“This bond issue should be targeted specifically to financial services sector and in particular to commercial banks, insurance companies and investment banks.”
Jimnah Mbaru
“Cost containment is going to be a key issue for the retail sector in the next year or so particularly town centre retail but we expect to see a gradual recovery with retail coming back into fashion by 2009.”
Stewart Cowe
“Japanese companies made higher profits than last year on their overseas operations, particularly in China and in the services sector.”
Tomomichi Akuta
“This downward revision to the annual GDP growth rate mainly reflects lower growth in key areas of the services sector and in construction,”
David Kern
“It's a fairly large issue but the semiconductor sector continues to be really strong. It wouldn't surprise me if they increase the range going forward.”
Corey Ostman
“Ports and airports are in the services sector, this [opening] is expected only of full EU members,”
Abdullah Gul
“The unexpectedly strong increase of the ISM service sector index, hawkish comments from Poole and expectations of strong employment data this Friday led to renewed rate rise expectations.”
Carsten Fritsch