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FX Invest Europe: Sell the dollar and sterling, warns senior Swiss economist
Foreign exchange investors should sell the dollar and sterling as both currencies are structurally vulnerable and on a downward path, according to warnings from the chief economist at a Swiss private bank.
Rabobank triumphs with expectations of USD weakness
Rabobank topped this week’s one-month currency forecast rankings with expectations the US dollar would continue to weaken.
In Brief, November 15, 2010
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QE2 drives Danske’s bullish stance on euro
Danske Bank has topped this week’s one-month forecast rankings with a bullish stance on the euro in the wake of further monetary easing (QE2) announced by the Federal Reserve on November 3.
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.
FXall and EBS roll out fractional pricing
Fractional pricing is being rolled out at FXall across 72 currency pairs, including EUR/USD, on November 1 as EBS continues its phased rollout.
BNPP: Euro value to drop following G-20 meeting
BNP Paribas (BNPP) has topped this week’s one-month forecast rankings with a bearish dollar stance amid threats of further quantitative easing (QE) from the Federal Reserve.
Hotspot FX reports September year-on-year growth
Hotspot FX reported a 17.1% rise in average daily volumes to $33.8 billion – double count – in September, versus $28.8 billion in September last year.
SEB overhauls management structure and preps Asia push
SEB has realigned senior management to focus on key growth areas in Europe, while preparing to open up shop in Hong Kong next year to target Asian institutional investors.
Informa: Quantitative easing threats weigh on the dollar
Informa Global Markets has topped the 12-month currency forecast rankings for a second week in a row by focusing on the effect of changing US dollar sentiment on the FX markets.
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.
In Brief, August 9, 2010
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RBS: Sterling set to shine
Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) topped the 12-month currency forecast rankings and made a top-five appearance in the 12 month year-to-date index this week, with a strong conviction G-4 currencies would underperform.
CMC: euro's loss is dollar's gain
CMC Markets (CMC) has topped the one-month and three-month currency forecast rankings with a euro-bearish, dollar-bullish stance
Swings and roundabouts
Howard Friend, chief market strategist at MIG Bank, explains the ‘2F pattern’, a system he has developed to identify the characteristics of a trend and calculate where to enter a position in its direction
Standard Chartered: EM currencies will come out top in 2011
Standard Chartered topped the one-month currency forecast rankings on expectations for further euro hardship.
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.
Euro and sterling – love to loathe
Daragh Maher, foreign exchange strategist at Crédit Agricole in London, discusses the struggle of the euro and sterling in the face of recent political events, and asks which is winning the battle of the battered
Briefs 17.5.10
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Informa: Dollar miles ahead of flagging euro and sterling
Informa topped the one-month currency forecast rankings with a bullish dollar view amid turmoil over the euro and sterling.
Option prices rocket over euro crisis and UK hung parliament
LONDON – Options prices shot up dramatically last week as liquidity fell, amid long-term concerns over the European Central Bank’s (ECB) handling of the eurozone deficit crisis and uncertainty about the outcome of the UK election.
BNP Paribas: pound is going down
BNP Paribas topped the 12-month currency forecast rankings and made a top five appearance in the one- and 12-month year-to-date index, by focusing on changing global liquidity conditions.
Gain Capital: outer eurozone will drag euro down
Gain Capital topped the three-month currency forecast rankings with a bearish stance on the euro, having predicted the Greek debt crisis would spread to neighbouring economies.
HSBC adds to spot desk in London amid growth
LONDON - HSBC has hired Frank Cahill as director on the G-10 spot desk in London.