Forecast
BNP Paribas ends year on USD high
BNP Paribas topped this week's 12-month forecast rankings by predicting overall dollar strength in 2008 as investors deleveraged amid increased volatility in financial markets.
Lloyds pulls ahead as growth slows
Expectation of slowing global growth has put Lloyds TSB at the top of FX Week 's 12-month currency forecast rankings this week.
TD Securities gets back to basics
TD Securities has surged to the top of the one-month forecast rankings this week by focusing on the US dollar story in an environment driven by short-term factors.
Sterling plummets as BoE dithers
CMC Markets topped this week's one-month forecast rankings by predicting a weaker sterling based on a perceived delay in interest rates cuts by the Bank of England (BoE).
Risk aversion still 'dominant theme'
Rabobank took top spot in FX Week 's one-month currency forecast rankings this week with a view that a continuation of investor deleveraging would keep the US dollar strong.
Bullish greenback bucks the trend
CIBC World Markets has topped this week's one-month forecast rankings with a bullish US dollar view based on a reversal of the decade-long trend of dollar weakness.
TMS rises as European banking falls
TMS Brokers took this week's top slot in the one-month rankings by forecasting the euro would be drawn down by turbulence in the eurozone banking sector.
Forecasting tricky as markets churn
Extreme volatility in the foreign exchange markets over the past month has provided challenging conditions for forecasting short-term moves, as evident by this week's one-month forecast rankings.
Lloyds riding high on flight to safety
Lloyds TSB topped this week's one-month forecast rankings, shortly after topping the three-month table, owing to a bullish yen and US dollar view based on volatility in the currency markets.
Calyon tops charts with supple view
Calyon topped this week's one-month historical index with a timely transition from a bearish US dollar view to a bullish one.
Saxo Bank aces as US dollar rallies
Saxo Bank topped this week's three-month currency forecast rankings with expectations the dollar would stage a comeback based on improved US balance of trade.
StanChart up as US weakness spreads
Standard Chartered dominated this week's one-month historical index rankings with its view the US economic weakness would turn into a global phenomenon.
Lloyds banks on slow eurozone growth
A bearish view of the euro based on shrinking eurozone growth pushed Lloyds TSB to the top slot of this week's three-month currency forecasts rankings.
SEB rises as commodities plummet
STOCKHOLM - Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken (SEB) topped this week's one-month currency forecasts rankings with expectations that falling commodity prices would positively affect the greenback.
US slowdown prediction puts GFT ahead
GFT Forex has dominated the three-month and 12-month historical indexes for most of this year, by expecting the US slowdown to penetrate global markets.
Dresdner keeps tight hold on top spot
Dresdner Kleinwort has topped FX Week 's 12-month forecast rankings by predicting EUR/CHF would drop below 1.60 on a 12-month horizon.
UniCredit backs the greenback
A bullish view on the greenback, resulting from improved market sentiment towards the dollar, helped push UniCredit MIB to the top slot of this week’s three-month currency forecasts rankings.