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Eurodollar will break out of 1.4 range by year-end, says SEB
A contrarian view taken in late May that EUR/USD would rise to 1.44 over three months lands SEB at the top of this week’s three-month forecast rankings
Corporates cover their backs with longer-dated options
Corporate hedgers buy longer-dated options amid increased volatility in foreign exchange markets, say market participants
Taking stock of 2011: the euro
The challenges 2011 has already thrown at foreign exchange market participants have been multi-faceted, ranging from a tough trading environment in major currency pairs to the preparation for new trading and clearing regulations. In the first of a series…
Options traders braced for further SNB intervention
Demand has switched from downside EUR/CHF options to upside options in anticipation of further Swiss franc weakening measures from SNB, say senior options traders
CBA forecasts accurately navigate summer of discontent
Australian bank’s expectations on the direction of eurodollar and cable land it at the top of both the one-month and 12-month forecast rankings
TD Securities: Eurodollar lacks directional dynamism
Accurate prediction that the euro would rise against the dollar following the ECB's latest rate hike puts TD Securities at the top of the one-month rankings
FX Week USA 2011: Delegates talk strategy
Farah Khalique talks to delegates and presenters at FX Week USA about the trends driving currency markets in 2011
Greece’s second bailout met with relief
Traders and strategists believe latest rescue package is a positive development, but expect further pain ahead as it is implemented
Scotia Capital goes bearish on sterling
Canadian bank anticipated a fall in cable during the second quarter, landing it at the top of the three-month forecast rankings
Wells Fargo hits the spot with rates-based prediction
Technical analysis on impact of diverging rate hike strategy on currencies puts Wells Fargo at the top of the three-month rankings
SG CIB anticipated euro recovery
The prediction that a political solution to the Greek crisis would strengthen the euro lands French bank at the top of one-month rankings
Spotlight on: Dan O’Sullivan, Société Générale
The French bank’s co-head of global FX trading talks to Farah Khalique about the impact of recent eurodollar volatility on banks and investors, and the practical challenges of implementing new regulatory requirements
Eurodollar rise has run its course, says Standard Chartered
Asian bank saw signs of potential dollar strength in late May, landing it at the top of the one-month forecast rankings
Time for a single reserve currency is over, warns Gulliver
HSBC chief executive expects renminbi to become a reserve currency within 15 years and shares the bank’s outlook for the Chinese currency
RBC takes issue with yen weakness
Canadian bank predicted USD/JPY would go down rather than up, landing it at the top of one-month forecast rankings
UGS signs Kiwi start-up as first client
Start-up currency firm ForexAtom deploys Unified Global Solutions' new Adaptware platform
Crunch time for the US dollar, says Barclays Capital
US economic issues overshadowed by the eurozone crisis will return to the fore in Q3 and push US dollar depreciation, according to quarterly report
Crédit Agricole’s euro view turns from bull to bear
French bank accurately predicted euro would not plummet over the past month, but turns bearish over the next year
Making the case for Asian currencies
Callum Henderson, global head of FX research at Standard Chartered in Singapore, believes Asia is better insulated from the economic downturn than in previous cycles and investors should maintain allocations to the region’s currencies
Morgan Stanley downplayed market sensitivity to European peripheral crisis
Currency markets have become less reactive to the European peripheral crisis and more correlated to growth prospects
AUDIO: Is the European Monetary Union bound to fail?
Nick Beecroft, senior markets consultant at Saxo Bank in London, looks at the key developments in the unfolding sovereign debt crisis and the political will of the Union's architects.
Nomura’s cable strength call prevails
Japanese bank's view that GBP/USD would rise over the past 12 months proved to be accurate
Informa’s ECB rate-based bet pays off
UK analysts bet euro would stay strong as ECB moved ahead of others to hike interest rates
Audio: To QE or not to QE, is the only question?
Markets could be sleepwalking into global crisis 2.0 as a third round of quantitative easing becomes increasingly likely, cautions Nick Beecroft, senior markets consultant at Saxo Bank in London.