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ALAN TONELSON The currency is pretty steady, with markets remaining fairly thin with little economic data. We're a...
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THOMAS SKINNER The fact that investors are chasing commodity stocks on the back of higher oil prices, instead of se...
HITOSHI YAMAMOTO This relative stability has been remarkable given the ebbs and flows in job creation, the equity mar...
STEVEN WOOD All indicators are pointing to strong economic growth. That's got people excited, especially in an e...
LARRY PERUZZI U.K. May PPI data are unlikely to move markets markedly, in spite of the large rise in input prices,...
NEIL PARKER We're used to those regional markets.
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ED MEIR Commodity stocks are moving in line with the prices of raw materials. Higher commodity prices are fe...
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JASON SCHENKER There's a feeling that U.S. inflation may be under control, and this helped U.S. markets. The optimi...
FRANCISCO SALVADOR The loss of critical gasoline flows from the U.S. Gulf Coast to the Northeast in the aftermath of Hu...
DAVID KNAPP The Beirut Gate placement also marks our entry into markets outside the GCC in the region. In line w...
RASHAD JANAHI The biggest impact in today's trade is coming from the reduced worries about U.S. interest rates see...
JASON HWANG There are fears in the market that the supply from Iran could be reduced. This is obviously positive...
MARKUS ILG Just being able to trade financial commodities is a serious limitation because financial commodities...
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GERALD T. MCCAUGHEY Although we know there is no shortage in (oil) supplies and reasons of high prices are attributed to...
SHEIKH AHMAD The market's mood is that the economic outlook is probably going to continue to muddle through; that...
ANDREW BELL There are fears in the oil markets of the continued supplying of markets with crude oil although the...
SHEIKH AHMAD Initially, it was dollar positive. I think the markets are waiting for more details. Where is it com...
HUGH WALSH We now think that (U.S.) crude oil could reach $61 before a meaningful sell-off occurs. Long-term pr...
MORGAN STANLEY Growth, geopolitical risk and potentially higher energy prices point to the possibility of another r...
JACK MALVEY We've seen a recovery in gold and crude oil prices that has supported the commodity currencies.
LINDA JESPERSEN Well the key basically is the fact that the stock market is in itself cheap. Usually high, by intern...
ANGUS BLAIR The hike in pump prices, and electricity and gas tariffs that have also been raised, fed through to ...
EUBEN PARACUELLES We've insulated ourselves from higher oil prices, but we're not immune to them.
LARRY GOLDSTEIN I think in general the markets have been quite jittery and mostly influenced by the sell-off in Saud...
HASHEM MONTASSER It's a new version of the butterfly effect. A hurricane in the Gulf of Mexico can lead to higher pri...
LARRY GOLDSTEIN Because Sun's and Cisco's markets and growth patterns bear so much similarity to one another, we bel...
LISSA BOGATY Oil damps growth everywhere but the high oil price may well be hurting Asia and Japan a lot more. Oi...
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PHILIPPE GIJSELS I think the markets will overlook the weak economic reports. Everyone knows numbers in February and ...
DONALD SELKIN If investments do not come in a timely and sufficient manner, there will be higher oil prices, and g...
FATIH BIROL The market was quiet due to the uncertain economic situation. It was not supported by the recent str...
GONZALO ALONSO We are looking at where the next lift to markets will come from and people are not so sure. With oil...
GEOFF LANGHAM Rising oil prices raise concern U.S. consumption will slow, leading to worries that exports from som...
ISAHO NAKASHO The markets are buoyant on strong domestic fund buying and retail investor interest with sustained o...
ATUL HATWAR The market is speculating that slower growth in China, sufficient commodity supplies in the U.S. and...
BART MELEK Recovering equities and still overall strong commodity markets suggests that there is little broad-b...
GREG GIBBS I think a 0.2 percent decline in economic growth due Katrina's impact on oil and the regional econom...
ANTHONY CHAN The crude inventory figure is pushing up oil prices and that is hurting the markets. That is prevent...
CUMMINS CATHERWOOD Regional markets are higher in the afternoon which helped the Hong Kong market up.
ALEX WONG We still saw growth last year even with higher oil prices. Countries have adjusted, with interest ra...
LUZ LORENZO Exporters are going to lead the market higher in the second half. The fall in oil prices and positiv...
LEE KUN HAK
If global oil prices or commodity prices are high, then it is bound to create inflation. So, we shou... ADI GODREJ We recognize that this goes against powerful recent flows into emerging markets and Japan. However, ...
