Stephen Jen
Stephen Jen
becoming decision economy euro integrated investors pound regardless willing
Regardless of the decision on the euro, the U.K. is becoming so well integrated into the euro economy that investors are willing to invest in the pound as a proxy. That has made the pound surprisingly resilient.
balance capital exchange rate
It's all a very incremental process. They want to rebalance the capital inflows and outflows. Without a balance in flows, you wouldn't want to let the exchange rate find its own place.
beginning doubt strongly wholesale
I strongly doubt that this will be the beginning of wholesale diversification from U.S. dollars.
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This could be the beginning of an interesting game between the ECB and the financial markets. If they believe the ECB has miscalculated they will take on the euro like never before.
boat hole seems small though tied
The U.K. is a small boat with a big hole in it, but it's tied to a big ship, that being Europe. Even though it seems like it should sink, it just won't go down.
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Investors want a piece of the integrated European economy and the pound is proving to be a way in. Weakness in the U.K. economy is being offset by the willingness of investors to invest in the country's businesses and buy bonds.
benefits facing fed fog september
Facing the fog of uncertainty, the Fed should see the benefits of pausing on September 20,
clear currency either looking people point reluctant seems
People are still looking for an interest-rate cut, but it's not at all clear when that will happen. Expectations are very volatile, but the point is that the currency seems very reluctant to go down either way.