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The Year of Water Rabbit is going to be a gentler year. We ’ll have Lunar New Year to take a breather. We’ve been in the tunnel for the last few years, and the light is getting bigger now. – Thierry Chow	Found on CNN 1 year ago
They will look for excuses to take a breather. – Christyan Malek	Found on CNN 2 years ago
It’s all coming down to the 10-year yield, the rate of change. The reason you’re seeing a little relief (today) is because it’s not going straight up, it’s taking a bit of a breather and the market likes that, the only game in town right now is going to be equities until those yields go up more materially and people can earn something in fixed income. There’s nothing to compete with equities and that’s why you’re seeing every 3% to 5% dip bought. – Thomas Hayes	Found on Reuters 2 years ago
We are taking some breather (from the two-day rally), (but) there is some uncertainty out of China that the market wants a little clarity on, but, effectively the trajectory is positive into year-end and we should see some further modest appreciation of the general indices. – Thomas Hayes	Found on Reuters 2 years ago
Stroman’s been outstanding this season. He’s kept us in a lot of games. His record doesn’t show how well he’s pitched. He gave us the eight innings. We needed it. We’re glad he gave that breather to the bullpen. – Luis Rojas	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
Lockdowns in Europe and a renewed slowdown in United States... pose the risk that Asia's export recovery could take a breather. – Frederic Neumann	Found on CNN 3 years ago
I think there was too much tightening in spreads too quickly and the market is now taking a breather. – Monica Erickson	Found on Reuters 3 years ago
The volatility will remain for a bit and elongate the timeline for an IPO, but it's also our belief that this won't last forever. The market is just taking a breather. – Jared Carmel	Found on CNN 5 years ago
Listening to him talk about his golf right now, and how he's feeling and what he's doing on the golf course, he's talking about mental mistakes, he's been trying to force the issue too much. I think he's played a little bit too much. I think it's time for a breather, a chance to regroup and get ready for the summer season. – David Duval	Found on Reuters 5 years ago
Not only has the market returned handsomely, but risk has also taken a breather. – Leo Grohowski	Found on Reuters 5 years ago
It will be like last night - non-stop work, with a breather only tomorrow morning. – Dilbar Ali	Found on Reuters 7 years ago
Overall sentiment remains positive, however trading action is clearly pointing towards a slowdown in momentum, in light of stocks being overbought in the short term, markets taking a breather and entering a consolidation pattern would certainly be in order and actually by many considered as healthy and necessary. In order for traders to up their risk exposure further, more good news besides China will be needed. – Markus Huber	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
Overall sentiment remains positive, however yesterday's trading action is clearly pointing towards a slowdown in momentum, in light of stocks being overbought in the short term, markets taking a breather and entering a consolidation pattern would certainly be in order and actually by many considered as healthy and necessary. In order for traders to up their risk exposure further, more good news besides China will be needed. – Markus Huber	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
The market is just waiting for some of these big data points to come out tomorrow and in a sense is taking a breather today. – Dan Farley	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
It seems like, from a technicals perspective, it's time for a little bit of a breather, and... we're seeing some data points that support that. – Mike Bailey	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
It seems like, from a technicals perspective, it's time for a little bit of a breather, and ... we're seeing some data points that support that. – Mike Bailey	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
After ramping up in late summer, Canadian homebuilding activity took a bit of a breather in October, while the pullback in starts suggests that housing might be a bit of drag on GDP growth in Q4, the decline was welcome as it will ease concerns about overbuilding ignited by the big prints in August and September. – Benjamin Reitzes	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
I don't think it's anything more than an early morning breather after a nice surge in equities. – Andre Bakhos	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
It could be the Chinese stock market - probably is - but it could just be a bit of a breather from an insane first part of the year. – Tom Gradecak	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
Oil is technically exhausted after being whipsawed violently over the past few weeks, bulls have little to hang their hat on and shorts have just been taken to the cleaners. Both bears and bulls have gone to their respective corners for a breather. – Chris Jarvis	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
That's really given the energy stocks a breather. All of them are having a really good day, we've had two really good days here now, and I think that means maybe the panic has subsided, at least for now. – John Kinsey	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
We're just taking a bit of a breather today, where we are now is probably coming back down. – Christopher Bellew	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
The U.S. dollar is taking a breather, which is helping oil worldwide and other commodities, the fundamentals for energy and oil are still negative. – Victor Kuntzevitsky	Found on Reuters 9 years ago
We seem to be taking a breather here, consolidating gains made off the nice jobs report. It is going to take something else to get us back down below the $1.0760 range, but we're not too sure what that immediate catalyst will be, given the economic calendar is light this week. – John Doyle	Found on Reuters 9 years ago

The Year of Water Rabbit is going to be a gentler year. We ’ll have Lunar New Year to take a breather. We’ve been in the tunnel for the last few years, and the light is getting bigger now.

