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JUN ISHII The U.S. is the steam engine of the world's economy, so a slowdown in that market will hurt Asia's e...
BARRO LIAO Ten-year yields have fallen to quite a low level as the concern over a U.S. economic slowdown has gr...
KOJI MORI Bonds will probably stay lower as traders may prepare for the auction. Bonds also will be capped by ...
HIDENORI SUEZAWA Higher borrowing costs will lead to a shrinking housing market and a slowdown in the U.S. economy. O...
NORIHIRO FUJITO Higher oil prices continue to pose threats to the stock market. Weaker consumer sentiment raises con...
CHOI CHANG HOON An immediate slowdown in the U.S. economy is an unlikely scenario as its growth rate is still quite ...
MASAAKI ENDO A weaker local currency and lower oil ease concern about earnings at exporters.
CHOI CHANG HOON As the Nikkei moves up in price, it signifies growth in the Japanese economy. That will signal highe...
JAMES CARON As the Nikkei moves up in price, it signifies growth in the Japanese economy, ... That will signal h...
JAMES CARON Koizumi's overwhelming victory was a surprise. Further gains in stocks will fuel optimism about the ...
MASAHIRO KAMI This week's data releases will suggest that the U.S. economy is, and will remain, very strong. There...
BERNARD WALSCHOTS Koizumi's dream of keeping yields low during a recovery will probably fail. His government can't pre...
KATSUTOSHI INADOME The ideal scenario for Mexico would be a slowdown in the U.S. economy of 1-2 percent combined with e...
ALBERTO SANCHEZ The ideal scenario for Mexico would be a slowdown in the U.S. economy of 1-2 percent combined with e...
ALBERTO SANCHEZ Yields near 1.6 percent look attractive for buyers. Concern about GM prompted some flight-to-quality...
YOSHIHIRO GAKE Higher oil prices will raise material costs and that is a blow to the U.S. economy. Exporters are th...
ATSUSHI OSA A rapid gain in the yen will probably lower bond yields. The yen rose to a quite high level.
EIJI DOHKE The U.S. dollar is lower, putting up the mark and associated currencies and hitting European exporte...
JAMES CORNISH Investors may become cautious about buying bonds given the plunge in U.S. Treasuries and European bo...
AKIHIKO INOUE If the U.S. economy slows down, U.S. demand for domestic goods will slow down. The tension between s...
ANDREW BERNARD I certainly don't see this as the beginning of the end for the U.S. dollar and I don't see this as t...
CARL WEINBERG The dollar will probably stay strong, as the U.S. economy is holding up.
ETSUKO YAMASHITA The upside for bonds will be heavy. Unless there is a sudden slowdown in overseas economies, Japan's...
MAKOTO YAMASHITA Some investors are worrying about the slowdown in the housing market, a key driver of the U.S. econo...
TORU UMEMOTO [If your goal is to find companies to grow with, interest rates may not come into play as strongly.]...
DAVID KASLOW Something's fishy when the Bush administration delays a report showing no improvement in fuel econom...
DANIEL BECKER Bonds will probably edge higher following a plunge in U.S. equities and gains in Treasuries. Bonds w...
JUN ISHII Rising oil prices raise concern U.S. consumption will slow, leading to worries that exports from som...
ISAHO NAKASHO A deterioration in overseas demand may gradually affect the Japanese economy, like a body blow.
MASATOSHI SATO We are already witnessing a transformation in the U.S. economy to increased production of lower carb...
MARTIN O'MALLEY We're seeing more risk aversion in the markets. There has been a lot of concern since last week beca...
CLAUDIA CALICH Yields will be lower in six months. The economic statistics will start to show a slower growth path.
JOSEPH BALESTRINO![]()
The ripple effect from Hurricane Katrina may be far reaching, ... already sent fuel prices soaring w...
WILLIAM ADAMS Even though the pace of starts may continue to edge lower on an underlying basis, we look for about ...
DAVID GREENLAW Buying momentum for stocks is shrinking. Overseas investors are pulling their money out of Japanese ...
HAJIME YAGI [The jobs number] doesn't change the perception that the U.S. economy is working through the slowdow...
BOB LYNCH Inflation in March will probably be lower because school tuition won't be in the mix. (The car fuel)...
JASON VIEIRA It'll be interesting to see how (Japanese auto makers) will talk about the U.S. market.
