Niels Christensen

Niels Christensen
Niels Anton Christensenwas a Danish-American inventor whose principal invention was the O-ring, the ubiquitous hydraulic seal...
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Higher oil prices, and fears over Japanese stocks are affecting the dollar more than any other currency.
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It's too early to conclude it's the end of the dollar rally. Data in the U.S. should continue to be healthy and we could see rate expectations moving higher, supporting the dollar.
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Forces driving the dollar are still the same, concerns about the current account deficit. A rise in sterling, triggered by strong UK data, is also contributing to dollar weakness,
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People already have a more positive view of the European economy, so they are not that fussed. The market is a bit tired after all the dollar selling this week.
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Monetary policy expectations were the driving forces on the FX markets in most of 2005 and while we expect structural problems to come back to haunt the dollar in 2006 we expect monetary policy expectations to lend support to the greenback early in the year.
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Given that the dollar was unable to really bounce on the back of lower than expected trade deficit yesterday, it seems a bit unlikely that even if the retail sales show nice gains that (it) will be able to really benefit from such data.
dollar driving early expect forces haunt lend markets monetary policy problems structural support
Monetary policy expectations were the driving forces on the FX (foreign exchange) markets in most of 2005 and while we expect structural problems to come back to haunt the dollar in 2006 we expect monetary policy expectations to lend support to the greenback early in the year.
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A lot of investors want to hang on to short dollar positions. In the current environment, you don't want to fight the trend.
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Risk aversion is rising in the market and investors are nervous about what will happen when U.S. equities open.
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The impact on the euro from last week's rate hike is evaporating ... There's nothing to intensify rate hike expectations in the euro zone.
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There's a consensus building that the BOJ isn't going to move quickly and that means the good news for the economy isn't enough to boost the yen further.
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The minutes confirmed the current pricing of rate hikes in the market.
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It's a very strong signal and positive for the euro,
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The tone from the Bank of Canada has softened lately and upbeat data are needed to intensify rate hike expectations.