United States 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
UBS adopts flexible approach to euro forecasts
Swiss bank adjusted forecasts during eurozone sovereign debt crisis to put it at the top of 12-month historical index
CIBC euro view based on expected ECB rate hike
The Canadian bank expects EUR/USD will fall back to 1.37 following ECB action as FX markets await outcome of Fed meeting at the end of April
Dollar weakness: Passing fad or long-term reality?
The weakness of the US dollar has been a dominant theme so far in 2011, with many strategists predicting the currency will remain on a weak footing for some time. Miriam Siers speaks to currency strategists about the prospects for the dollar in the…
Dollar weakness will continue, warns Barclays Capital
UK bank predicts eurodollar will rise over the next month as current trends continue
Japanese disaster causes yen uncertainty
Strategists say it is difficult to predict the performance of the yen as uncertainty over the Japanese situation continues
CMC rises as euro falls post debt crisis
CMC forecast euro to fall as the debt crisis intensified in March 2010
FX Invest Europe: Renminbi could overtake euro as alternative reserve currency
Panellists discuss the US dollar as the unquestioned reserve currency
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
Scotia Capital triumphs with bullish long-term euro view in 2010
Toronto-based corporate and investment banking group Scotia Capital has topped this week’s 12-month currency forecast rankings for the third consecutive week.
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.
FX Invest Europe: Get into emerging markets, say managers
Foreign exchange investors should look to emerging markets to realise the best returns in today’s market, according to senior buy-side practitioners speaking at the FX Invest Europe conference in Zurich on March 8.
The US dollar – still a safe haven?
Adam Cole, global head of foreign exchange strategy at RBC Capital Markets in London, argues that continuing dollar weakness is not a reflection of risk aversion in the FX markets, but rather a result of a growing difference between US and European…
UniCredit upbeat on prospects for the euro
UniCredit topped this week’s three-month currency forecast rankings after projecting a positive outlook for the euro in mid-November, despite concerns swirling around the Irish debt crisis at the time.
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.
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
Audio: Dollar to win G-3 ugly contest
Nick Beecroft, senior markets consultant at Saxo Bank, predicts the US dollar will stage a comeback in 2011.
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.
London retains premier spot in FX, according to volume figures
London remained the biggest financial centre for FX in 2010 according to volume figures published globally on January 31, despite speculation it would be overtaken as a result of the UK government's clampdown on bonuses.
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.
ParkerFX loses out in November
The Parker FX Index reported a –0.39% return for November as the risk-aversion based US dollar rally caught out the majority of currency managers.
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.
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.