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Dollar still top currency for central banks
LONDON – Market speculation that central banks began rebalancing their reserves away from the dollar last year was misled, according to the Bank for International Settlements’...
SAO PAULO -- The Brazilian real strengthened after the US Federal Reserve’s decision to cut interest rates on Wednesday (June 25), but was...
WASHINGTON, DC -- The Federal Reserve’s 25 basis point interest rate cut last week did little to excite the FX markets, and analysts said the...
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Politics mars eastern European FX process
BUDAPEST -- Political interference in Hungary’s monetary policy decisions could ultimately damage regional currencies and derail the accession process to the eurozone, analysts told FX Week .
No change likely for ringgit/dollar peg
KUALA LUMPAR -- The Malaysian ringgit’s (MYR) peg to the US dollar is likely to remain in place, analysts in Asia told FX Week , despite mounting speculation last week that it may be relaxed ahead of Malaysian prime minister Mahathir Mohamad’s...
Analysts play down yuan revaluation talk
SHANGHAI -- Despite speculation that China may revalue its yuan currency, analysts polled by FX Week said an imminent change in the currency's peg is unlikely.
Euro pauses for breath as risk appetite wanes
LONDON -- FX traders had a chance to regroup last week following months of volatile dollar declines and new highs for the euro.
Yield chasers boost British pound
LONDON -- In a week dominated by interest rate decisions and outlooks, the British pound powered to a three-and-a-half-year peak against the US dollar.
Japan fights to keep yen down
TOKYO -- Data issued last week by the Bank of Japan (BoJ) revealed that May saw a record amount spent in the FX markets, and proved that Japanese authorities are willing to enter into a protracted battle to prevent yen strength.
Prat-Gay rapped by Argentine cabinet
BUENOS AIRES -- Alfonso Prat-Gay, former FX research chief at JP Morgan Chase in London and now president of Argentina's central bank, landed in hot water last week over comments he made about the Argentine currency.
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