CHRISTOPHER RICHTER Investors are scared of the impact of rising bankruptcies. And on top of that worries of a war in Ir...
KOICHI SEKI Investors are scared of the impact of rising bankruptcies. And on top of that, worries of a war in I...
KOICHI SEKI The industry has argued for years that consumers don't care about fuel economy. I think they are fin...
JASON MARK While we continue to be concerned about the price of fuel, we are encouraged by the strength of the ...
DONALD CARTY In the short-term yields may increase. Slack is decreasing in the economy and that is leading to inf...
YOSHIHIRO ISHIDA As the economy shows solid growth, Japanese bonds will stay one of the worst performing markets.
AKIHIKO INOUE While there are concerns about the slowdown in the U.S. economy, what's keeping investors optimistic...
KOICHI SEKI With lower oil prices and the services report coming in better than expected, optimism about exporte...
KOJI UCHIDA We see yields as attractive and that will support Treasury demand. Ten-year yields may fall to 4.4 p...
KAZUHIRO KANEKO The pickup in imports is in line with the sense we had that the slowdown in the U.S. economy is clos...
DAVID ROBERTS The pickup in imports is in line with the sense we had that the slowdown in the U.S. economy is clos...
DAVID ROBERTS That number showed the market the U.S. may not be able to lower interest rates as soon as people exp...
FRANCISCO ANDRADE The credit market right now is bracing for some bad news. Yields should continue heading higher unti...
JOHN LONSKI The credit market right now is bracing for some bad news, ... Yields should continue heading higher ...
JOHN LONSKI The euro will go up, ... Market participants are waiting for more consistent evidence of a U.S. slow...
BOB LYNCH The U.S. economy is doing okay and you have global growth doing fairly well. That's encouraging yiel...
GRANT HASSELL The appreciation of the U.S. dollar will help inflate Asian exporters' overseas sales when converted...
BARRO LIAO We believe it's worth taking the challenge because a diesel hybrid combines the strong fuel economy ...
GILLES MICHEL The situation for Japan's life insurers raised concerns about the financial sector in general, as we...
BOB LYNCH So far, Japanese shares have risen together with a rise in long-term bond yields.
KENICHI HIRANO The U.S. economy is very resilient and the Fed will raise rates at least two more times next year. T...
YOSHITAKA MAJIMA The Japanese economy for the first time in 15 years is getting up off the mat. They've gotten their ...
CARL STEIDTMANN The U.S. economy won't be able to avoid a slowdown given the damage from Hurricane Katrina on top of...
AKIO YOSHINO The U.S. economy won't be able to avoid a slowdown given the damage from Hurricane Katrina on top of...
AKIO YOSHINO Our real big concern is that the combination of rising bond yields, sustained high energy prices and...
ABHIJIT CHAKRABORTTI The bias will be for a stronger euro. The European economy is looking good and there's lingering con...
YASUHIRO MIYATA The Fed will hike at least once more, and there won't be a significant slowdown in the second half o...
MICHAEL MARKOVIC When refineries are shut down naturally, the amount of fuel you deliver to the market would be lower...
BEN BROCKWELL![]()
Often motivated by a desire to maintain the existing status quo, sloth almost cost the U.S. its auto...
SIMON MAINWARING The Japanese economy is turning around, as evidenced by the machine tool orders. If signs of growth ...
BRIAN ARABIA![]()
Security for agriculture merits serious concern by not only the agricultural community but our natio...
PAT ROBERTS There was some talk that GM yields here would be 20 percent lower than conventional yields in the fi...
HELMUTE AUGUSTO LAWISCH Bond yields are set to go higher. With the U.S. economy expanding and reports suggesting Japan's gro...
JUN FUKASHIRO One more rate increase may be enough for the U.S. economy.
AKIRA TAKEI Given both the real economy and people's sentiment, I would say the Japanese economy is now about to...
KAORU YOSANO Also, with uncertainty about the direction of the U.S. economy, and a weaker dollar, that actually f...
BARROS CONTI Also, with uncertainty about the direction of the U.S. economy, and a weaker dollar, that actually f...
AMAURY DE BARROS CONTI We're starting to see positive signs that the Japanese business cycle may be moving around. The doll...
HARVINDER KALIRAI It's hard to find shares of exporters to be attractive when the situation in the U.S. seems pessimis...
YUTAKA MIURA Japanese investors are buying overseas assets, seeking higher yields than at home. This trend will r...
