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ASHRAF LAIDI Strong job figures will surely reinforce the view the U.S. economy remains robust enough for the Fed...
TORU UMEMOTO Any reports that suggest a strong U.S. economy will re- ignite expectations of further Fed rate incr...
MAMORU ASHIMOTO The dollar will probably stay strong, as the U.S. economy is holding up.
ETSUKO YAMASHITA Interest-rate support for the Australian dollar will lessen quite substantially as the year progress...
NICK BENNENBROEK The dollar's cyclical factors are waning but they haven't banished totally. The market is keen on sw...
ARMIN MEKELBURG The direction of the U.S. dollar: Since the economy shows signs of slowing, investors are worried th...
ALEX TANG Strong figures will boost expectations of higher growth in consumer spending in the U.S.. That will ...
YUJI SAITO The U.S. economy is still in extremely good shape. They'll probably keep hiking rates, and that's go...
GEOFF KENDRICK The U.K. economy will probably perform under trend again next year. The pound will fall early next y...
GAVIN FRIEND Clearly the outlook for the currency markets, and in particular the U.S. dollar/euro exchange rate w...
ALAN WILLIAMSON U.S. durable goods orders suggest the (U.S. Federal Reserve) is almost certain to raise interest rat...
AKIFUMI UCHIDA A catalyst for a higher Australian dollar versus New Zealand's dollar could be relative monetary pol...
ASHLEY DAVIES A catalyst for a higher Australian dollar versus New Zealand's dollar could be relative monetary pol...
ASHLEY DAVIES Strong economic figures will confirm the Japanese economy is doing better, reinforcing expectations ...
ETSUKO YAMASHITA Higher U.S. interest rates will continue to support the U.S. dollar in the near term. We're still lo...
BESA DEDA This week's data releases will suggest that the U.S. economy is, and will remain, very strong. There...
BERNARD WALSCHOTS Slowing income gains and increased uncertainty have savaged consumer spending. This has removed the ...
STEVEN WOOD The dollar has depreciated sharply against the euro and more modestly against the yen with dollar se...
DEREK HALPENNY Cooling housing markets will have a negative impact on consumer spending and employment. The dollar ...
YUJI KAMEOKA Strong figures on producer prices will ignite inflation worries, giving the Federal Reserve cause to...
AKIHIRO TANAKA Overall, these are good figures; the outlook is solid, and the management made a strong gesture with...
BRUNO HARENG It's significant for the outlook for the economy if housing approvals turn the corner. In the second...
ANDREW HANLAN Indeed, we continue to believe the fourth quarter will mark the trough for revenues - a firming econ...
JUDAH KRAUSHAAR As long as we keep our fundamentals strong...the dollar (and) U.S. borrowing costs will do just fine...
LAWRENCE SUMMERS Today's inflation figures have boosted the dollar across the board on accumulating chances that the ...
ASHRAF LAIDI Basically the economy is sluggish. We are seeing consumers resisting spending and the outlook for th...
DANA TELSEY All of a sudden there's a big stimulus to the economy - interest rates are down, money supply has gr...
BOB TURNER Every dollar governors are forced to cut out of our budgets is a dollar that's not going into the ec...
BILL RICHARDSON Worse-than-expected trade-deficit figures could be fertile ground for dollar selling. Amid the alrea...
MASAKI FUKUI It's good for the U.S. to see a relatively weaker dollar, but it's not a good idea for the U.S. Trea...
ASHRAF LAIDI The Fed did not change its upbeat view of the U.S. economy. The dollar-bullish trend will continue.
JUNYA TANASE Even if the local economy stays strong in 2006, as many analysts project, it is difficult to imagine...
GORDON KETTLE The dollar's cyclical factors are waning but they haven't banished totally. The market is keen on sw...
ARMIN MEKELBURG The stronger dollar pushed exporters' shares higher, triggering a broad rally. Strong buying momentu...
MAKOTO SAKUMA A net 17 percent of small employers plan to increase employment in the next three months, indicating...
WILLIAM DUNKELBERG Investors are focusing on the new home sales figures after housing starts were so strong. Strong num...
MICHIYOSHI KATO From a yield perspective, the pound is looking attractive as the trend appears to be to buy yield. F...
KAMAL SHARMA Higher borrowing costs will lead to a shrinking housing market and a slowdown in the U.S. economy. O...