– Thierry Chow

Found on CNN
1 year ago

They will look for excuses to take a breather.

– Christyan Malek

Found on CNN
2 years ago

It’s all coming down to the 10-year yield, the rate of change. The reason you’re seeing a little relief (today) is because it’s not going straight up, it’s taking a bit of a breather and the market likes that, the only game in town right now is going to be equities until those yields go up more materially and people can earn something in fixed income. There’s nothing to compete with equities and that’s why you’re seeing every 3% to 5% dip bought.

– Thomas Hayes

Found on Reuters
2 years ago

We are taking some breather (from the two-day rally), (but) there is some uncertainty out of China that the market wants a little clarity on, but, effectively the trajectory is positive into year-end and we should see some further modest appreciation of the general indices.

– Thomas Hayes

Found on Reuters
2 years ago

Stroman’s been outstanding this season. He’s kept us in a lot of games. His record doesn’t show how well he’s pitched. He gave us the eight innings. We needed it. We’re glad he gave that breather to the bullpen.

– Luis Rojas

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

Lockdowns in Europe and a renewed slowdown in United States... pose the risk that Asia's export recovery could take a breather.

– Frederic Neumann

Found on CNN
3 years ago

I think there was too much tightening in spreads too quickly and the market is now taking a breather.

– Monica Erickson

Found on Reuters
3 years ago

The volatility will remain for a bit and elongate the timeline for an IPO, but it's also our belief that this won't last forever. The market is just taking a breather.

– Jared Carmel

Found on CNN
5 years ago

Listening to him talk about his golf right now, and how he's feeling and what he's doing on the golf course, he's talking about mental mistakes, he's been trying to force the issue too much. I think he's played a little bit too much. I think it's time for a breather, a chance to regroup and get ready for the summer season.

– David Duval

Found on Reuters
5 years ago

Not only has the market returned handsomely, but risk has also taken a breather.

– Leo Grohowski

Found on Reuters
5 years ago

It will be like last night - non-stop work, with a breather only tomorrow morning.

– Dilbar Ali

Found on Reuters
7 years ago

Overall sentiment remains positive, however trading action is clearly pointing towards a slowdown in momentum, in light of stocks being overbought in the short term, markets taking a breather and entering a consolidation pattern would certainly be in order and actually by many considered as healthy and necessary. In order for traders to up their risk exposure further, more good news besides China will be needed.

– Markus Huber

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

Overall sentiment remains positive, however yesterday's trading action is clearly pointing towards a slowdown in momentum, in light of stocks being overbought in the short term, markets taking a breather and entering a consolidation pattern would certainly be in order and actually by many considered as healthy and necessary. In order for traders to up their risk exposure further, more good news besides China will be needed.

– Markus Huber

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

The market is just waiting for some of these big data points to come out tomorrow and in a sense is taking a breather today.

– Dan Farley

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

It seems like, from a technicals perspective, it's time for a little bit of a breather, and... we're seeing some data points that support that.

– Mike Bailey

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

It seems like, from a technicals perspective, it's time for a little bit of a breather, and ... we're seeing some data points that support that.

– Mike Bailey

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

After ramping up in late summer, Canadian homebuilding activity took a bit of a breather in October, while the pullback in starts suggests that housing might be a bit of drag on GDP growth in Q4, the decline was welcome as it will ease concerns about overbuilding ignited by the big prints in August and September.

– Benjamin Reitzes

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

I don't think it's anything more than an early morning breather after a nice surge in equities.

– Andre Bakhos

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

It could be the Chinese stock market - probably is - but it could just be a bit of a breather from an insane first part of the year.

– Tom Gradecak

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

Oil is technically exhausted after being whipsawed violently over the past few weeks, bulls have little to hang their hat on and shorts have just been taken to the cleaners. Both bears and bulls have gone to their respective corners for a breather.

– Chris Jarvis

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

That's really given the energy stocks a breather. All of them are having a really good day, we've had two really good days here now, and I think that means maybe the panic has subsided, at least for now.

– John Kinsey

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

We're just taking a bit of a breather today, where we are now is probably coming back down.

– Christopher Bellew

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

The U.S. dollar is taking a breather, which is helping oil worldwide and other commodities, the fundamentals for energy and oil are still negative.

– Victor Kuntzevitsky

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

We seem to be taking a breather here, consolidating gains made off the nice jobs report. It is going to take something else to get us back down below the $1.0760 range, but we're not too sure what that immediate catalyst will be, given the economic calendar is light this week.

– John Doyle

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

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