Opinion
A changing longer-term dollar paradigm
Pete Luxton, global economic adviser at Informa Global Markets in London says the dollar may be reaching a turning point
The Brazilian real: Can it be reined in?
Simon Derrick, chief currency markets strategist at BNY Mellon in London discusses Brazil, its capital controls, and the implications for other emerging economies
The central clearing backlash continues
As the foreign exchange industry continues to get its house in order to prevent any undue regulatory scrutiny, cracks persist in the arguments extolling the virtues of central clearing facilities.
Diode decoupling
While there is increasing optimism about the global economy's rebound, the growth story is fractured. Asia - especially China but also South Korea, among others - is seeing strong growth while Western economies lag, says Paul Mortimer-Lee, strategist at…
Paradigm shift in forex means new risks
The changing paradigm of the foreign exchange markets might create a new set of pressure points for the industry that need to be addressed, warned delegates at the FX Week Asia congress in Singapore last Tuesday.
Yuan debate reignites
Simon Derrick, chief currency markets strategist at BNY Mellon in London, says the November G-20 meeting could be critical as the US and China set out their respective cases for the direction of the Chinese yuan
Segregated accounts: an uneasy compromise
State Street last week became the latest bank to take advantage of counterparty risk fears on the buy side, extending its hedge fund administration services to include custody, cash management and forex.
Central banks walk the 'not buying dollar' walk
Central banks are increasingly reluctant to accumulate US dollars, and are shifting out of the unit into other G-10 currencies, says Steven Englander, currency strategist at Barclays Capital in New York
The search for yield
Investment flows are returning to emerging markets as investors scour the globe for yield, says , senior currency strategist at Brown Brothers Harriman in New York
Struggling with risk
Geoffrey Yu, currency strategist at UBS, looks at the potential for a reversal of risk appetite
Smaller funds dead set on futures
A growing number of small fund managers are strongly considering switching out of forwards and into exchange-traded products to access the market for hedging and speculative purposes
Japan's retail investors: A piece in the yen puzzle
Michael Klawitter, senior currency strategist at Commerzbank in Frankfurt, evaluates the relationship between Japanese retail traders and the yen
Where now for foreign exchange?
FX Week editor Saima Farooqi looks back over the past 12 months and asks how the foreign exchange will now evolve?
Rupiah leads in Asia
Gundy Cahyadi and Radhika Rao, economists at IDEAGlobal in Singapore, look at the diverging trend between Asian currencies and the outlook for the region
On the right track
The emerging markets research team at RBC Capital Markets say the July data coming out of China suggests the country's strong policy stimulus should continue
ECB looks for the exit
Michael Woolfolk, an economist at Bank of New York Mellon in New York, evaluates the impact of last Thursday's European Central Bank decision
US dollar set to stay on bearish course
Bilal Hafeez, global head of foreign exchange strategy at Deutsche Bank in London, assesses what the rest of 2009 has in store for the greenback
Forint outperformance: Is it sustainable?
Audrey Childe-Freeman, senior currency strategist at Brown Brothers Harriman in London, analyses the sustainability of recent Hungarian forint strength.
Studying US Treasury's Tics Report
Michael Woolfolk, an economist at Bank of New York Mellon in New York, breaks down the monthly Tics report released last Thursday (July 16)
Finding the balance
Pete Luxton, global economic advisor at Informa Global Markets in London, assesses whether purchasing power parity can provide a guide to relative currency values, and applies the PPP technique to predict where the G-10 currencies are headed