Paul Mackel Quotations

Japan is signaling that they're not concerned about the pace of the decline in the yen, so people are going to continue to push the yen lower. Japanese investors are continuing to buy bonds abroad and we see more scope for yen weakness.

Japanese investors are continuing to buy bonds abroad, and we see more scope for yen weakness.

The trade release has reminded the market of the structural weakness of the dollar.

The riots in France will have impacted confidence over Europe and we're also seeing key technical levels being broken, pushing the euro lower.

A lot of people jumped the gun last week, and the comments and data we have had have led people to adjust positions ahead of the Fed meeting next week.

There's concern about this Tropical Storm Rita. People are watching that a little bit more closely, given Katrina and its impact on the market. There's some unwillingness right now to take aggressive positions,

The U.S. consumer confidence data was very, very robust and the data from Germany was a factor in supporting the euro, but a lot of investors are not willing to run any risk at the moment.

The market expects the Fed to be hawkish towards inflation. If they highlight there is a greater inflation risk further out, then there is room for the dollar to push higher against the euro.

The dollar rallied a bit in Asia, which was largely due to Rita, but there doesn't seem to be much follow-up,

The dollar has shown a very disappointing reaction to U.S. data this week.

The market has become interested in European affairs and there is probably a certain amount of investors out there who question the long-term feasibility of the EU.