NORIHIRO FUJITO I certainly don't see this as the beginning of the end for the U.S. dollar and I don't see this as t...
CARL WEINBERG The U.S. economy and workers benefit from a strong, healthy relationship between government and busi...
HAROLD FORD, JR. We've had some good moves early week and we're looking for another trigger for the next big-figure m...
LUKE WADDINGTON The on-year rise in core CPI backs up our forecast of an exit from quantitative easing in April of n...
TOHRU SASAKI In general terms were are still in a $1.20/1.21 range for euro/dollar ... but the focus is moving aw...
MICHAEL KLAWITTER That was as strong a signal as you could expect. We had a good week for the dollar.
BRIAN ROSE Stocks are only getting cheaper and cheaper, and the U.S. economy is strong as are corporate profits...
CLAES AHREL I was bearish on U.S. equities earlier this year but have now turned positive. Stocks are only getti...
CLAES AHREL A soft-landing economic background is good for the dollar. The dollar has risen strongly since June ...
BOB LYNCH If there were any dollar figures mentioned they didn't come from us.
JAY MONAHAN I think overall the outlook for next year was particularly bullish.
ALAN MAK I think overall the outlook for next year was particularly bullish,
ALAN MAK If Japanese investors buy U.S. Treasuries, then they have to buy the dollar as well. The market expe...
ANTJE PRAEFCKE There's a sense of uncertainty in the market about the outlook of both the U.S. economy and interest...
HIDENORI KATO A strong number will keep alive speculation of more rate hikes. It should give some support to the d...
ADRIAN FOSTER The U.S. economy is performing quite well. We've had two very good years of robust growth. We're loo...
JAMES OWENS Also, with uncertainty about the direction of the U.S. economy, and a weaker dollar, that actually f...
BARROS CONTI Also, with uncertainty about the direction of the U.S. economy, and a weaker dollar, that actually f...
AMAURY DE BARROS CONTI They saw the deficits widening, and saw no reason to think the dollar wouldn't drop. In fact, the U....
GERRY CELAYA Early in the year we were getting a lot of grief from people, saying you're playing some teams that ...
BARRY TROTZ The trade surplus figures showed strong exports and domestic demand. This shows the economy is robus...
TOMOKO FUJII The market's doing pretty well. We've had some good figures out of the U.S. and futures were very st...
HERBERT LAU Uninspiring results in the core operations, combined with unfavorable exposure to the U.S. dollar ma...
ANDREA HORAN Taken together, the jump in non-manufacturing activity and the earlier report from ISM of robust man...
JOHN LONSKI Were there to be good news from ISM or indeed good news from (U.S.) payrolls on Friday and the dolla...
CHRIS TURNER The economy for next year looks like it is in very good condition. It looks much stronger than any o...
BARRY BOSWORTH We expect the upward trajectory for the dollar to continue into next year. The main factor underpinn...
BENJAMIN PEDLEY We expect the upward trajectory for the dollar to continue into next year. The main factor underpinn...
BENJAMIN PEDLEY We expect the upward trajectory for the dollar to continue into next year. The main factor underpinn...
BENJAMIN PEDLEY I've been negative on the industry outlook for quite some time. I think next year is going to be a d...
LAWRENCE HORAN The widening rate gap between the U.S. and HK in the later part of 2006 will likely be accompanied b...
GEORGE LEUNG We expect the dollar to remain strong in early 2006. (But) once the U.S. Federal Reserve finishes ti...
BESA DEDA Strong figures on growth and inflation will reinforce expectations of higher Fed rates, supporting t...
XINYI LU [Snow's comment] really does undermine the credibility of the U.S. strong dollar policy.
JANE FOLEY These numbers tell you that the economy is humming right along through the holiday season. There wil...
JEFF GLADSTEIN There's some selling of the dollar on what appears to be a little weaker demand in the U.S. economy.
JEFF GLADSTEIN The climate for the world economy is good. Our outlook for 2006 is more positive than before.
GERD HAEUSLER Thanksgiving weekend spending figures suggest that predictions of another strong online holiday seas...
JEFFREY GRAU It wasn't as good as expected but it doesn't change the outlook for the economy. The impression is t...
SEIJI ADACHI The economy will continue to do pretty well, after the very strong figures we saw in the fourth quar...
LUCY BETHELL I will continue to advocate for a strong federal government role to establish the production, storag...
