19 Quotes by Kathy Lien

Given the relative weakness of the (jobs) data, the dollar bullishness that we are seeing at the moment should be limited.

Going into the Jan. 31 FOMC (Federal Open Market Committee) meeting, a lot of people believe that with oil prices picking up, the Fed may be more neutral in their comments.

Overall, the headline figures are solid. January inventory figures are still on the path for solid growth in the first quarter.

We had an extremely bad current account deficit number this morning. Trade is going to be a very big focus this week. The huge number that we had for the fourth-quarter deficit brings it even more to the forefront because now we got clear structural deficiencies.

We had an extremely bad current account deficit number this morning.

Those comments, along with other factors, pushed the dollar lower.

We're not that anxious in terms of punishing the dollar ahead of the meeting.

We primarily see dollar strength because we're expecting one to two more rate hikes from the Fed. All that should be supportive.

Trade data is a little better ... but I think the dollar rally should be limited as the prospects for the trade deficit still aren't very good.