Bloomberg - The First Word

May 10 (Bloomberg) -- Peter Rosenstreich, the chief currency analyst at Swissquote Bank SA in Geneva, says Japanese investors are now "chasing yield globally and that signals further weakening in the yen." Rosenstreich talks with Bloomberg's Bob Moon on Bloomberg Radio's "Bloomberg - The First Word." (Source: Bloomberg)

May 9 (Bloomberg) -- Kevin Divney, chief investment officer at Beaconcrest Capital Management in Boston, says corporate profits justify rising stock prices. Divney talks with Bloomberg's Bob Moon on Bloomberg Radio's "Bloomberg - The First Word." (Source: Bloomberg)

May 7 (Bloomberg) -- Steven Englander, head of Group of 10 currency strategy at Citigroup Inc. in New York, says "the broad tendency is for the U.S. dollar to rise." Englander talks with Bloomberg's Bob Moon on Bloomberg Radio's "Bloomberg - The First Word." (Source: Bloomberg)

May 6 (Bloomberg) -- Chris Christopher, an economist at IHS Global Insight in Lexington, says U.S. stocks continue their rise partly because "there is nowhere else to put your money." Christopher talks with Bloomberg's Bob Moon on Bloomberg Radio's "Bloomberg - The First Word." (Source: Bloomberg)

May 3 (Bloomberg) -- Michael Sneyd, a currency strategist at BNP Paribas SA in London, says the U.S. dollar is "vulnerable to a selloff." Sneyd talks with Bloomberg's Bob Moon on Bloomberg Radio's "Bloomberg - The First Word." (Source: Bloomberg)

May 2 (Bloomberg) -- David Kotok, chairman of Cumberland Advisers, says the employment report from the U.S. Labor Department on Friday will confirm a "slow recovery." Kotok talks with Bloomberg's Bob Moon on Bloomberg Radio's "Bloomberg - The First Word." (Source: Bloomberg)

May 1 (Bloomberg) -- Thomas Costerg, an economist at Standard Chartered in London, says "soft data and an inflation undershoot" means Federal Reserve policymakers will continue asset purchases through the end of this year. Costerg talks with Bloomberg's Bob Moon on Bloomberg Radio's "Bloomberg - The First Word." (Source: Bloomberg)

April 30 (Bloomberg) -- Jeremy Stretch, head of currency strategy at Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce in London, says "the data backdrop" in Europe point to a rate cut of a quarter percent by the European Central Bank. Stretch talks with Bloomberg's Bob Moon on Bloomberg Radio's "Bloomberg - The First Word." (Source: Bloomberg)

April 29 (Bloomberg) -- Bob McKee, chief economist at Independent Strategy Ltd. in London, says the European Central Bank "has done everything for the banks" and now it may make "a gesture" to help businesses. McKee talks with Bloomberg's Bob Moon on Bloomberg Radio's "Bloomberg - The First Word." (Source: Bloomberg)

April 26 (Bloomberg) -- James Shugg, a senior economist at Westpac Banking Corp., says "a flood of money from Japan is pushing up asset prices everywhere." Shugg talks with Bloomberg's Bob Moon on Bloomberg Radio's "Bloomberg - The First Word." (Source: Bloomberg)

April 25 (Bloomberg) -- James Kwok, the London-based head of currency management at Amundi Asset Management, which oversees about 727 billion euros, says strength in the pound sterling can be sustained following release of better than forecast U.K. gross domestic product figures. Kwok talks with Bloomberg's John Tucker on Bloomberg Radio's "Bloomberg - The First Word." (Source: Bloomberg)

April 24 (Bloomberg) -- Gene Munster, an analyst at Piper Jaffray Cos., says now is "a good time to own" shares of Apple Inc. Munster talks with Bloomberg's John Tucker on Bloomberg Radio's "Bloomberg - The First Word." (Source: Bloomberg)

April 23 (Bloomberg) -- David Kotok, chairman of Cumberland Advisers, says the money market yield curve is now higher than the U.S. Treasury yield curve. Kotok talks with Bloomberg's Tom Keene and Michael McKee and on Bloomberg Radio's "Bloomberg - The First Word." (Source: Bloomberg)

April 23 (Bloomberg) -- Michala Marcussen, global head of economics at Societe Generale SA, says disappointing economic data from Europe do not guarantee a rate cut from the European Central Bank. Marcussen talks with Bloomberg's John Tucker on Bloomberg Radio's "Bloomberg - The First Word." (Source: Bloomberg)

April 22 (Bloomberg) -- Mark Vitner, a senior economist at Wells Fargo Securities LLC in Charlotte, North Carolina, says the Federal Reserve "will hold to maturity" the bonds it has purchased as part of its program of quantitative easing. Viner talks with Bloomberg's John Tucker on Bloomberg Radio's "Bloomberg - The First Word." (Source: Bloomberg)