MORGAN STANLEY The trend is for higher yields given the outlook for economic growth. Consumer prices will probably ...
HIDENORI SUEZAWA The fact the rand is firming has to do with the general trend with supportive commodity prices -- al...
ABAH OFON Oil markets are already reacting. We've already seen that Iran is willing to talk about using oil as...
IAN BREMMER Manufacturing job losses in the second half of 2005 pushed Arkansas' overall job growth for the four...
ERNIE GOSS This budget marks a path of fiscal consolidation ... which marks a long-term positive for economic g...
BIDISHA GANGULY Global markets have not been affected by the possibility of rising U.S. interest rates. Japan and th...
JASON HWANG As long as we don't have another storm coming into the Gulf, I expect oil prices to fall slightly. I...
ANETTE EINARSEN Commodity prices are going to go higher. We're not going to see a lot of the economic benefit of the...
G. LOGAN JORDAN We are having a negative bout in stocks, especially U.S. stock markets, and that is making investors...
ALEXANDRE VASARHELYI We've been seeing very strong activity in international markets, which should continue, driven by gl...
EMMANUEL SOUPRE
Developments in financial markets can have broad economic effects felt by many outside the markets. BEN BERNANKE We're at the point where financial markets could impact economic growth, in which case the bounce we...
GERT DE MESURE The global imbalance, the soft monetary policy of the G7, has led to greater liquidity in the world ...
EVGENY GAVRILENKOV
We have come to realize that a large hedge fund like Quantum Fund is no longer the best way to manag... GEORGE SOROS But I definitely see us playing a major role in St. Louis in the years to come. We already provide s...
GERARD ARPEY There are fears that any supply disruptions could disturb oil markets and such concerns are holding ...
JOHN AUGUSTINE China is emerging as a key growth engine for the world economy, contributing over a quarter of total...
SCOTT ANDERSON In general there's more growth outside the U.S. than inside the U.S. in terms of new or expanded mar...
JOE GREFF The global imbalance, the soft monetary policy of the G-7, has led to greater liquidity in the world...
EVGENY GAVRILENKOV So emerging markets continue to trade at a discount of around 20 percent to developed markets, while...
JULIAN THOMPSON A drop in oil prices removes one of the few big negatives in regard to markets. It definitely helps ...
GIRI CHERUKURI Of course it's benefited from commodity prices, but it's growing organically well above average. The...
JOSEPH ALLMAN Oil above $70 and the threat of a weakening U.S. economy are going to shake out those hangers-on in ...
ANGUS GLUSKIE Apart from placing upward pressure on the yields in these markets, short-term rates may also respond...
COLEN GARROW Higher oil prices will raise material costs and that is a blow to the U.S. economy. Exporters are th...
ATSUSHI OSA We continue to see signs of economic growth coming out of Europe. If we see some signs of weakness (...
MAUREEN MCFARLAND In some markets, prices could rise briefly for higher weekend travel, but then would most likely com...
CHARLES MASON There is the risk the investment boom in China turns to bust and that would have a knock-on effect o...
JULIAN JESSOP With the commodity prices easing, especially oil and natural gas, the expectation is that the Canadi...
CAROLYN KWAN
Despite uncertainty related to Katrina and other economic conditions, we remain optimistic about glo... FREDERICK SMITH The strong flows of international capital into emerging markets reflect a number of important trends...
JOSEF ACKERMANN We think in one sense (China trade policy) has consisted of the indiscriminate opening of U.S. marke...
ALAN TONELSON The currency is pretty steady, with markets remaining fairly thin with little economic data. We're a...
PAUL FERLEY The move up in crude oil price from $12 a barrel to nearly $31 a barrel has been really positive for...
CRAIG CALLAHAN We are certainly seeing the influence of higher oil prices on the U.S. economy.
KOICHIRO SUZUKI Production (growth) will be (relatively) flat but...the increase in revenue will come from rising oi...
HILMI PANIGORO If the rate expectations continue to come down, Hong Kong, as an interest rate sensitive market will...
EDDIE WONG Some of us are concerned that the mills in Maine in general have not looked for niche markets. Rathe...
BOB RICE Healthy demand across all markets continues, with the most robust growth coming from the notebook an...
BILL WATKINS This has been the great paradox--very successful European equity markets surrounded by a lukewarm ec...
PHILIPPE BRUGERE My concern is that what's happened here is that inflation is higher than the Fed anticipated. On top...
ALAN RUSKIN Risks remain and uncertainty is on the rise, this was in substance the message of G7 finance ministe...
