"Increasing signs of unrest in Hong Kong and Latin America coupled with the uncertainty around the trade talks is keeping the risk-off sentiment well and alive in FX markets," said Lee Hardman, a London-based currency strategist at MUFG.
Date: Nov 14, 2019
Category: Business
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Wall Street surge brings relief to battered equity markets
Yesterday was a blowout day for U.S. equity markets which triggered optimism that this could be a key reversal day but the upward momentum has not really followed through into Asia and Europe, said Lee Hardman, an analyst at MUFG in London.
Date: Dec 27, 2018
Category: Headlines
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Shares tick up on U.S. holiday sales hopes, but oil rout checks...
The failure of the pound to rally on recent positive developments suggest the market is pricing in that the deal wont pass the first time in parliament, said Lee Hardman, a currency analyst at MUFG.
Date: Nov 26, 2018
Category: Headlines
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Sterling edges up but traders cautious on Brexit talks
MUFG currency strategist Lee Hardman said the Office for National Statistics confirmation on Tuesday that UK labour costs are on the rise bolstered the banks view that the Bank of England will raise rates next year earlier than the market expects.
Date: Dec 20, 2017
Category: World
Source: Google
Premarket: Global stocks climb as Brexit, Grexit risks ease
If the UK votes to remain it would give the green light for the Fed to resume rate hikes in July assuming that they havent already raised rates before the referendum, said Lee Hardman, a currency strategist with Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi in London.
Date: May 25, 2016
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Global Stocks Pare Losses After Doha Meeting Fails to Agree on Oil Freeze
as investors shed risk and Japanese authorities faced pressure not to intervene to weaken the currency. With the U.S. showing clear opposition, the likelihood of direct intervention to weaken the yen remains low in the near-term, said Lee Hardman, currency analyst at Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi.
Date: Apr 18, 2016
Category: Business
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Treasuries Fall, Dollar Strengthens on Hiring Data; Crude Drops
The ECB have clearly signaled they are not willing to tolerate further downside surprises to their inflation outlook going forward, said Lee Hardman, a London-based currency strategist at Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd. Todays report solidifies expectations they will be easing policy aggressiv
Date: Dec 01, 2015
Category: Business
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Federal Reserve's John Williams Say Strong Could Make Case for Rate Hike
dollar as well as the European Central Bank's relatively new policy of quantitative easing that broke away from their traditional methods. Lee Hardman, currency analyst at Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, said comments from Fed officials that raising rates early could limit future rises weighed on the U.