ALBERT WYNN Good economic figures will surely be euro supportive. The euro-zone economy is expanding faster than...
TOMOKO FUJII There may be a period where attitudes might change, especially if the dollar remains strong and they...
HART HODGES The U.S. market has been so strong that people forget the risks, ... As an investor, you can't wait ...
JOHN MOON The dollar really needs very strong economic figures to get momentum. I can hardly see such strong d...
MASAKI FUKUI The news from the U.S. continues to come out encouraging for the dollar,
IAN STANNARD That does suggest that the traditional portrayal of farm programs supporting farmers so farmers can ...
BRAD LUBBEN I think we'll see the dollar carry on its strong tone from Friday, at least for the first half of th...
HIDEAKI FURUMAYA The dollar's upward momentum is likely to accelerate on the payrolls figures. The widening U.S. rate...
MINORU SHIOIRI If they diversify from the U.S. dollar denominated assets, it would lower the value of the U.S. doll...
CHRIS LOW Tyler is a very strong kid who has a great work ethic and he will be a very good wrestler for us nex...
JASON ROSTORFER It's good news. We know that the economy is starting to firm up, so we may see better jobs figures i...
GAVIN REDKNAP U.S. Corporate Profits: Outlook And Credit Implications. Up until now, this has been subdued by stro...
DIANE VAZZA The original fall was in response to the trade numbers and the strong U.S. dollar.
BERNARD HUNTER The longer-term trend for the dollar is higher for the balance of the year. The economy is doing fin...
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If protectionist sentiment boils over, that could be a precipitating factor for the dollar. In a dol...
MARK ZANDI We expect an increase of about 300,000 jobs. Strong figures in the data are likely to spur dollar bu...
MASAFUMI YAMAMOTO A combination of strong U.S. economic fundamentals and mixed signals from European Central Bank offi...
ALEX BEUZELIN From an interest rate differential standpoint, that is positive for the dollar, but higher rates mig...
HUGH WALSH The U.S. economy is very resilient and the Fed will raise rates at least two more times next year. T...
YOSHITAKA MAJIMA strong earnings, confidence on the global economy and strong U.S. retail numbers over the (Thanksgiv...
ANDREA WILLIAMS
ASHRAF LAIDI Strong job figures will surely reinforce the view the U.S. economy remains robust enough for the Fed...
TORU UMEMOTO Any reports that suggest a strong U.S. economy will re- ignite expectations of further Fed rate incr...
MAMORU ASHIMOTO The dollar will probably stay strong, as the U.S. economy is holding up.
ETSUKO YAMASHITA Interest-rate support for the Australian dollar will lessen quite substantially as the year progress...
NICK BENNENBROEK The dollar's cyclical factors are waning but they haven't banished totally. The market is keen on sw...
ARMIN MEKELBURG The direction of the U.S. dollar: Since the economy shows signs of slowing, investors are worried th...
ALEX TANG Strong figures will boost expectations of higher growth in consumer spending in the U.S.. That will ...
YUJI SAITO The U.S. economy is still in extremely good shape. They'll probably keep hiking rates, and that's go...
GEOFF KENDRICK The U.K. economy will probably perform under trend again next year. The pound will fall early next y...
GAVIN FRIEND Clearly the outlook for the currency markets, and in particular the U.S. dollar/euro exchange rate w...
ALAN WILLIAMSON U.S. durable goods orders suggest the (U.S. Federal Reserve) is almost certain to raise interest rat...
AKIFUMI UCHIDA A catalyst for a higher Australian dollar versus New Zealand's dollar could be relative monetary pol...
ASHLEY DAVIES A catalyst for a higher Australian dollar versus New Zealand's dollar could be relative monetary pol...
ASHLEY DAVIES Strong economic figures will confirm the Japanese economy is doing better, reinforcing expectations ...
ETSUKO YAMASHITA Higher U.S. interest rates will continue to support the U.S. dollar in the near term. We're still lo...
BESA DEDA This week's data releases will suggest that the U.S. economy is, and will remain, very strong. There...
BERNARD WALSCHOTS Slowing income gains and increased uncertainty have savaged consumer spending. This has removed the ...
STEVEN WOOD The dollar has depreciated sharply against the euro and more modestly against the yen with dollar se...
DEREK HALPENNY Cooling housing markets will have a negative impact on consumer spending and employment. The dollar ...
