1 00:00:03,960 --> 00:00:08,559 Speaker 1: Broadcasting live to New York, Bloomberg to Washington, d C, 2 00:00:08,800 --> 00:00:14,320 Speaker 1: Bloomberg to Boston, Blueberg, Well Under, to San Francisco, Bloomberg nine, 3 00:00:14,880 --> 00:00:19,120 Speaker 1: to the country, Damn General one, and around the globe 4 00:00:19,239 --> 00:00:22,919 Speaker 1: the Bluemberg Radio plucks Apen Bloomberg Dot gone. This is 5 00:00:23,000 --> 00:00:25,880 Speaker 1: taking stock. Coming up on taking stock, We're going to 6 00:00:25,960 --> 00:00:30,320 Speaker 1: take stock of currencies and the US dollar with rates 7 00:00:30,360 --> 00:00:34,040 Speaker 1: as low, well the ten year US Treasury at one 8 00:00:34,080 --> 00:00:37,640 Speaker 1: point five five would a rate increase even if twenty 9 00:00:37,680 --> 00:00:40,760 Speaker 1: five basis points? Would that change the value of the 10 00:00:40,840 --> 00:00:45,200 Speaker 1: US dollar versus our major trading partners. Will find out 11 00:00:45,280 --> 00:00:47,680 Speaker 1: more coming up, but right now, let's find out about 12 00:00:47,760 --> 00:00:50,360 Speaker 1: news from Charlie Pellett in the Bloomberg news room. All right, 13 00:00:50,360 --> 00:00:53,280 Speaker 1: thank you very much. Pim Fox stocks extending their decline 14 00:00:53,400 --> 00:00:57,480 Speaker 1: led by drugmakers. The SMP five hundred indexes down four 15 00:00:57,520 --> 00:01:01,160 Speaker 1: tenths of one percent. Investors are also waiting Friday speech 16 00:01:01,240 --> 00:01:04,360 Speaker 1: from fed share Janet Yellen. They'll be listening for clues 17 00:01:04,400 --> 00:01:08,080 Speaker 1: on when to expect higher borrowing costs. And Brett Bryan 18 00:01:08,240 --> 00:01:10,960 Speaker 1: is U S economist at Deutsche Bank Securities. He was 19 00:01:11,000 --> 00:01:14,080 Speaker 1: interviewed about a fed share Janet Yellen this morning and 20 00:01:14,160 --> 00:01:16,800 Speaker 1: the interest rate outlook on Bloomberg Television. We're seeing a 21 00:01:16,880 --> 00:01:21,640 Speaker 1: very coordinated effort amongst the Fed speakers to buy that 22 00:01:21,720 --> 00:01:25,959 Speaker 1: optionality for September for the for the Committee. So the 23 00:01:25,959 --> 00:01:28,600 Speaker 1: Fed would love to just you know, whether they're learning 24 00:01:28,640 --> 00:01:30,920 Speaker 1: a hurry or not, they want to have that September 25 00:01:30,959 --> 00:01:34,200 Speaker 1: option available. Well, not even the US Congressional Budget Office 26 00:01:34,240 --> 00:01:37,399 Speaker 1: is buying the federal reserves projected path for interest rates 27 00:01:37,440 --> 00:01:41,320 Speaker 1: in coming years, starting with some Central bankers insistence that 28 00:01:41,440 --> 00:01:44,679 Speaker 1: a hike next month is possible. In the latest update 29 00:01:44,800 --> 00:01:48,080 Speaker 1: of its Budget and Economic Outlook, the CBO says that 30 00:01:48,200 --> 00:01:50,480 Speaker 1: expects the Central Bank to hold its target for the 31 00:01:50,520 --> 00:01:53,520 Speaker 1: federal funds rate at point to five to point five 32 00:01:53,600 --> 00:01:57,640 Speaker 1: percent until the fourth quarter of this year before raising it. 33 00:01:57,960 --> 00:01:59,960 Speaker 1: The tenure down one thirty second, with the yield of 34 00:02:00,080 --> 00:02:04,040 Speaker 1: one point five five percent, Gold tumbling eighteen forty the 35 00:02:04,040 --> 00:02:07,200 Speaker 1: ounce three that's the drop right now of one point 36 00:02:07,240 --> 00:02:11,160 Speaker 1: four percent. Crude oil West Texas Intermediate down two point 37 00:02:11,200 --> 00:02:15,520 Speaker 1: eight percent, tumbling dollar thirty six to forty six dollars 38 00:02:15,600 --> 00:02:19,399 Speaker 1: and seventy three cents. New numbers