Bank of Japan (BoJ)
RBC consistently contrary on yen strength
Royal Bank of Canada's contrarian view of ongoing yen strength led it to top this week's three-month currency forecast rankings
Fighting a losing battle on yen strength
Despite repeated intervention by the Bank of Japan over the past year, the yen remains stronger than ever, with USD/JPY struggling to break above 77. Derek Halpenny analyses the three episodes of intervention and related data to explain why intervention…
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
Options traders sense SNB running out of steam
Options traders are betting on further appreciation of the Swiss franc, following comments from the Swiss economy minister that Switzerland will have to put up with a strong currency
Audio: ECB and BOJ face crisis
Nick Beecroft, senior markets consultant at Saxo Bank, discusses the challenges facing the European Central Bank and the Bank of Japan
What Japan’s crisis means for the yen
Reflecting on the earthquake and tsunami that struck Japan on March 11, Thomas Stolper, chief FX strategist at Goldman Sachs in London, challenges popular assumptions that have been made about the impact the crisis will have on the yen
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.
Thomson Reuters: further dollar weakness ahead
Thomson Reuters – IFR topped this week’s one-month currency forecast rankings with expectations the US dollar would weaken in the first weeks of 2011.
Shirakawa named as BIS vice-chairman
BoJ head takes senior role at BIS
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.
Yield strategy comes up trumps in September
Carry traders would have been the top performers among currency managers in September, indicates research from the Royal Bank of Scotland.
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.
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.
Thomson Reuters: Eurodollar rise will 'run out of steam'
Thomson Reuters - IFR topped the one-month currency forecast poll this week with expectations that the euro would bounce back from the European sovereign debt crisis.
Emeap: Cross-border collateral may alleviate dollar funding strains
Executives’ Meeting of East Asia-Pacific Central Banks says crisis revealed shortcomings in regional money markets; swaps deals, cross-border collateral could alleviate some problems
JP Morgan: Commodity currencies will rally
JP Morgan topped the one-month currency forecast rankings this week with a focus on differing policies.
Trading Places 17.5.10
Read Trading Places for this week's movers and shakers in the global FX space.
Lloyds TSB: USD will win G-3 currency race
Lloyds TSB has topped the three-month currency forecast rankings this week by maintaining its dollar-bullish stance, according to Trevor Williams, chief economist at the bank in London.
Traders position for yen weakness
LONDON - The close of the Japanese financial year sparked a flurry of activity at options desks last week, as speculators and hedgers bought USD/JPY calls with expectations for the yen to continue its losing streak versus the greenback.
Informa: Yen set to regain funding crown
Informa topped the one-month currency forecast rankings this week with a dollar-bullish view.
TMS: the only way is up for EUR/USD
TMS Brokers tops one-month forecast