Swiss franc
Spotlight on: the buy side
At the FXInvest Europe conference in Zurich on March 8, foreign exchange investors and fund managers met to discuss key issues driving the FX market in 2011 and the possible impact of new regulations. Farah Khalique caught up with three of them
Nomura maintains faith in dollar recovery
Nomura topped this week’s one-month currency forecast rankings with accurate expectations regarding eurodollar and a belief the US dollar would begin to strengthen again this year.
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.
4Cast wins out with euro risk
4Cast topped the one-month currency forecast rankings by predicting that the euro bounce at the start of the year would take a hit from the return of concerns over euro sovereign debt.
Contrarian view boosts RBC to top of the 12 month rankings
RBC Capital Markets (RBC) topped the 12-month currency forecast rankings by maintaining its contrarian view on yen and Swiss franc strength.
UBS resurges to take first prize for Swiss franc
UBS has taken top honours in the Swiss franc dealer category, in a spectacular comeback from fifth place last year to first.
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.
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.
Icap attracts 15 counterparties to yuan trading
HONG KONG - Fifteen banks have signed up to trade USD/CNY on electronic broking system EBS Spot within the first week of launch, as the broker prepares to extend yuan trading against the euro, yen, Hong Kong dollar and Swiss franc in coming weeks.
Westpac stays euro-bearish, dollar-bullish
Westpac topped the three-month rankings by maintaining a euro-bearish, dollar-bullish stance.
Currency managers embrace risk in July
STAMFORD, CT - The Parker FX index made a return of 0.54% in July, as currency markets ditched the dollar for riskier assets amid improving European news and weaker US economic data.
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).
Currency managers down in June
STAMFORD, CT - The Parker FX index made a loss at -0.79% in June, as currency markets saw a broad-based reversal of currencies versus the US dollar.
Thomson Reuters: Eurodollar rise will 'run out of steam'
Thomson Reuters - IFR topped the one-month currency forecast poll this week with expectations that the euro would bounce back from the European sovereign debt crisis.
RBC: Low Fed rates boost yen
RBC Capital Markets (RBC) topped the three-month currency forecast rankings this week with a focus on euro crosses against the yen and Swiss franc.
Short volatility up in June
LONDON - Currency managers going short volatility would have been top performers in June, benefiting from European market stress, indicates research from Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS).
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.
JP Morgan: Commodity currencies will rally
JP Morgan topped the one-month currency forecast rankings this week with a focus on differing policies.
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Speculators not to blame for sterling weakness says BOE's Cross
Keynote speakers from the Bank of England and the Swiss National Bank were quizzed at FX Invest Europe
TMS: the only way is up for EUR/USD
TMS Brokers tops one-month forecast
UBS Q4 forex revenue fails to shine
A 2009 loss at the Swiss bank triggers a bonus clawback and, despite moving into the black overall in the fourth quarter, investment revenue from the FX division shrinks.
Currency managers up in 2009
Research findings
Strong words from the SNB
Neil Mellor, currency strategist at Bank of New York Mellon in London, warns against reading too much into the Swiss National Bank's latest policy statement.