from the National Association 39 00:02:19,400 --> 00:02:22,799 Speaker 1: of Realtors show Sales of previously owned homes dropped more 40 00:02:22,840 --> 00:02:26,280 Speaker 1: than forecast in July from a nine year high, restrained 41 00:02:26,320 --> 00:02:30,800 Speaker 1: by limited choices for buyers. SMP five hundred index down 42 00:02:30,880 --> 00:02:33,600 Speaker 1: eight to seventy eight, a drop of four tenths of 43 00:02:33,639 --> 00:02:36,280 Speaker 1: one percent. The down down three tenths of one percent, 44 00:02:36,360 --> 00:02:40,960 Speaker 1: lower by fifty two points to thirty two on Wall Street. Now, 45 00:02:41,000 --> 00:02:42,880 Speaker 1: let's take a look at some of the other stories 46 00:02:42,919 --> 00:02:46,960 Speaker 1: making news. Thank you Charlie from the Bloomberg newsroom. I'm 47 00:02:47,040 --> 00:02:50,120 Speaker 1: Jill Schneider. 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Not as strong as the first, 57 00:03:18,400 --> 00:03:21,320 Speaker 1: but the unnerving when you're in a Hailltown with the 58 00:03:21,720 --> 00:03:24,519 Speaker 1: ground full of crack. Italian officials say they have set 59 00:03:24,560 --> 00:03:27,280 Speaker 1: up tense cities to care for the thousands left homeless 60 00:03:27,280 --> 00:03:30,440 Speaker 1: by the quake. Vice President Joe Biden is in Turkey 61 00:03:30,480 --> 00:03:33,960 Speaker 1: trying to patch up shaky relations with a Key NATO ally. 62 00:03:34,080 --> 00:03:37,400 Speaker 1: Biden condemned last month's failed coup after meeting with Turkish 63 00:03:37,400 --> 00:03:40,320 Speaker 1: President Urdwan. The people of the United States of America 64 00:03:41,080 --> 00:03:48,800 Speaker 1: a poor what happened and under no circumstances with support 65 00:03:49,760 --> 00:03:55,280 Speaker 1: and a remotely approaching the cowardly act of the treasonous 66 00:03:56,000 --> 00:03:59,280 Speaker 1: members of your military. Turkey has demanded that the US 67 00:03:59,400 --> 00:04:03,040 Speaker 1: extradite Fatula guland the Islamic cleric it blames for the 68 00:04:03,040 --> 00:04:06,880 Speaker 1: coup attempt. This week marks the two anniversary of the 69 00:04:06,920 --> 00:04:09,720 Speaker 1: Battle of Brooklyn, when fierce fighting between the British and 70 00:04:09,840 --> 00:04:13,520 Speaker 1: Continental armies broke out, engulfing an area that encompassed what 71 00:04:13,640 --> 00:04:16,800 Speaker 1: is today Park Slope, Prospect Heights, and a section along 72 00:04:16,839 --> 00:04:21,040 Speaker 1: the Gojanas Canal. About three thousand Americans died. Global News 73 00:04:21,080 --> 00:04:24,560 Speaker 1: twenty four hours a day, powered by more than journalists 74 00:04:24,600 --> 00:04:27,720 Speaker 1: and analysts in more than one twenty countries. I'm Jill 75 00:04:27,760 --> 00:04:31,200 Speaker 1: Schneider and this is Bloomberg, Charlie, and we thank you, 76 00:04:31,279 --> 00:04:33,880 Speaker 1: and again recapping stocks LA R S and P five 77 00:04:33,960 --> 00:04:38,479 Speaker 1: hundred index dropping eight points now to one, a drop 78 00:04:38,560 --> 00:04:41,880 Speaker 1: there of four tenths of one percent. I'm Charlie Tallaton. 79 00:04:42,000 --> 00:04:47,160 Speaker 1: That's sub Bloomberg Business Flash. This is taking stock the 80 00:04:47,200 --> 00:04:52,960 Speaker 1: FED in focus on Bloomberg Radio. And here to focus 81 00:04:52,960 --> 00:04:55,080 Speaker 1: on the FED with us is Stephen Casey for an 82 00:04:55,080 --> 00:04:59,279 Speaker 1: exchange trader and senior market analyst at Cambridge Global Payments. 