KAZUHIRO NISHINA The correction of these imbalances and associated inflation pressures will require a slowdown in hou...
ALAN BOLLARD Our assumption is that the U.S. economy will continue to improve, at least gradually, but technology...
JEFF HENLEY We believe that the (federal government) has sole authority to regulate fuel economy in order to avo...
CHARLES TERRITO The slide in U.S. stocks looks non-stop. This is not a good sign for Tokyo, especially for high-tech...
YUTAKA MIURA The slide in U.S. stocks looks non-stop. This is not a good sign for Tokyo, especially for high-tech...
YUTAKA MIURA There are two key challenges to the U.S. market: one is Fed policy -- and it's still our concern tha...
GARY DUGAN Yields reached an attractive level for buyers. Yields rose too much as Fukui commented, and we'll pr...
HIROAKI TAKAI Koizumi's victory triggered a rally in stocks and fueled optimism about an escape from deflation.
JUN ISHII We may overshoot above 120, to 122. But I think that's about it. I think we're at the very, very hig...
JUN ISHII Some buying to match the index change may provide underlying support for bonds.
JUN ISHII Still, [Japan] will keep its low interest rate environment. And more and more money from individuals...
JUN ISHII Five-year notes are a better bet as they have priced in a reduction of the money in the banking syst...
JUN ISHII Factors in the U.S. will keep moving oil prices. The U.S. will continue to import oil products to fe...
HISAO SATO There's still grave concerns about the Japanese economy, which should prove negative for the yen.
JOE FRANCOMANO Yields will rise as the market prices in a policy change.
HIDENORI SUEZAWA The U.S. may be keeping rates strong for the foreseeable future. It's a battle of yields and the dol...
ENRICO CARUSO I like to open for a band as it brings on sort of a challenge and it makes things more interesting. ...
KELLY JONES There are some big concerns about the U.S. economy and the stock market will struggle a bit. Interes...
FELIX LANTERS There is concern about the strength of the U.S. employment report, in that if the Fed has to move it...
KATHERINE BEATTIE Turning around the severe structural problems of the Japanese economy will take a few years of susta...
DAVID SATTERWHITE For the moment there is absolutely no sign of a turnaround, ... The impact of the global slowdown on...
EMMANUEL FERRY
JUN ISHII The U.S. is the steam engine of the world's economy, so a slowdown in that market will hurt Asia's e...
BARRO LIAO Ten-year yields have fallen to quite a low level as the concern over a U.S. economic slowdown has gr...
KOJI MORI Bonds will probably stay lower as traders may prepare for the auction. Bonds also will be capped by ...
HIDENORI SUEZAWA Higher borrowing costs will lead to a shrinking housing market and a slowdown in the U.S. economy. O...
NORIHIRO FUJITO Higher oil prices continue to pose threats to the stock market. Weaker consumer sentiment raises con...
CHOI CHANG HOON An immediate slowdown in the U.S. economy is an unlikely scenario as its growth rate is still quite ...
MASAAKI ENDO A weaker local currency and lower oil ease concern about earnings at exporters.
CHOI CHANG HOON As the Nikkei moves up in price, it signifies growth in the Japanese economy. That will signal highe...
JAMES CARON As the Nikkei moves up in price, it signifies growth in the Japanese economy, ... That will signal h...
JAMES CARON Koizumi's overwhelming victory was a surprise. Further gains in stocks will fuel optimism about the ...
MASAHIRO KAMI This week's data releases will suggest that the U.S. economy is, and will remain, very strong. There...
BERNARD WALSCHOTS Koizumi's dream of keeping yields low during a recovery will probably fail. His government can't pre...
KATSUTOSHI INADOME The ideal scenario for Mexico would be a slowdown in the U.S. economy of 1-2 percent combined with e...
ALBERTO SANCHEZ The ideal scenario for Mexico would be a slowdown in the U.S. economy of 1-2 percent combined with e...
ALBERTO SANCHEZ Yields near 1.6 percent look attractive for buyers. Concern about GM prompted some flight-to-quality...
YOSHIHIRO GAKE Higher oil prices will raise material costs and that is a blow to the U.S. economy. Exporters are th...
ATSUSHI OSA A rapid gain in the yen will probably lower bond yields. The yen rose to a quite high level.
EIJI DOHKE The U.S. dollar is lower, putting up the mark and associated currencies and hitting European exporte...
JAMES CORNISH Investors may become cautious about buying bonds given the plunge in U.S. Treasuries and European bo...
