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FX Markets Best Banks Awards 2021: Best bank for USD/CAD – BMO Capital Markets
BMO Capital Markets is making the most of strong Canadian fundamentals, including high oil prices, political stability and the loonie’s transition from high-volatility commodity asset to safe haven
Best Banks Awards: ANZ
ANZ has been voted the winner of the Best Bank for Australian Dollar category at the 2018 FX Week Best Banks Awards
Australian corporates pessimistic on Aussie
A survey by East & Partners shows Australian corporates preparing for their country's currency to weaken
RBNZ cuts rates to record low as Kiwi strength weighs on inflation
Board reaffirms move in light of Donald Trump's victory, but the cut has been on the cards for some time
FX markets not positioned for Fed hike
Investors are still sceptical of Fed action, and participants are looking at commodity currencies for better opportunities
House prices complicate outlook as RBNZ holds
Central bank caught between strong New Zealand dollar and rising risks in the housing market; keeps rates on hold
Dairy demand data available for FX traders for first time
Global Dairy Trade publishes data that is often behind Kiwi dollar moves
NZD slides to four-month low as central bank hints at easing
Kiwi reaches lowest levels since October as the RBNZ suggests a prolonged inflation battle; exchange rate predicted to weaken
Best Bank for Australian Dollar: ANZ
The Australian bank has taken advantage of global players reducing their business in ANZ's core markets to strengthen its own presence there
AUD/NZD lows will not last
Growth, carry and commodity prices have given the Kiwi the upper hand, but ultimately, the Aussie should gain support from the stabilisation of asset markets and commodity prices
Pencil in a year-end parity party
Relative growth, commodity prices and valuation favour further declines in the cross, despite post-RBNZ knee-jerk spike
NZD/CNY begins direct trading agreement
The announcement of a direct FX trading relationship between New Zealand and China will lead to improved efficiency, say approved market-makers
Eurodollar pullback lands Thomson Reuters top spot
Thomson Reuters - IFR Markets ranks number one in the three-month table after predicting a weakening euro
New Zealand to increase supervision of margin foreign exchange brokers, says government official
180 companies come under fire by regulators for failing to meet rules for operating as a financial services provider
Moving up from down under
Following his recent appointment as global head of FX at Commonwealth Bank of Australia, Kieran Salter talks to Robert Mackenzie Smith about his mission to ensure the bank’s FX capabilities are globally recognised, and the major technology overhaul the…
Yield makes a comeback
Two months into 2012, Mitul Kotecha assesses the modest healing process that appears to have taken hold in currency markets after a period of marked risk aversion, and explains why yield is becoming a key factor influencing investor appetite
FX markets driven excessively by 'headline noise', says Aviva’s currency chief
Volatility in foreign exchange markets has been driven increasingly by a desire to re-price on the back of every headline, says Pierre Lequeux, head of currency management at Aviva Investors
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
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
Finding your currency bearings in 2011
Mitul Kotecha, head of global foreign exchange research at Crédit Agricole CIB, summarises the themes that have been driving the FX markets in the first two months of 2011
Forex booms across major platforms
Electronic brokers reported record-breaking trading volumes in October, reflecting a continued upward trend in FX and an interest in commodity currencies.