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The implication of that for the euro zone as a whole is that there will be increased pressure on the European Central Bank to cut rates after it returns from its August summer break.

The impact on the euro from last week's rate hike is evaporating ... There's nothing to intensify rate hike expectations in the euro zone.

A half-point move by the Fed would push the euro down to new lows.

You've got to put this in context, ... I think they (the critics) would be more worried if the euro had gone up 12 percent instead of fallen 12 percent (from its launch level). We've got everyone trying to manipulate a weaker currency, but when you've actually got one, it's criticized.

All year the euro has been damaged by comments emanating from German politicians,

The general picture in the euro zone is satisfying, but risks are more evident than what we saw in December. The relatively high level of the PMI is exclusively due to confidence in Germany and that confidence depends on exports.

The GDP growth differential probably widened to a full two percentage points last year, while final domestic demand expanded nearly four points faster on average than on the continent. While this gap might narrow somewhat in 2006, we think that the country will continue to outperform by a wide margin; our current GDP forecast for this year stands at 3.3% versus 2.1% for the euro area.

The German economy is on a longer-term path of recovery, helped by some gains in domestic demand. Germany may well be able to help lead the euro zone out of a period of fairly stagnant growth.

The dollar's upward momentum is likely to accelerate on the payrolls figures. The widening U.S. rate gap over Japan and the euro region is strongly supportive for the dollar.

The dollar sell-off against the euro makes sense because it is primarily the U.S. that is going to bear the brunt of the problem.

The dollar remains underpinned against both the euro and the yen ahead of the key employment report from the US.

The dollar reacted to data strength initially, but for the euro there is buying interest around $1.2230.

The dollar has strengthened notably versus the euro in the past week, which will undoubtedly help provide a well-needed boost to European profits.

The dollar has depreciated sharply against the euro and more modestly against the yen with dollar sentiment deteriorating as fears increase over the outlook for the US economy.

The dollar does feel as if it's gone a very long way against the euro and in a very short time.

The ECB have already indicated that they will look through the volatility of the GDP data and, like us, are quite positive on the growth prospects in the euro zone during the first half of 2006.

The French group is caught up in these contradictory opinions, some of them surprising as they come from the inside, and has been weakened before this exciting and crucial competition -- Euro 2004,

The currency and rate futures markets are pricing in a rate hike by year-end and two by the middle of next year and this is why the euro has strengthened, especially against the yen.

The currencies in the basket depend on the amount of foreign trade we conduct. The U.S., euro zone, Japan and South Korea are our biggest trading partners now. Hence, their currencies are naturally the main ones in the basket.

The combination of strong growth in the U.S., euro zone and Japan at the same time is bearish for bonds, so it is not surprising that yields in all three regions have either just broken out of their recent ranges or are not far from doing so.

The collective denial on the euro zone economic recovery is belatedly challenged as markets and forecasters finally wake up to reality.

The depreciation of the exchange rate of the euro will increase the risks to price stability, ... In the medium term these risks have to be taken seriously, and we are taking them seriously in light of the current exchange rate.

The direct consequence was to push the Swiss franc higher against the euro in cross trading.

Amid the prevailing dollar-bearish sentiment, strong data in Germany could surely push up the euro again. Should the index rise more than expected, it will certainly raise expectations for ECB rate hikes.

The market was reluctant to push the euro above $1.2150 and we've seen it slowly come down from there during European trading.

The market's positive outlook for the Japanese economy continues to support the yen as it hit a two-month peak against the dollar, ... Technical factors continue to play a determining role in the behavior of the foreign exchange market as traders await next week's FOMC meeting. Despite recent encouraging euro-zone economic data, the euro is trading at a two-week low against the U.S. dollar.

The market is under pressure from three E's -- energy, euro and earnings. With third-quarter results about to come out in the U.S., investors are not so eager to take positions now.

The market is under pressure from three E's -- energy, euro and earnings, ... With third-quarter results about to come out in the U.S., investors are not so eager to take positions now.

The markets have pushed the euro somewhat too low relative to fundamentals.

The market's beginning to look at rate hikes sooner than expected on the view that inflation and growth is picking up. This will help the euro because of the current focus on rate differentials.

The market perception is that there is very little inflation so you see the euro make a run-up. If there is very little inflation, they are looking at the Fed.

The market has its doubts that the new German government is going to be able to proceed with the necessary economic reforms, ... People aren't going to be buying the euro on the basis of this result, because we need to see some evidence that the new government will deliver.

The market is showing a textbook reaction, buying safe-haven currencies like the Swiss franc and euro and away from the dollar.

The market isn't as confident about what the ECB is going to do, but they're more confident about what the Fed will do. The long euro strategy is built on faith, while the long dollar strategy is built on actual economic fundamentals.

The market is expecting a fairly upbeat assessment by Greenspan. This is one reason why the euro is not trading significantly higher against the dollar but is in a range.

The market is building in a risk premium because of the uncertainty surrounding the election -- once we get that out of the way, all other things being equal, the euro will probably bounce.

The market is assuming that the ECB won't be hiking rates in the next couple of months. The way is open for the euro to decline further.

The main reason for the euro rebound is the sharp slowdown in the U.S. economy, ... The European economy is slowing, but the deceleration is going to be much quicker and harder in the U.S.

We would love to sell them even cheaper, if you guys could help get the euro up a bit,

There are a few things that people all around the world need to admit to themselves. Trade restraints slow economic growth, the euro is not a reserve currency, and scoreless sports ties are boring.

The euro is good for Europe. But only if there is flexibility all around.