United States dollar
BarCap predicts trouble ahead for the euro
Barclays Capital dominated this week's one-month forecast rankings with expectations for the euro to benefit from a seemingly hawkish stance by the European Central Bank (ECB).
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.
Hong Kong will not abandon dollar peg: HKMA’s Chan
Hong Kong Monetary Authority chief executive Norman Chan says central bank will maintain dollar peg
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.
PPP still has legs in the USD/CAD market
Irene Aldridge, quantitative portfolio manager at Able Alpha Trading, and Steven Krawciw, wealth management executive at Credit Suisse in New York, look at the value of PPP in quant strategies
Parker FX: Rules-based currency managers rule in September
The Parker FX Index made a return of 1.64% in September, as currency markets favoured the euro and commodity currencies over a depreciating dollar.
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.
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.
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.
China not likely to relent over yuan
Michael Derks, chief strategist at retail trading company FxPro in London, says US disappointment with the pace of yuan appreciation looks set to continue
RBC gets bullish on USD
RBC Capital Markets tops this week’s one-month currency forecast rankings due to a bullish view on the yen.
Vol drops as BoJ intervention proves successful
TOKYO - Yen volatility dropped sharply as intervention by the Bank of Japan (BoJ) last Wednesday (September 15) proved successful, leaving the dollar/yen range-bound into the end of the week.
US employment: Settling for less
The US August employment report came in better expected, removing some near-term risk of a double dip but still pointing to pervasive weakness, says Julia Coronado, senior US economist at BNP Paribas in New York
Scotia Capital: Focus moves back to the dollar
Scotia Capital topped the three-month currency forecast rankings this week on its prediction the euro would benefit from a shift in focus from the European sovereign debt crisis to worsening US economic data.
Malaysia liberalisation sparks ringgit rise
KUALA LUMPUR - The Malaysian ringgit reached 13-year highs against the dollar last Thursday, as officials relaxed currency controls on corporate hedging and international trade settlement on August 18.
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.
CBA on top as eurozone attempts to resolve debt crisis
Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) topped the three-month forecast rankings with expectations for the euro to get a boost by some resolution of the eurozone sovereign debt crisis.
In Brief, August 9, 2010
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What to watch in Asia
Albert Leung and Subodh Kumar, Asian strategists at Citi in Hong Kong and Singapore, say China's July macro data and the Shanghai Composite Index are the key indicators of Asia's performance