Japanese Yen
Sharp drop in yen will destabalise markets, warn traders
Observers concerned over potential impact of rapid yen depreciation. However, others say effect will be limited to currencies in Asia
Japan to drive 36% rise in retail foreign exchange volumes in 2013
Yen volatility to drive $380 million a day in global retail FX and CFD market in 2013
Japan trade captivates macro hedge funds
Top hedge fund managers at the Salt conference in Las Vegas are brimming with enthusiasm for Japanese equities as Abeconomics helps weaken the yen and boost economic growth
Breakdown in correlations leads to forex discrimination
Risk aversion has returned, breaking down correlations between assets and leading to investor discrimination between currencies. Mitul Kotecha looks at who stands to gain from this shift in appetite
Eurodollar pullback lands Thomson Reuters top spot
Thomson Reuters - IFR Markets ranks number one in the three-month table after predicting a weakening euro
Return of currency trends a boon for macro managers, says Insight Investment
The strong currency trends in 2013 have been good news for the asset manager, which uses strategies aiming to generate alpha from currency positions
SEB tops one-month table with contrarian yen view
Swedish bank goes against consensus with prediction for a weaker yen based on expectations of greater BoJ intervention
Dollar strength boosts Standard Chartered to top
Standard Chartered's accurate short-term dollar view based on expectations the US economy would outperform other major centres
Market complacency over Korean won ‘staggering’
Traders have been slow to react to heightened tensions between North and South Korea
‘Easy’ stage of yen decline is over, says Jim O’Neill
Further weakening of the Japanese yen may be more gradual than in recent months, but the yen and the Swiss franc are the only G-10 currencies worth trading, says GSAM chairman
BMO in double win with accurate yen forecasts
USD/JPY could rise up to 100 in time, according to Bank of Montreal's Benjamin Reitzes, whose forecasts put the bank at the top of the 12- and one-month forecast rankings
Rabobank dominates 12-month rankings with weak dollar view
A contrarian long-term view that the euro would remain relatively strong has kept Rabobank at the top of the 12-month rankings for the past five weeks
Volatility is here to stay in FX as the currency war engages
Currency markets have jolted back to life in recent weeks, largely driven by the change of government and monetary policy in Japan. With competitive devaluation of currencies clearly now in play, John Hardy believes the volatility is here to stay
Japan institutional investors start unwinding dollar/yen hedge after steep yen drop
While foreign hedge funds have been driving down the value of the yen, now Japan insurers may strengthen the trend
CME reports four days of record open interest in yen
Investors continue to pile into yen options to capture gains from further yen weakness
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
Strong euro bet keeps Danske on top
Danske bank accurately forecast last month that the euro would strengthen in early 2013 while the yen would weaken, although not quite to the levels it has plummeted
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
Beware of bad news in the eurozone, warns Thomson Reuters
An accurate forecast that the eurozone crisis would calm during 2012 lands Thomson Reuters - IFR Markets at the top of the 12-month rankings, but further roadblocks may lie ahead for the euro
SNB to open Singapore branch to support FX activity
Swiss central bank has diversified its reserves into a number of Asian currencies in recent years and will open an office in Singapore by mid-year
Anticipation of yen weakness lands Scotiabank on top
The Canadian bank forecast in December 2011 that the yen would weaken against the dollar – a trend it expects will continue throughout 2013
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
Barclays wins with forecast of yen weakness
A forecast that the yen would weaken during November ahead of forthcoming Japanese elections lands Barclays at the top of this week's one-month currency forecast 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