In general, we are still looking for a deteriorating fundamental backdrop,

The consensus is the Bank of England will leave rates unchanged.

The euro is doing fine, … It is consolidating, but in general will continue to strengthen.

The data are not strongly arguing for a rise in rates.

Ultimately, we think the yen will weaken again, and Japanese investors will continue to look abroad.

We made them play half-court basketball, something nobody has been able to do to. Once we did that, we knew we were in good shape.

I think this is what helps me feel good. I suck in a lot of oxygen while rowing.

The Japanese economy is closer to a self-sustaining recovery, but it’s not there yet.

Most market participants didn’t believe there would be ECB intervention, let alone coordinated intervention with the United States,

U.S. growth is outstripping expectations.

It is a possibility that you cannot ignore,

The vast majority of recent comments by ECB officials showed a true reluctance to intervene,

It’s partly a momentum move.

Billy?s been playing well all summer and I know that his goal will be to make match play.

Obviously, the very nature of the allegation is devastating. His position is that he hasn’t done anything wrong. He hasn’t done anything inappropriate. It’s a very difficult situation. A man that’s had this history without...

have taken the edge off the dollar and pulled it down from its recent highs.

Trading this week will be overshadowed by the Fed meeting.

ECB intervention to support the euro is not all that likely.

There is speculation that the BOJ could raise rates as early as July. I’m not convinced, however, that this bout of yen strength is going to be maintained that much longer.

[Fed Chairman Alan Greenspan] has made it clear that he is concerned with what is happening with the economy’s growth right now, and not with what occurred in the first and second quarters, … That...

The jobs report only goes part of the way toward confirming slower U.S. growth, … It is not enough to push the euro up to 97 cents anytime soon.

Slower growth and tame inflation are certainly more supportive of the dollar than a hard-landing scenario would be.

We’re starting to see some tangible signs of slowing in the economy. That’s working against the dollar.

I was given three to five years to live (in 1995).

The decline is affecting Japanese balance sheets, and this is creating problems,

There will be no change in rates in June,

The euro will test its record low, but it won’t break it,

There has been some unwinding of the premium attached to the dollar,

It looks like there will be a soft landing, if there is any landing at all.

The headline (number) was clearly disappointing, but it remains to be seen whether weakness in the Philly Fed will be reflected in the national ISM index and whether this is a temporary phenomenon or a...

With the dollar trading at levels equivalent to 2.16 Deutsche marks, as against the 10-year average of 1.69, most people would consider it quite strong,

The United States will still tout the strong-dollar policy.

The dollar is weaker on the back of that, but considering the decline in the index, you would almost think (the dollar) would decline more.

The trade deficit certainly came in worse than expected. It was largely energy influenced but I don’t think that should detract from the overall deterioration of the external balance. The dollar was already on the...

The risk of intervention may have increased, but it is still not likely,

The strong U.S. economy was behind the dollar’s rally, so signs of slowing are hurting the dollar,

The current administration has allowed market forces to determine the dollar’s level, although there has been some intervention,

The dollar has strengthened even as Federal Reserve tightening expectations have been scaled back.

In recent years, the U.S. economy has consistently outperformed expectations,

If the euro threatens to drop below its previous lows, there could be more intervention,

There will be a lot of talk, but not a lot of position taking until the election results are known.

The market hasn’t paid much attention to the trade data, but at some stage, they will be a factor.

I don’t see any quick fix for Japan. Rather than having turned the corner, it appears that Japan’s economy isn’t going to recover any time soon.

While there have been some obvious signs of slowing in the U.S. economy, market participants want to see additional evidence confirming the slowdown,