's everything from the warmer weather (pushing up demand) to the political situation in other coun...
CLAY INGRAM Expectations of further Fed rate increases haven't peaked yet, while rate hikes by the Bank of Japan...
TOMOKO FUJII Japanese and foreign investors are now rushing to unwind yen-carry positions on concerns over possib...
MASAHI HASHIMOTO We don't see another rate rise, but we recognize that the risk is still there, due largely to oil pr...
LORENZO CODOGNO Given what's already priced in, I don't think there's any reason for the yen to rise much further.
ETSUKO YAMASHITA If the primary cause of rising interest rates is growing demand for capital, then this should be reg...
KATHY MATSUI
No one will lend at a negative interest rate; potential creditors will simply choose to hold cash, w... BEN BERNANKE Markets can still rise. Stocks in Europe are fairly valued. They can compensate for a lot of interes...
GUENTHER GERSTENBERGER The timing is going to be a factor a little bit. But they're in the same situation.
LONNIE STARKS I see no reason why we should see a break in this rise in the market. Valuations leave room for furt...
BORIS BOEHM We expect that 2005 was the high-water mark. Interest rate levels are the key factor.
GREGORY KLUMP The market has every excuse in the world to be down right now -- higher oil prices, higher interest ...
EDWARD BRETSCHER The manufacturing sector's acute underlying weaknesses highlight the need for further interest rate ...
DAVID KERN Boy, we've been waiting for this. The feeling is that the market does not need further rate hikes an...
LARRY PERUZZI Even though the interest rate rise had been discounted, a half percentage point rise in local intere...
JAMES SO You've had not only a steady rise in actual oil and gas prices, but you have had a steady rise in th...
GEOFF KIEBURTZ The wording was that monetary policy is still stimulative, which implies further rate hikes down the...
DAVID POWELL We primarily see dollar strength because we're expecting one to two more rate hikes from the Fed. Al...
KATHY LIEN As the market now feels that any interest rate hikes in the US will come to an end with the Federal ...
KAZUYUKI KATO It's a very unusual situation. I think we could see a drop in prices come late June and in July, and...
JULI NIEMANN The attacks are a concern given Nigeria's importance as an oil-producing nation. It's a factor that ...
FRANCISCO BLANCH Given the increased correlation between base and precious metals over recent months, any further wea...
ALAN WILLIAMSON Perhaps it's a function of the fears that (Fed Chief Alan) Greenspan has already gone too far (with ...
CLARK YINGST It would be tempting to up the pace of rate hikes, but we have to be very careful in evaluating wher...
ROBERT LIND I wouldn't be especially concerned about a major episode of financial distress resulting from the re...
JOHN LONSKI Given the drop in gold prices and base metal prices I would see the upside to be quite limited for t...
BESA DEDA I think they are being more straightforward with the costs since, given the current situation, the n...
BRETT HOSELTON