83 00:04:59,520 --> 00:05:02,440 Speaker 1: Joining us the New York studio. Stephen, we have you know, 84 00:05:02,720 --> 00:05:06,160 Speaker 1: um yell in coming up, we have Jackson Hole for 85 00:05:06,279 --> 00:05:09,839 Speaker 1: our currencies perspective. What is number one on your mind 86 00:05:09,960 --> 00:05:12,440 Speaker 1: going into the next couple of weeks here, Um, from 87 00:05:12,440 --> 00:05:15,760 Speaker 1: a currency perspective, probably a little clarity. I think the 88 00:05:15,800 --> 00:05:17,800 Speaker 1: Fed has given the dollar a little bit of a 89 00:05:17,839 --> 00:05:20,560 Speaker 1: crisis of confidence over the last few weeks, especially over 90 00:05:20,600 --> 00:05:22,679 Speaker 1: the last seven days. When the FED minutes were released 91 00:05:22,720 --> 00:05:26,000 Speaker 1: a week ago, UM, the dollar I personally didn't think 92 00:05:26,000 --> 00:05:29,599 Speaker 1: it should deserve the slide that it received, but it 93 00:05:29,640 --> 00:05:31,440 Speaker 1: was sold across the board. It's been very weak over 94 00:05:31,480 --> 00:05:33,400 Speaker 1: the last week, and we've had a little bit of 95 00:05:33,400 --> 00:05:35,960 Speaker 1: profit taking recently. But UM, I think we need to 96 00:05:36,000 --> 00:05:39,320 Speaker 1: see some clarity from the Fed, some um, some consistency 97 00:05:39,360 --> 00:05:41,960 Speaker 1: with what with what, what's going to be coming up next? 98 00:05:42,080 --> 00:05:44,320 Speaker 1: Do you think we will see that clarity? I think 99 00:05:44,360 --> 00:05:47,839 Speaker 1: the the driving factor here UM that we talked about 100 00:05:48,000 --> 00:05:50,719 Speaker 1: a little bit earlier with Joe Wisenthal of of Bloomberg 101 00:05:50,720 --> 00:05:55,359 Speaker 1: Markets is debate seems to be UM the overlying status 102 00:05:55,480 --> 00:05:58,080 Speaker 1: quo for what's going on with the Fed, and a 103 00:05:58,200 --> 00:06:01,800 Speaker 1: lack of decisiveness. Do you think we'll see I'm optimistic 104 00:06:01,800 --> 00:06:04,240 Speaker 1: we'll see that. I think UM. The comments over the 105 00:06:04,240 --> 00:06:07,000 Speaker 1: weekend from by Chairman Stanley Fisher were a good indicator 106 00:06:07,040 --> 00:06:09,080 Speaker 1: of what we might see from Chairman Yellen on Friday. 107 00:06:09,400 --> 00:06:11,920 Speaker 1: I think she's gonna do her best to keep September live. 108 00:06:11,960 --> 00:06:13,920 Speaker 1: I personally don't think there's any chance they're gonna hike 109 00:06:13,960 --> 00:06:16,479 Speaker 1: before the election. I think it's a fifty fifty shot. 110 00:06:16,520 --> 00:06:18,600 Speaker 1: At the December meeting. I think she's gonna want to 111 00:06:18,600 --> 00:06:20,200 Speaker 1: be a little bit more optimistic, and I think she's 112 00:06:20,200 --> 00:06:22,520 Speaker 1: gonna try to write the ship for the dollar. It's 113 00:06:22,520 --> 00:06:24,080 Speaker 1: sold off quite a bit over the last six weeks 114 00:06:24,120 --> 00:06:26,200 Speaker 1: or so, so it's got some room to recover. UM 115 00:06:26,240 --> 00:06:28,560 Speaker 1: and I'm optimistic that her comments will kind of kick 116 00:06:28,600 --> 00:06:31,520 Speaker 1: it off. Stephen Casey, is it possible we could go 117 00:06:31,560 --> 00:06:34,400 Speaker 1: through some of the currency pairs. For example, the dollar 118 00:06:34,520 --> 00:06:37,839 Speaker 1: euro right now trading at one twelve sixties six. Do 119 00:06:37,880 --> 00:06:40,760 Speaker 1: you expect the euro to strengthen or weaken against the dollar? 120 00:06:41,440 --> 00:06:43,800 Speaker 1: I expect the euro to the euro rate to kind 121 00:06:43,800 --> 00:06:46,360 Speaker 1: of tumble over UM. It's fallen off about a little 122 00:06:46,400 --> 00:06:48,120 Speaker 1: less than one percent over the last twenty four hours. 