Sterling: an old story gets interesting

A changing longer-term dollar paradigm

Pete Luxton, global economic adviser at Informa Global Markets in London says the dollar may be reaching a turning point

The Brazilian real: Can it be reined in?

Simon Derrick, chief currency markets strategist at BNY Mellon in London discusses Brazil, its capital controls, and the implications for other emerging economies

Diode decoupling

While there is increasing optimism about the global economy's rebound, the growth story is fractured. Asia - especially China but also South Korea, among others - is seeing strong growth while Western economies lag, says Paul Mortimer-Lee, strategist...

The reserve dollar: two sides of the coin

Future bright for CE-3

With the Slovak koruna joining the eurozone in January, the Hungarian forint and the Polish zloty are next in line for a convergence rally in 2009, says David Hauner, currency strategist at Bank of America in London

The return of PPP

The rapid fall of currencies against the US dollar is restoring balance to the currency markets, as stability in purchasing power parity (PPP) returns, says Margaret Kempner, currency strategist at Brown Brothers Harriman

A storm in a teacup

Henrik Gullberg, senior foreign exchange strategist at Deutsche Bank in London, says fears over the Swiss franc's status as a safe-haven currency are exaggerated