Australian dollar
Reality check on CAD and AUD assumptions
Jeremy Stretch, head of FX strategy at CIBC in London, asks whether the Canadian or the Australian dollar is a better buy in an environment in which both appear attractive alternatives to struggling traditional currencies
Reserve managers diversify away from traditional currencies, report finds
Non-traditional currencies play an increasingly important role in central bank holdings as a result of eurozone sovereign debt concerns and ongoing economic weakness in developed markets, according to Central Banking Publications report
Finding your currency bearings in 2011
Mitul Kotecha, head of global foreign exchange research at Crédit Agricole CIB, summarises the themes that have been driving the FX markets in the first two months of 2011
SEB: Swiss franc will weaken
Scandinavian bank SEB topped this week's one-month currency forecast rankings with a focus on fundamental, technical and quantitative analysis.
Gain charts breakdown between inverse dollar and commodities correlations
Gain Capital topped this week’s one-month currency forecast rankings by viewing the US dollar as oversold in the run-up to the Federal Reserve’s announcement of a second round of quantitative easing (QE2) at the start of November.
Scotia backs euro ahead of dollar in 2011
Scotia Capital has topped this week's three-month currency forecast rankings with an accurate prediction of US dollar weakness following Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke's hints of further quantitative easing (QE) in late August.
Saxo: The world got it wrong
Saxo Bank topped this week’s one-month currency forecast rankings with expectations that the US dollar would benefit from news of further quantitative easing (QE2) by the US Federal Reserve.
Wells Fargo puts faith in commodity currency growth
Wells Fargo topped this week's three-month forecast rankings with expectations for moderate US dollar weakness against a backdrop of increased instability in Europe, the UK and Japan.
Forex booms across major platforms
Electronic brokers reported record-breaking trading volumes in October, reflecting a continued upward trend in FX and an interest in commodity currencies.
RBS focuses on risk factors from emerging markets
Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) has topped the 12-month historical index for the fourth week in a row by factoring in risks of a second round of quantitative easing and currency intervention in Asia.
Short-volatility strategy wins in October
Currency managers using the short volatility strategy were the best performers in October, indicates research from Royal Bank of Scotland.
Crédit Agricole bullish on commodity currencies
Crédit Agricole dominates this week’s one-month historical forecast index, after a consistently first-rate performance throughout the year.
IBFX launches in Australia
Retail foreign exchange trading company Interbank FX (IBFX) has opened a subsidiary office in Sydney, it announces today (October 25).
Wells Fargo: Commodity currencies power ahead
Wells Fargo topped this week’s one-month currency forecast rankings with expectations for commodity and emerging market currencies to benefit from the US Federal Reserve policy of maintaining high levels of liquidity.
4Cast cautious over Australian dollar
4Cast topped this week’s one-month currency forecast rankings by predicting that a risk-averse market would follow the dollar sell-off in July.
Trend the poorest-performing strategy for August
LONDON – Currency managers using the trend strategy ended August at a loss of -2.2% as risk aversion led to a move into safe-haven currencies, indicates research by Royal Bank of Scotland.
Yield strategy delivers in July
LONDON - Currency managers using the yield strategy were the best performers in July, benefiting from improving European economic data and positive banking stress tests, shows research from Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS).
EBS chases competition with decimalisation launch
NEW YORK - EBS's plans to offer decimalisation at the end of August could lead to a fall in market liquidity, caution traders.
BNPP: Europe looks to liquidity and austerity
BNP Paribas (BNPP) has topped the 12-month currency forecast rankings for the third time in a row, having focused on the implications of liquidity and austerity measures on currency markets.
RBC: Japanese limits on margin trading will weigh on Aussie/yen cross in August
Japanese plans to limit leverage on margin trading to a maximum of 50 times collateral in August could affect Australian dollar/yen cross rates.
Trend followers power through in May
LONDON - Currency managers using the trend strategy were the best performers in May, with an overall net movement into the US dollar, indicates research by Royal Bank of Scotland.
Aspen wins with technical analysis in murky conditions
Aspen Trading topped the one-month currency forecast index for the first time ever with a sole focus on technical analysis.
Venezuela cracks down on 'parallel' currency market
Venezuelan government stops trading in foreign government bonds in bid to stifle unofficial currency markets; plans for central bank to provide central platform
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