123 00:06:48,160 --> 00:06:51,320 Speaker 1: I think if we do see some optimism from Janet Yellen, 124 00:06:51,360 --> 00:06:54,000 Speaker 1: I think it could continue to gravitate back towards that 125 00:06:54,040 --> 00:06:56,960 Speaker 1: one ten area. I think the fundamental picture as we 126 00:06:57,320 --> 00:07:00,120 Speaker 1: get deeper into Q three points for a euro a 127 00:07:00,120 --> 00:07:02,240 Speaker 1: lower year at all the rate UM. And I think 128 00:07:02,279 --> 00:07:04,280 Speaker 1: if we do see some of those similar comments from 129 00:07:04,360 --> 00:07:06,800 Speaker 1: Yelling that we saw from Fisher, that should really get 130 00:07:06,800 --> 00:07:09,400 Speaker 1: the engine going. All right. How about the pounds sterling 131 00:07:09,400 --> 00:07:12,840 Speaker 1: at one four? I think it's a similar story. The 132 00:07:12,840 --> 00:07:14,480 Speaker 1: pound is kind of twisting in the wind right now. 133 00:07:14,480 --> 00:07:17,280 Speaker 1: Whenever you see a twelve cent drop in just over 134 00:07:18,000 --> 00:07:20,000 Speaker 1: one day, it's kind of in no man's lands, and 135 00:07:20,040 --> 00:07:22,040 Speaker 1: it's been kind of hanging around there for the last month. 136 00:07:22,400 --> 00:07:25,520 Speaker 1: UM Fundamentally, I still favor UM Sterling dropping back below 137 00:07:25,560 --> 00:07:28,320 Speaker 1: that one thirty area. I think, UM, as we see 138 00:07:28,360 --> 00:07:30,680 Speaker 1: a little bit more optimism from the Fed, a little 139 00:07:30,720 --> 00:07:33,360 Speaker 1: bit more confidence with what they want to do towards 140 00:07:33,360 --> 00:07:35,480 Speaker 1: the end of the year, that should favor Sterling tipping 141 00:07:35,480 --> 00:07:41,080 Speaker 1: below one and the Canadian dollar one right now. Yeah, 142 00:07:41,080 --> 00:07:43,200 Speaker 1: that's been kind of a pain as well. UM, it's 143 00:07:43,240 --> 00:07:47,120 Speaker 1: been been a kind of a rocky summer. Well, it's tough, right. 144 00:07:50,320 --> 00:07:52,200 Speaker 1: I took my vacation in June. I wish I pushed 145 00:07:52,200 --> 00:07:55,440 Speaker 1: it off to August. It's been so quiet. Equities, folks, 146 00:07:55,480 --> 00:08:00,000 Speaker 1: we are each crew right. Well, Unfortunately, I'm gonna take 147 00:08:00,000 --> 00:08:01,640 Speaker 1: the same stance with dollar Cat. I know we've been 148 00:08:01,640 --> 00:08:04,080 Speaker 1: trading just below that one thirty area UM for the 149 00:08:04,160 --> 00:08:07,280 Speaker 1: last few weeks. But I think fundamentally, UM, if you 150 00:08:07,280 --> 00:08:10,200 Speaker 1: want to look at Canada, UM, I think dollar cats 151 00:08:10,200 --> 00:08:12,880 Speaker 1: should favor back towards that one thirty five range as 152 00:08:12,920 --> 00:08:17,760 Speaker 1: we move into UH September October, it's twofold. One. I 153 00:08:17,800 --> 00:08:19,640 Speaker 1: think we're going to see a little bit more optimism 154 00:08:19,680 --> 00:08:21,400 Speaker 1: from the Fed, and two, I think we're kind of 155 00:08:21,400 --> 00:08:25,360 Speaker 1: seeing the the the new progressive policies, UM. Up in 156 00:08:25,400 --> 00:08:27,640 Speaker 1: Canada taking fold. Just last month they were reported one 157 00:08:27,680 --> 00:08:30,800 Speaker 1: of their largest deficits um ever, so I think that's 158 00:08:30,800 --> 00:08:32,920 Speaker 1: going to continue to filter into the market. Yeah, the 159 00:08:33,000 --> 00:08:36,600 Speaker 1: government of Justin Trudeau, he's gonna be spending money stimulate 160 00:08:36,679 --> 00:08:42,199 Speaker 1: the economy. Japanese yen at one hundred dot four four, 161 00:08:42,320 --> 00:08:46,040 Speaker 1: So one hundred. Where is that a key level? One hundred? 