“The markets would like to see some statement that the G7 are quite happy with the dollar-yen rate and if it stays at 120 yen they will be delirious,”
Adrian Schmidt
“The markets would like to see some statement that the G7 are quite happy with the dollar-yen rate and if it stays at 120 yen they will be delirious.”
“The Fed rate hike and statement has largely been digested by the market.”
Jeff Young
“Shrugging off statements by the Fed last week, mortgage rates remained relatively more stable than bond market yields. Without a key indicator that would move it one way or another, the financial market is in something of a state of limbo.”
Amy Crews Cutts
“Investors are fixated by the upcoming Fed statement. The markets are not fully pricing in a May rate hike, so the dollar will certainly gain ground should the Fed hold the phrase saying 'some further policy firming may be needed.”
Tohru Sasaki
“We've been on a course of raising interest rates. The language in the last (Federal Open Market Committee) statement suggests that there was more to come...If we had wanted a different interpretation, we would have said something different,”
William Poole
“That's quite a statement. I just think when you make general statements when you don't know, you're probably not doing yourself any favors.”
Mike Babcock