AKIHIKO INOUE If the U.S. economy slows down, U.S. demand for domestic goods will slow down. The tension between s...
ANDREW BERNARD I certainly don't see this as the beginning of the end for the U.S. dollar and I don't see this as t...
CARL WEINBERG The dollar will probably stay strong, as the U.S. economy is holding up.
ETSUKO YAMASHITA The upside for bonds will be heavy. Unless there is a sudden slowdown in overseas economies, Japan's...
MAKOTO YAMASHITA Some investors are worrying about the slowdown in the housing market, a key driver of the U.S. econo...
TORU UMEMOTO [If your goal is to find companies to grow with, interest rates may not come into play as strongly.]...
DAVID KASLOW Something's fishy when the Bush administration delays a report showing no improvement in fuel econom...
DANIEL BECKER Bonds will probably edge higher following a plunge in U.S. equities and gains in Treasuries. Bonds w...
JUN ISHII Rising oil prices raise concern U.S. consumption will slow, leading to worries that exports from som...
ISAHO NAKASHO A deterioration in overseas demand may gradually affect the Japanese economy, like a body blow.
MASATOSHI SATO We are already witnessing a transformation in the U.S. economy to increased production of lower carb...
MARTIN O'MALLEY We're seeing more risk aversion in the markets. There has been a lot of concern since last week beca...
CLAUDIA CALICH Yields will be lower in six months. The economic statistics will start to show a slower growth path.
JOSEPH BALESTRINO
The ripple effect from Hurricane Katrina may be far reaching, ... already sent fuel prices soaring w... WILLIAM ADAMS Even though the pace of starts may continue to edge lower on an underlying basis, we look for about ...
DAVID GREENLAW Buying momentum for stocks is shrinking. Overseas investors are pulling their money out of Japanese ...
HAJIME YAGI [The jobs number] doesn't change the perception that the U.S. economy is working through the slowdow...
BOB LYNCH Inflation in March will probably be lower because school tuition won't be in the mix. (The car fuel)...
JASON VIEIRA It'll be interesting to see how (Japanese auto makers) will talk about the U.S. market.
CHRISTOPHER RICHTER Investors are scared of the impact of rising bankruptcies. And on top of that worries of a war in Ir...
KOICHI SEKI Investors are scared of the impact of rising bankruptcies. And on top of that, worries of a war in I...
KOICHI SEKI The industry has argued for years that consumers don't care about fuel economy. I think they are fin...
JASON MARK While we continue to be concerned about the price of fuel, we are encouraged by the strength of the ...
DONALD CARTY In the short-term yields may increase. Slack is decreasing in the economy and that is leading to inf...
YOSHIHIRO ISHIDA As the economy shows solid growth, Japanese bonds will stay one of the worst performing markets.
AKIHIKO INOUE While there are concerns about the slowdown in the U.S. economy, what's keeping investors optimistic...
KOICHI SEKI With lower oil prices and the services report coming in better than expected, optimism about exporte...
KOJI UCHIDA We see yields as attractive and that will support Treasury demand. Ten-year yields may fall to 4.4 p...
KAZUHIRO KANEKO The pickup in imports is in line with the sense we had that the slowdown in the U.S. economy is clos...
DAVID ROBERTS The pickup in imports is in line with the sense we had that the slowdown in the U.S. economy is clos...
DAVID ROBERTS That number showed the market the U.S. may not be able to lower interest rates as soon as people exp...
FRANCISCO ANDRADE The credit market right now is bracing for some bad news. Yields should continue heading higher unti...
JOHN LONSKI The credit market right now is bracing for some bad news, ... Yields should continue heading higher ...
JOHN LONSKI The euro will go up, ... Market participants are waiting for more consistent evidence of a U.S. slow...
BOB LYNCH The U.S. economy is doing okay and you have global growth doing fairly well. That's encouraging yiel...
GRANT HASSELL The appreciation of the U.S. dollar will help inflate Asian exporters' overseas sales when converted...
BARRO LIAO We believe it's worth taking the challenge because a diesel hybrid combines the strong fuel economy ...
GILLES MICHEL The situation for Japan's life insurers raised concerns about the financial sector in general, as we...
BOB LYNCH So far, Japanese shares have risen together with a rise in long-term bond yields.
KENICHI HIRANO The U.S. economy is very resilient and the Fed will raise rates at least two more times next year. T...
