Forecast
StanChart’s bearish call on majors wins out
Standard Chartered took a bearish three-month outlook on three major currencies in March, landing the bank at the top of this week’s rankings
Eurodollar on its way to parity, says FXCM
An accurate three-month forecast on the euro's plummet to 1.25 against the dollar lands FXCM at the top of this week's forecast rankings
Lloyds spot-on with Swissie weakness bet
Lloyds lands itself at the top of the one-month forecast rankings after its accurate prediction of Swiss franc weakening during May
Scotiabank on the mark with bearish euro call
The Canadian bank accurately predicted in late February that the euro would fall, landing it on top of the three-month forecast rankings
SEB rises in rankings as Swiss franc falls
SEB accurately forecast that Swiss franc would weaken against the dollar in its mid-April forecasts, putting the Swedish bank at the top of the one-month rankings
Crédit Agricole wins with steady euro bet
Crédit Agricole accurately forecast a modest dip in EUR/USD and a rise in USD/JPY in its mid-February forecasts, landing it at the top of the three-month rankings
Yen will go from strength to strength, says ANZ
The Australian bank forecast a yen revival last month, landing it at the top of the one-month rankings – and it expects the Japanese currency will continue to gain ground this year
Danske wins with range-bound euro forecast
The Danish bank accurately forecast on March 23 that EUR/USD would remain at 1.32 in a month’s time – a view that proved entirely accurate
Chart-topping CMC goes against the grain on yen
Strategists at CMC Markets took an accurate view on the long-term direction of two major safe-haven currencies in 2011, landing the firm top in the 12-month forecast rankings
HSBC on top with slow-burn forecast on yen weakness
Strategists at HSBC took the view in early January that the yen would weaken, but less acutely than some anticipated, landing the bank at the top of the three-month forecast rankings
Morgan Stanley calls time on euro and sterling rally
The US bank accurately forecast the euro and sterling would rally moderately against the US dollar during the first quarter, landing it at the top of the one-month rankings, but believes both currencies will now depreciate
Scotiabank lands at the top with 12-month Swissie bet
The Canadian bank's forecast of 0.91 for USD/CHF proves spot-on, landing it at the top of the 12-month rankings
CMC on top of ECB's 2011 rate hike reversal
CMC Markets accurately predicted the euro would rise and then fall as the ECB reversed its interest rate policy in 2011
LTRO-based euro forecast pays off for Wells Fargo
The US bank predicted a very moderate fall in eurodollar by early March as a result of the second longer-term refinancing operation, landing it at the top of the one-month rankings
Cable stagnation forecast moves RBS to top
Royal Bank of Scotland’s February 3 forecasts for the euro, sterling and Swiss franc were spot-on, putting the bank at the top of the one-month rankings
Thomson Reuters predicted markets would test SNB and BoJ's resolve
Thomson Reuters – IFR Markets tops the 12-month forecast rankings after accurate expectations in early 2011 that the yen and the Swiss franc would appreciate
Nomura's moderate take on euro fall proves accurate
The Japanese bank tops this week's three-month rankings, having forecast accurately on both EUR/USD and USD/JPY
Euro decline will accelerate in 2012, says Rabobank
Having forecast eurodollar to fall only moderately by now – a view that lands it at the top of the three-month rankings – Rabobank now expects a sharper fall
HSBC cautiously optimistic on euro recovery
Strategists at the UK bank went against the consensus in early January by predicting EUR/USD would rise to 1.31 in a month's time, landing the bank at the top of the one-month rankings
Thomson Reuters accurately pessimistic on US dollar strength during 2011
Strategists accurately predicted the US dollar would remain weak during 2011, driving strength in the Swiss franc and the yen
CIBC wins double whammy with slow-burn euro forecast
An expectation that the euro would fall more steadily than some expected lands CIBC at the top of the one-month and three-month forecast rankings
Eurodollar could break 1.20 by the end of February, says Nomura
Japanese bank tops the one-month forecast rankings after accurately predicting the fall of the euro in mid-December
BAML: economic uncertainty favours yen
Bank of America Merrill Lynch tops the one-month forecasts with the view that the yen will remain strong in 2012
BMO’s three-month euro view on the money
Bank of Montreal tops three-month rankings after forecasting the euro would fall during Q4 of 2011