“Koizumi is seen as a reformer, and that's a good thing for the country and good for the yen, ... The big rise in the Nikkei will help the yen. We've seen substantial inflows into Japan.”
“Such has been the rise in interest in Japan of late that the market's apparent refusal to brood over potential terrorist attacks is perhaps wholly unsurprising. Foreign investors have positively reassessed Japan's economic and political outlook and have laid their bets accordingly,”
“Koizumi is seen as a reformer, and that's a good thing for the country and good for the yen. The big rise in the Nikkei will help the yen. We've seen substantial inflows into Japan.”
“The slowdown in the housing market has become dinner-table conversation and it may bring back talk of a second rate cut as the downward momentum saps consumer confidence. We are on the bearish side for the pound.”
“Such has been the rise in interest in Japan of late that the market's apparent refusal to brood over potential terrorist attacks is perhaps wholly unsurprising. Foreign investors have positively reassessed Japan's economic and political outlook and have laid their bets accordingly.”
“The Bank of England is walking on a tight rope as the data this week has been quite weak, pointing to downside risks in the economy. We see sterling coming down from their lift last week, going lower against the euro from here.”
“Given that rising US interest rates underpinned the greenback's stellar performance in 2005, dollar bulls' disappointment in the wake of these minutes is inevitable.”
“The move didn't happen until Wednesday and this was only my third game in 12 months, so I didn't expect to be thrown in like that but I couldn't have wished for a better start.”