YOSHITAKA MAJIMA The Japanese economy for the first time in 15 years is getting up off the mat. They've gotten their ...
CARL STEIDTMANN The U.S. economy won't be able to avoid a slowdown given the damage from Hurricane Katrina on top of...
AKIO YOSHINO The U.S. economy won't be able to avoid a slowdown given the damage from Hurricane Katrina on top of...
AKIO YOSHINO Our real big concern is that the combination of rising bond yields, sustained high energy prices and...
ABHIJIT CHAKRABORTTI The bias will be for a stronger euro. The European economy is looking good and there's lingering con...
YASUHIRO MIYATA The Fed will hike at least once more, and there won't be a significant slowdown in the second half o...
MICHAEL MARKOVIC When refineries are shut down naturally, the amount of fuel you deliver to the market would be lower...
BEN BROCKWELL
Often motivated by a desire to maintain the existing status quo, sloth almost cost the U.S. its auto... SIMON MAINWARING The Japanese economy is turning around, as evidenced by the machine tool orders. If signs of growth ...
BRIAN ARABIA
Security for agriculture merits serious concern by not only the agricultural community but our natio... PAT ROBERTS There was some talk that GM yields here would be 20 percent lower than conventional yields in the fi...
HELMUTE AUGUSTO LAWISCH Bond yields are set to go higher. With the U.S. economy expanding and reports suggesting Japan's gro...
JUN FUKASHIRO One more rate increase may be enough for the U.S. economy.
AKIRA TAKEI Given both the real economy and people's sentiment, I would say the Japanese economy is now about to...
KAORU YOSANO Also, with uncertainty about the direction of the U.S. economy, and a weaker dollar, that actually f...
BARROS CONTI Also, with uncertainty about the direction of the U.S. economy, and a weaker dollar, that actually f...
AMAURY DE BARROS CONTI We're starting to see positive signs that the Japanese business cycle may be moving around. The doll...
HARVINDER KALIRAI It's hard to find shares of exporters to be attractive when the situation in the U.S. seems pessimis...
YUTAKA MIURA Japanese investors are buying overseas assets, seeking higher yields than at home. This trend will r...
KAZUHIRO NISHINA The correction of these imbalances and associated inflation pressures will require a slowdown in hou...
ALAN BOLLARD Our assumption is that the U.S. economy will continue to improve, at least gradually, but technology...
JEFF HENLEY We believe that the (federal government) has sole authority to regulate fuel economy in order to avo...
CHARLES TERRITO The slide in U.S. stocks looks non-stop. This is not a good sign for Tokyo, especially for high-tech...
YUTAKA MIURA The slide in U.S. stocks looks non-stop. This is not a good sign for Tokyo, especially for high-tech...
YUTAKA MIURA There are two key challenges to the U.S. market: one is Fed policy -- and it's still our concern tha...
GARY DUGAN Yields reached an attractive level for buyers. Yields rose too much as Fukui commented, and we'll pr...
HIROAKI TAKAI Koizumi's victory triggered a rally in stocks and fueled optimism about an escape from deflation.
JUN ISHII We may overshoot above 120, to 122. But I think that's about it. I think we're at the very, very hig...
JUN ISHII Some buying to match the index change may provide underlying support for bonds.
JUN ISHII Still, [Japan] will keep its low interest rate environment. And more and more money from individuals...
JUN ISHII Five-year notes are a better bet as they have priced in a reduction of the money in the banking syst...
JUN ISHII Factors in the U.S. will keep moving oil prices. The U.S. will continue to import oil products to fe...
HISAO SATO There's still grave concerns about the Japanese economy, which should prove negative for the yen.
JOE FRANCOMANO Yields will rise as the market prices in a policy change.
HIDENORI SUEZAWA The U.S. may be keeping rates strong for the foreseeable future. It's a battle of yields and the dol...
ENRICO CARUSO I like to open for a band as it brings on sort of a challenge and it makes things more interesting. ...
KELLY JONES There are some big concerns about the U.S. economy and the stock market will struggle a bit. Interes...
FELIX LANTERS There is concern about the strength of the U.S. employment report, in that if the Fed has to move it...
KATHERINE BEATTIE Turning around the severe structural problems of the Japanese economy will take a few years of susta...
DAVID SATTERWHITE For the moment there is absolutely no sign of a turnaround, ... The impact of the global slowdown on...
EMMANUEL FERRY
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