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Traders braced for further yen weakness ahead of BoJ meeting
Many market participants were caught unawares by the sharpness of the yen's fall in recent weeks, but all eyes will be on the currency's reaction to this week's Bank of Japan meeting
Volatility to remain constrained by central banks, says Rabobank
An expectation that the US dollar and the yen would both weaken during 2012 has landed Rabobank at the top of the 12-month currency forecast rankings
Yen set for further weakness, says Bank of Montreal
The Canadian bank accurately forecast in December 2011 that the yen would begin to weaken during 2012, landing it at the top of the 12-month rankings
Saxo Bank on the yen's decline
John Hardy, global head of FX strategy at Saxo Bank shares his views on the G-3 currencies
Eurodollar will rise to 1.30 in early 2013, says Danske Bank
A prediction that the euro would strengthen after the ECB measures announced in September lands Danske Bank at the top of the three-month forecast rankings
US dollar remains the safe haven of choice, says CMC Markets
CMC Markets forecast in mid-October that the US dollar would appreciate narrowly against the euro and the yen, landing it at the top of the one-month rankings
Yen will continue to weaken under BoJ pressure, says Nomura
An accurate prediction that the yen would weaken as a result of the Bank of Japan's monetary policy lands Nomura at the top of the one-month forecast rankings
CIBC bets on gradual upward curve for US dollar
A set of forecasts based on the view that the US dollar would remain stagnant before rising later this year lands CIBC at the top of the three-month rankings
BoJ inertia informs Westpac's chart-topping yen forecast
An accurate forecast on the direction of USD/JPY - based on the view that the Bank of Japan would remain behind the curve on intervention - lands Westpac at the top of the three-month rankings
Danske wins with range-bound euro forecast
The Danish bank accurately forecast on March 23 that EUR/USD would remain at 1.32 in a month’s time – a view that proved entirely accurate
Timing a reversal of fortunes for the euro and yen
John Hardy, chief FX strategist at Saxo Bank in London, picks out the shifts in the status quo in the months ahead
Nomura's moderate take on euro fall proves accurate
The Japanese bank tops this week's three-month rankings, having forecast accurately on both EUR/USD and USD/JPY
Yield makes a comeback
Two months into 2012, Mitul Kotecha assesses the modest healing process that appears to have taken hold in currency markets after a period of marked risk aversion, and explains why yield is becoming a key factor influencing investor appetite
FX markets driven excessively by 'headline noise', says Aviva’s currency chief
Volatility in foreign exchange markets has been driven increasingly by a desire to re-price on the back of every headline, says Pierre Lequeux, head of currency management at Aviva Investors
Euro decline will accelerate in 2012, says Rabobank
Having forecast eurodollar to fall only moderately by now – a view that lands it at the top of the three-month rankings – Rabobank now expects a sharper fall
Thomson Reuters accurately pessimistic on US dollar strength during 2011
Strategists accurately predicted the US dollar would remain weak during 2011, driving strength in the Swiss franc and the yen
FXCM wins out with accurate medium-term euro view
Prediction that the euro would break out of its range during the fourth quarter lands FXCM at the top of the three-month forecast rankings
Banks dare to hope for calmer FX markets in 2012
Barclays Capital expects greater stability in the eurozone in Q1, but believes the euro will continue to depreciate
Why the consensus is wrong on USD/JPY
RBC Capital Markets has taken a contrarian view on the yen for several years, predicting it would strengthen against the US dollar while the consensus forecast was for yen strength. After the bank’s contrarian view has proved accurate, Adam Cole argues…
Intervention won't weaken the yen, says Morgan Stanley
Strategists at the US bank took a view in October that the yen would continue to strengthen, landing it at the top of the one-month forecast rankings
Standing out from the crowd with forecast of yen strength
RBC Capital Markets scoops all three forecast awards on USD/JPY after taking an accurate view that the consensus forecast of yen weakness was not supported by fundamentals
Japanese corporates count costs of further yen strength
Japanese companies have been hit hard by the strength of the yen and are now revising down their profit forecasts in anticipation of further appreciation
Accurate yen view lands Nomura and 4Cast in dead heat
Nomura and 4Cast jointly top this week’s one-month rankings after accurately predicting intervention would weaken the yen
Yen expected to remain weak as long as Greek package is implemented
Foreign exchange strategists and traders have judged this week's Japanese intervention a success in weakening the yen, and believe USD/JPY should remain higher as long as the eurozone crisis doesn’t spiral out of control and spark a flight back to the…