Stephen Jen
Stephen Jen
businesses buy economy european integrated investors offset piece pound proving weakness
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.
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.
beginning believe euro financial game
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.
benefits facing fed fog september
Facing the fog of uncertainty, the Fed should see the benefits of pausing on September 20,