Some investors have piled up their euro holdings rapidly this week, overreacting to the Fed minutes. This long-euro position won't last.


Osamu Takashima

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CARL B. WEINBERG
A half-point move by the Fed would push the euro down to new lows.
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This made investors cautious and they decided to unload their holdings ahead of the weekend.
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Investors are closely watching if the euro-dollar falls into $1.19 on a closing-price basis.
TETSU AIKAWA
The euro is alive and well. The euro is here to stay.
AMELIA TORRES
This can be attributed to the slowdown and restraint ahead of the euro.
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Interest rates do not have to be identical across the whole euro area, but it is unacceptable if maj...
MARIO DRAGHI
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EVANGELOS VENIZELOS
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CAROLINE GORMAN
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BEN FUNNELL
Euro semiconductors are the weakest sector today. So it's extremely likely that some of that negativ...
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We must stress that the euro has been beneficial to the European Union because, otherwise, in this c...
JEAN-PIERRE RAFFARIN
Euro-zone data flow this morning will encourage further hawkish rhetoric from the ECB.
JAMES KNIGHTLEY
Can interest rates shore up the euro? Not so far,
CLAUDIO PIRON
This shows the continuing recovery of euro zone manufacturing at the start of quarter four,
LUKE THOMPSON
We marked up forecasts for the euro area and Japan. It's just a sense that these economies, especial...
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CHARMAINE BUSKAS
The thought that... I would say anything on the euro other than what's the government's position is ...
DENIS MACSHANE
The euro has clearly accelerated some people's focus on cost-saving synergies.
IAN HARNETT
The Greek people do not want to exit the euro. And I believe the Greek people already have shown tha...
GEORGE PAPANDREOU
Good economic figures will surely be euro supportive. The euro-zone economy is expanding faster than...
TOMOKO FUJII
I think it's going to show up in some comments. I think you will get some comments that (earnings) w...
CHUCK HILL
This (euro weakness) is only the consequence of an economic situation that is not well defined,
ROMANO PRODI
It's hard to like the euro,
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DIANA WU
Long-term players are content to stay short the euro, and will sell into any rally attempts.
ANDREW CHAVERIAT
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ARTHUR HOGAN
Investors are trying not to build up big positions this week.
DENNIS LEUNG
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DANIEL KATZIVE
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BOB DIENER
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ALLY CONDIE
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EWA KOPACZ
The data gives investors hope the Fed won't have to stay aggressive too long.
JEFF PALMA
If the euro fails, Europe fails.
ANGELA MERKEL
Normally that would strengthen the euro.
TOM BENFER
So this is going to be drill!?
DEYTH BANGER
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HELMUT KOHL
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MARTIN BROOKER
The euro is at a critical stage. It is trying to get back to 97 cents and then parity later this sum...
ANDREW CHAVERIAT
We're seeing good demand for the euro.
BRIAN ARABIA
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MARIO DRAGHI
If the ECB has to intervene regularly to support the euro, it is sending the wrong message to the pu...
DAVID GILMORE
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TETSU AIKAWA
The euro ceases to exist the moment that France leaves.
MARINE LE PEN
The euro is being assaulted on all fronts,
ENRICO CARUSO
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We are not at all worried about the euro.
AMELIA TORRES
The euro/dollar hasn't technically broken out, but it seems to have broken the recent pattern,
JOHN MCCARTHY
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CARSTEN FRITSCH
The French riots are also not helping the euro,
IAN GUNNER
They'd rather see the dollar weak against the euro,
MICHAEL SPENCER
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BOB LYNCH
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EMMANUEL MACRON
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DARAGH MAHER
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MORGAN TSVANGIRAI
The dollar will weaken. We bought some euros below $1.20. We took advantage of the dip in the euro.
ADNAN AKANT
This really puts the spotlight very acutely on the Fed minutes this afternoon.
LARA RHAME
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DEYTH BANGER
I hope Greece is going to remain in the Euro zone.
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GERHARD SCHROEDER
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CAMILLO MARTINO
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NICK CLEGG
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ROBERT C. SOLOMON
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BUDGE POUNTNEY
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JEFFREY CHENG
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C. JOYBELL C.
The last week they just had this massive charge where a bunch of their stocks just rocketed up.
PAT SCHNEIDER
After the accession to the euro zone, interest rates declined substantially in Portugal.
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BOB SINCHE
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The euro doesn't look like getting out of its recent range.
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