Richard Franulovich
Richard Franulovich
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It is a commodities story in so far as commodity demand is driven by global growth and currencies like the Australian, New Zealand and Canadian dollars should see their exports turn pretty quickly when global demand turns around.
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Foreigners love U.S. assets, ... just broad-based appetite for dollar assets.
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The West Coast Port data suggest underlying trade volumes will provide a decent offsetting boost to the U.S. trade picture, with...U.S. exports outperforming in December.
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Greenspan is speaking on the economy and ... the unmistakable message from the Fed is that hurricanes only represent a transitory risk.
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The dollar reaction has been virtually nil in the minutes after the numbers.
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Stepped-up U.S. appetite for foreign securities and less foreign appetite for U.S. Treasuries have come together to make this a weak number.
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There's some definite independent strength in the Australian dollar, aided by gold and commodities.
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This should improve dollar sentiment ... as it alleviates a lot of the structural concerns about the dollar.