Opinion
Finding the balance
Pete Luxton, global economic advisor at Informa Global Markets in London, assesses whether purchasing power parity can provide a guide to relative currency values, and applies the PPP technique to predict where the G-10 currencies are headed
The benefits of multiple market models
It might have been the timing of this year's FX Week USA congress, but an underlying theme that seemed to resonate was the need for the foreign exchange industry to lobby to prevent FX being swept up into the central counterparty clearing storm.
Sterling performance
Adam Cole, global head of foreign exchange strategy at RBC Capital Markets in London, traces sterling's progress from trend underperformer to trend outperformer
Regulatory arbitrage
Glenn Stevens, chief executive at Gain Capital in New York, looks at how tightening restrictions around the globe are creating unwelcome possibilities for regulatory arbitrage in retail FX
Harness EUR/GBP volatility
Colin Devo, head of major corporate foreign exchange solutions at Lloyds TSB Corporate Markets in London, explains how corporates should be approaching hedging decisions and how to turn EUR/GBP volatility into opportunity
An emerging winner
Paul Fyda , emerging markets specialist at Brown Brothers Harriman in New York, looks at the regulatory pressures facing participants in Brazil's foreign exchange market
EUR/CHF: Last one standing
Olgay Buyukkayali, foreign exchange strategist for Nomura in London, explains why now is a good time to buy EUR/CHF
Rising NPLs threaten stability in emerging Europe
Improvement in the global economy and IMF action might not be enough to help emerging Europe deal with its debt, says Murat Toprak, senior emerging market foreign exchange strategist at Société Générale in London
Looking for an AXJ rally
The 2000-01 rally could help us predict when AXJ currencies will start to pick up this time around. By Thomas Harr, senior FX strategist, Standard Chartered in Singapore
Time to dust off gold?
Marc Chandler, global head of currency strategy at Brown Brothers Harriman in New York, discusses gold as an anchor for currencies
SDR: a superficial dollar replacement
Pete Luxton, global markets adviser at Informa Global Markets in London, says reserve status is an unlikely route for the SDR
Homeward bound
Japan has passed the Japanese Homeland Investment Act to encourage investment repatriation. Tohru Sasaki, G-10 foreign exchange strategist at JP Morgan in Tokyo, asks, What impact will this have on the yen?
Lock, stock and all barrells
Pete Luxton, economic adviser at Informa Global Markets in London, looks at the effects of central bank quantitative easing worldwide in trade-weighted terms