United States dollar
The Canadian dollar: to hedge or not to hedge?
The Canadian dollar weakened significantly against the greenback in the last two weeks of September, moving from parity on September 21 to 1.0461 on September 30. Farah Khalique talks to currency strategists about what’s driving the Canadian dollar’s…
Eurodollar will continue to fall, claims Saxo
A three-month forecast that EUR/USD would fall to 1.35 puts Saxo at the top of this week’s rankings, but the Danish bank sees further euro depreciation ahead
A new safe haven?
As G-7 economies start to look more volatile than some emerging markets, Nikki Marmery investigates whether the new rash of emerging markets indexes could offer some respite
Prediction of yen stagnation puts UBS on top
Accurate view on USD/JPY lands Swiss bank at the top of the one-month forecast rankings
Central banks take aim at dollar-funding shortage
Co-ordinated action from five central banks eases the pressure on dollar funding for European banks, but EUR/USD cross-currency basis swap market remains under stress
A view from the buy side: Calpers
Volatile markets have posed challenges for participants in the FX market across the globe. Eric Busay, portfolio manager at Calpers, talks about the Swiss franc, US dollar and regulatory change. By Farah Khalique
CME Chilean peso clearing service awaits first trade
The CME says FCMs are the reason for the delay in offering its clearing service of non-deliverable forwards in USD/Chilean peso
AUDIO: Get ready for crisis 2.0
Nick Beecroft, senior markets consultant at Saxo Bank in London, warns that financial markets are at the brink of crisis 2.0.
Corporates cover their backs with longer-dated options
Corporate hedgers buy longer-dated options amid increased volatility in foreign exchange markets, say market participants
CBA forecasts accurately navigate summer of discontent
Australian bank’s expectations on the direction of eurodollar and cable land it at the top of both the one-month and 12-month forecast rankings
Spotlight on: Glenn Stevens, Gain Capital
The retail broker’s chief executive talks to Farah Khalique about the changing nature of retail foreign exchange, the advent of tighter leverage limits in the US and Japan, and Gain Capital’s recent acquisition of dbFX from Deutsche Bank
AUDIO: The US Debt Crisis and the Dollar
With only days to reach an agreement to increase the US sovereign debt ceiling, Nick Beecroft, senior markets consultant at Saxo Bank looks at the key risks for the US dollar.
Scotia Capital goes bearish on sterling
Canadian bank anticipated a fall in cable during the second quarter, landing it at the top of the three-month forecast rankings
Wells Fargo hits the spot with rates-based prediction
Technical analysis on impact of diverging rate hike strategy on currencies puts Wells Fargo at the top of the three-month rankings
FX Invest: US dollar's time as world's reserve currency draws to a close
With the European sovereign debt crisis grabbing headlines, markets might be forgiven for overlooking the nearing end of a second round of quantitative easing in the US. Debate over its success raises deeper questions about the role of the US dollar as…
Spotlight on: Dan O’Sullivan, Société Générale
The French bank’s co-head of global FX trading talks to Farah Khalique about the impact of recent eurodollar volatility on banks and investors, and the practical challenges of implementing new regulatory requirements
Eurodollar rise has run its course, says Standard Chartered
Asian bank saw signs of potential dollar strength in late May, landing it at the top of the one-month forecast rankings
AUDIO: QE3, China and trendless markets
Nick Beecroft, senior markets consultant at Saxo Bank in London, says the risks of crisis 2.0 have just gone up.
Time for a single reserve currency is over, warns Gulliver
HSBC chief executive expects renminbi to become a reserve currency within 15 years and shares the bank’s outlook for the Chinese currency
RBC takes issue with yen weakness
Canadian bank predicted USD/JPY would go down rather than up, landing it at the top of one-month forecast rankings
UGS signs Kiwi start-up as first client
Start-up currency firm ForexAtom deploys Unified Global Solutions' new Adaptware platform
Crunch time for the US dollar, says Barclays Capital
US economic issues overshadowed by the eurozone crisis will return to the fore in Q3 and push US dollar depreciation, according to quarterly report
Crédit Agricole’s euro view turns from bull to bear
French bank accurately predicted euro would not plummet over the past month, but turns bearish over the next year
GFT hits top with 12-month euro-yen prediction
GFT's accuracy on EUR/JPY and GBP/USD put it at the top of 12-month forecast rankings