YUJI KAMEOKA Strong figures on producer prices will ignite inflation worries, giving the Federal Reserve cause to...
AKIHIRO TANAKA Overall, these are good figures; the outlook is solid, and the management made a strong gesture with...
BRUNO HARENG It's significant for the outlook for the economy if housing approvals turn the corner. In the second...
ANDREW HANLAN Indeed, we continue to believe the fourth quarter will mark the trough for revenues - a firming econ...
JUDAH KRAUSHAAR As long as we keep our fundamentals strong...the dollar (and) U.S. borrowing costs will do just fine...
LAWRENCE SUMMERS Today's inflation figures have boosted the dollar across the board on accumulating chances that the ...
ASHRAF LAIDI Basically the economy is sluggish. We are seeing consumers resisting spending and the outlook for th...
DANA TELSEY All of a sudden there's a big stimulus to the economy - interest rates are down, money supply has gr...
BOB TURNER Every dollar governors are forced to cut out of our budgets is a dollar that's not going into the ec...
BILL RICHARDSON Worse-than-expected trade-deficit figures could be fertile ground for dollar selling. Amid the alrea...
MASAKI FUKUI It's good for the U.S. to see a relatively weaker dollar, but it's not a good idea for the U.S. Trea...
ASHRAF LAIDI The Fed did not change its upbeat view of the U.S. economy. The dollar-bullish trend will continue.
JUNYA TANASE Even if the local economy stays strong in 2006, as many analysts project, it is difficult to imagine...
GORDON KETTLE The dollar's cyclical factors are waning but they haven't banished totally. The market is keen on sw...
ARMIN MEKELBURG The stronger dollar pushed exporters' shares higher, triggering a broad rally. Strong buying momentu...
MAKOTO SAKUMA A net 17 percent of small employers plan to increase employment in the next three months, indicating...
WILLIAM DUNKELBERG Investors are focusing on the new home sales figures after housing starts were so strong. Strong num...
MICHIYOSHI KATO From a yield perspective, the pound is looking attractive as the trend appears to be to buy yield. F...
KAMAL SHARMA Higher borrowing costs will lead to a shrinking housing market and a slowdown in the U.S. economy. O...
NORIHIRO FUJITO I certainly don't see this as the beginning of the end for the U.S. dollar and I don't see this as t...
CARL WEINBERG The U.S. economy and workers benefit from a strong, healthy relationship between government and busi...
HAROLD FORD, JR. We've had some good moves early week and we're looking for another trigger for the next big-figure m...
LUKE WADDINGTON The on-year rise in core CPI backs up our forecast of an exit from quantitative easing in April of n...
TOHRU SASAKI In general terms were are still in a $1.20/1.21 range for euro/dollar ... but the focus is moving aw...
MICHAEL KLAWITTER That was as strong a signal as you could expect. We had a good week for the dollar.
BRIAN ROSE Stocks are only getting cheaper and cheaper, and the U.S. economy is strong as are corporate profits...
CLAES AHREL I was bearish on U.S. equities earlier this year but have now turned positive. Stocks are only getti...
CLAES AHREL A soft-landing economic background is good for the dollar. The dollar has risen strongly since June ...
BOB LYNCH If there were any dollar figures mentioned they didn't come from us.
JAY MONAHAN I think overall the outlook for next year was particularly bullish.
ALAN MAK I think overall the outlook for next year was particularly bullish,
ALAN MAK If Japanese investors buy U.S. Treasuries, then they have to buy the dollar as well. The market expe...
ANTJE PRAEFCKE There's a sense of uncertainty in the market about the outlook of both the U.S. economy and interest...
HIDENORI KATO A strong number will keep alive speculation of more rate hikes. It should give some support to the d...
ADRIAN FOSTER The U.S. economy is performing quite well. We've had two very good years of robust growth. We're loo...
JAMES OWENS Also, with uncertainty about the direction of the U.S. economy, and a weaker dollar, that actually f...
BARROS CONTI Also, with uncertainty about the direction of the U.S. economy, and a weaker dollar, that actually f...
AMAURY DE BARROS CONTI They saw the deficits widening, and saw no reason to think the dollar wouldn't drop. In fact, the U....
GERRY CELAYA Early in the year we were getting a lot of grief from people, saying you're playing some teams that ...
BARRY TROTZ The trade surplus figures showed strong exports and domestic demand. This shows the economy is robus...