VALERIE PLAGNOL In the U.S., the markets that are most risky are those where there is a higher proportion of buyers ...
THOMAS SKINNER The fact that investors are chasing commodity stocks on the back of higher oil prices, instead of se...
HITOSHI YAMAMOTO This relative stability has been remarkable given the ebbs and flows in job creation, the equity mar...
STEVEN WOOD All indicators are pointing to strong economic growth. That's got people excited, especially in an e...
LARRY PERUZZI U.K. May PPI data are unlikely to move markets markedly, in spite of the large rise in input prices,...
NEIL PARKER We're used to those regional markets.
BILL WISE Short term, there are various cross currents in the markets, and it will be hard to get a read on wh...
ED MEIR Commodity stocks are moving in line with the prices of raw materials. Higher commodity prices are fe...
MASAYUKI ITO The growth outlook relative to developed markets is still in tact. We believe in the consumer story ...
JOANNE IRVINE Money will flow to where there are solid returns on capital. There are great opportunities in Easter...
FRANK HOLMES
Those who believe that health is a commodity, on par with cars or computers, fail to grasp the basic... VIKRAM PATEL The commercial response we've received confirms the project is a cost-competitive way to link rising...
HAL KVISLE The markets are looking beyond corporate earnings and looking to industrial data and employment data...
BEN RUDD It was a very volatile session. The Argentine market tried to a certain degree to arbitrage and adju...
MIGUEL DANERI
Bahrain lies at the epicenter of Gulf security and any violent upheaval in Bahrain would have enormo... HAMAD BIN ISA AL KHALIFA You'll see markets continue to do the Cha-Cha, moving higher, but paced by brief retrenchments. It's...
DOUGLAS ALTABEF
Friday's turmoil in global markets looks set to continue to exert a dominant force on the foreign ex... CRAIG FERGUSON Dubai, as a leading regional trading hub, provides access to outstanding potential, large and growin...
ABDUL RAHMAN Dubai, as a leading regional trading hub, provides access to outstanding potential, large and growin...
ABDUL RAHMAN GHANEM AL MUTAIWEE OPEC is likely to be a critical event next week. A cut in production, however, seems quite unlikely ...
JASON SCHENKER There's a feeling that U.S. inflation may be under control, and this helped U.S. markets. The optimi...
FRANCISCO SALVADOR The loss of critical gasoline flows from the U.S. Gulf Coast to the Northeast in the aftermath of Hu...
DAVID KNAPP The Beirut Gate placement also marks our entry into markets outside the GCC in the region. In line w...
RASHAD JANAHI The biggest impact in today's trade is coming from the reduced worries about U.S. interest rates see...
JASON HWANG There are fears in the market that the supply from Iran could be reduced. This is obviously positive...
MARKUS ILG Just being able to trade financial commodities is a serious limitation because financial commodities...
BLYTHE MASTERS The outlook for our capital markets, investment banking, and wealth management businesses remains po...
GERALD T. MCCAUGHEY Although we know there is no shortage in (oil) supplies and reasons of high prices are attributed to...
SHEIKH AHMAD The market's mood is that the economic outlook is probably going to continue to muddle through; that...
ANDREW BELL There are fears in the oil markets of the continued supplying of markets with crude oil although the...
SHEIKH AHMAD Initially, it was dollar positive. I think the markets are waiting for more details. Where is it com...
HUGH WALSH We now think that (U.S.) crude oil could reach $61 before a meaningful sell-off occurs. Long-term pr...
MORGAN STANLEY Growth, geopolitical risk and potentially higher energy prices point to the possibility of another r...
JACK MALVEY We've seen a recovery in gold and crude oil prices that has supported the commodity currencies.
LINDA JESPERSEN Well the key basically is the fact that the stock market is in itself cheap. Usually high, by intern...
ANGUS BLAIR The hike in pump prices, and electricity and gas tariffs that have also been raised, fed through to ...
EUBEN PARACUELLES We've insulated ourselves from higher oil prices, but we're not immune to them.
LARRY GOLDSTEIN I think in general the markets have been quite jittery and mostly influenced by the sell-off in Saud...
HASHEM MONTASSER It's a new version of the butterfly effect. A hurricane in the Gulf of Mexico can lead to higher pri...
LARRY GOLDSTEIN Because Sun's and Cisco's markets and growth patterns bear so much similarity to one another, we bel...
LISSA BOGATY Oil damps growth everywhere but the high oil price may well be hurting Asia and Japan a lot more. Oi...
ADRIAN SCHMIDT The dot-com logic of paying big prices to enter new markets has come roaring back,
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