162 00:08:46,080 --> 00:08:50,880 Speaker 1: I mean number, it's a pretty number. Well, if you 163 00:08:50,880 --> 00:08:52,679 Speaker 1: think the Fed's got issues, take a look at the 164 00:08:52,679 --> 00:08:55,040 Speaker 1: bank in Japan because it's absolutely a month lungingmatch right 165 00:08:55,040 --> 00:08:57,080 Speaker 1: now between them and the government. UM. I think they're 166 00:08:57,080 --> 00:08:59,319 Speaker 1: going to be meeting the third week of September there 167 00:08:59,400 --> 00:09:02,480 Speaker 1: right now kind of doing a report or an assessment 168 00:09:02,880 --> 00:09:06,720 Speaker 1: um as to what they've seen from a UH policy 169 00:09:06,760 --> 00:09:08,600 Speaker 1: standpoint over the last few months. So we'll get more 170 00:09:08,600 --> 00:09:11,360 Speaker 1: clarity mid in mid September. UM. I don't think we're 171 00:09:11,360 --> 00:09:13,520 Speaker 1: gonna stray too far from from this one, Mark. I 172 00:09:13,559 --> 00:09:16,000 Speaker 1: think we could again bounce a little bit if we 173 00:09:16,160 --> 00:09:17,840 Speaker 1: UM we get what I think is going to happen 174 00:09:17,840 --> 00:09:21,160 Speaker 1: on Friday with Jackson Hall and just tell us about 175 00:09:21,240 --> 00:09:24,400 Speaker 1: d x Y. This is the index that is used 176 00:09:24,440 --> 00:09:28,240 Speaker 1: to track the value of the US dollar versus major 177 00:09:28,280 --> 00:09:32,200 Speaker 1: trading partners. How does that actually get put together? And 178 00:09:32,440 --> 00:09:35,600 Speaker 1: what is it telling you? Well, it's a reading of 179 00:09:35,600 --> 00:09:39,959 Speaker 1: the sixteen most traded currencies versus the US dollar. UM 180 00:09:40,000 --> 00:09:41,920 Speaker 1: in our in our space. Whether or not it's going 181 00:09:42,000 --> 00:09:44,080 Speaker 1: to be too impactful kind of ebbs and flows At 182 00:09:44,120 --> 00:09:46,400 Speaker 1: the moment um, I think it's been kind of leading 183 00:09:46,400 --> 00:09:49,240 Speaker 1: the charge. But um, it's not something that I try 184 00:09:49,280 --> 00:09:51,400 Speaker 1: to keep track of. When we're approaching events such as this. 185 00:09:51,760 --> 00:09:53,640 Speaker 1: It's best to keep an eye on the fundamentals rather 186 00:09:53,679 --> 00:09:57,720 Speaker 1: than technicals. Fundamentals rather than technicals are right, good? Then 187 00:09:57,760 --> 00:09:59,920 Speaker 1: I don't have to learn too much about d x Y, 188 00:10:00,000 --> 00:10:04,000 Speaker 1: although we do track that of course. Um, what about 189 00:10:04,000 --> 00:10:07,559 Speaker 1: emerging market uh currencies? I keep thinking about the Brazilian 190 00:10:07,600 --> 00:10:09,880 Speaker 1: real for example. The stock market there is up with 191 00:10:09,960 --> 00:10:13,120 Speaker 1: thirty percent year to date. Yeah, I mean it's always 192 00:10:13,160 --> 00:10:15,160 Speaker 1: been one of the few areas, especially in these markets, 193 00:10:15,160 --> 00:10:18,839 Speaker 1: where you could chase yield. Unfortunately, there have some piccadillo. 194 00:10:18,920 --> 00:10:21,000 Speaker 1: So if you do rush into those emerging markets currencies, 195 00:10:21,040 --> 00:10:23,520 Speaker 1: you're gonna have to worry about, um, some things kind 196 00:10:23,520 --> 00:10:26,400 Speaker 1: of flying up out of out of nowhere. So um, 197 00:10:26,480 --> 00:10:28,040 Speaker 1: you know in these markets where you've got, you know, 198 00:10:28,160 --> 00:10:30,520 Speaker 1: zero interest rate or negative industrates. With Japan in the 199 00:10:30,640 --> 00:10:33,280 Speaker 1: US and UM in Europe and Canada, you could see 200 00:10:33,320 --> 00:10:35,800 Speaker 1: investors flushing into those im markets, but it's always a 201 00:10:35,840 --> 00:10:38,920 Speaker 1: dicey fly. Stephen Casey, thank you for joining us and 202 00:10:39,160 --> 00:10:44,000 Speaker 1: giving us the rundown on those currency markets. 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