TOMOKO FUJII The market's doing pretty well. We've had some good figures out of the U.S. and futures were very st...
HERBERT LAU Uninspiring results in the core operations, combined with unfavorable exposure to the U.S. dollar ma...
ANDREA HORAN Taken together, the jump in non-manufacturing activity and the earlier report from ISM of robust man...
JOHN LONSKI Were there to be good news from ISM or indeed good news from (U.S.) payrolls on Friday and the dolla...
CHRIS TURNER The economy for next year looks like it is in very good condition. It looks much stronger than any o...
BARRY BOSWORTH We expect the upward trajectory for the dollar to continue into next year. The main factor underpinn...
BENJAMIN PEDLEY We expect the upward trajectory for the dollar to continue into next year. The main factor underpinn...
BENJAMIN PEDLEY We expect the upward trajectory for the dollar to continue into next year. The main factor underpinn...
BENJAMIN PEDLEY I've been negative on the industry outlook for quite some time. I think next year is going to be a d...
LAWRENCE HORAN The widening rate gap between the U.S. and HK in the later part of 2006 will likely be accompanied b...
GEORGE LEUNG We expect the dollar to remain strong in early 2006. (But) once the U.S. Federal Reserve finishes ti...
BESA DEDA Strong figures on growth and inflation will reinforce expectations of higher Fed rates, supporting t...
XINYI LU [Snow's comment] really does undermine the credibility of the U.S. strong dollar policy.
JANE FOLEY These numbers tell you that the economy is humming right along through the holiday season. There wil...
JEFF GLADSTEIN There's some selling of the dollar on what appears to be a little weaker demand in the U.S. economy.
JEFF GLADSTEIN The climate for the world economy is good. Our outlook for 2006 is more positive than before.
GERD HAEUSLER Thanksgiving weekend spending figures suggest that predictions of another strong online holiday seas...
JEFFREY GRAU It wasn't as good as expected but it doesn't change the outlook for the economy. The impression is t...
SEIJI ADACHI The economy will continue to do pretty well, after the very strong figures we saw in the fourth quar...
LUCY BETHELL I will continue to advocate for a strong federal government role to establish the production, storag...
ALBERT WYNN Good economic figures will surely be euro supportive. The euro-zone economy is expanding faster than...
TOMOKO FUJII There may be a period where attitudes might change, especially if the dollar remains strong and they...
HART HODGES The U.S. market has been so strong that people forget the risks, ... As an investor, you can't wait ...
JOHN MOON The dollar really needs very strong economic figures to get momentum. I can hardly see such strong d...
MASAKI FUKUI The news from the U.S. continues to come out encouraging for the dollar,
IAN STANNARD That does suggest that the traditional portrayal of farm programs supporting farmers so farmers can ...
BRAD LUBBEN I think we'll see the dollar carry on its strong tone from Friday, at least for the first half of th...
HIDEAKI FURUMAYA The dollar's upward momentum is likely to accelerate on the payrolls figures. The widening U.S. rate...
MINORU SHIOIRI If they diversify from the U.S. dollar denominated assets, it would lower the value of the U.S. doll...
CHRIS LOW Tyler is a very strong kid who has a great work ethic and he will be a very good wrestler for us nex...
JASON ROSTORFER It's good news. We know that the economy is starting to firm up, so we may see better jobs figures i...
GAVIN REDKNAP U.S. Corporate Profits: Outlook And Credit Implications. Up until now, this has been subdued by stro...
DIANE VAZZA The original fall was in response to the trade numbers and the strong U.S. dollar.
BERNARD HUNTER The longer-term trend for the dollar is higher for the balance of the year. The economy is doing fin...
JEFF GLADSTEIN
If protectionist sentiment boils over, that could be a precipitating factor for the dollar. In a dol... MARK ZANDI We expect an increase of about 300,000 jobs. Strong figures in the data are likely to spur dollar bu...
MASAFUMI YAMAMOTO A combination of strong U.S. economic fundamentals and mixed signals from European Central Bank offi...
ALEX BEUZELIN From an interest rate differential standpoint, that is positive for the dollar, but higher rates mig...
HUGH WALSH The U.S. economy is very resilient and the Fed will raise rates at least two more times next year. T...
YOSHITAKA MAJIMA strong earnings, confidence on the global economy and strong U.S. retail numbers over the (Thanksgiv...
ANDREA WILLIAMS
