Opinion
Talk isn't so cheap
Will the G-7 precipitate a major dollar turning point through stronger rhetoric or co-ordinated intervention? Arnab Das, global emerging markets and FX strategist at Dresdner Kleinwort, expects beefed-up rhetoric, but no action, yet
The technological arms race continues...
One of the key takeaways from the FX Week USA congress last Tuesday is that the unrelenting spend on technology seen over the past few years is unlikely to end. A quick poll of delegates found that two-thirds will spend more on technology in fiscal year…
The end of an era
Teis Knuthsen, head of foreign exchange research at Danske Bank in Copenhagen, says rising inflation could force a shift in the underlying FX regime of the past decade
Overcoming the post-trade dilemma
Heiko Sundermann is head of FXMM client technology at UBS, and is programme manager of a front-to-back business process re-engineering initiative for FX-cash products that aims to increase operations capacity
Automated FX trading models provide diversified alpha
David Popplewell, director of currency structuring at RBS in London, says to look beyond carry baskets and actively managed foreign exchange allocation to generate alpha from FX
Time to tighten the belt
Marc Chandler, chief currency strategist at Brown Brothers Harriman in New York, considers how the fight against rising inflation will affect markets around the globe
ACI on quest for global understanding
The current money market conditions continue to be the subject of debate within the financial community. The discussions are global and, with ACI being a global association, there is a need to reach out to members to understand their current thinking…
New generation CEP for forex liquidity
A white paper being released today (June 30) is set to evangalise the benefits of using adaptive complex-event processing (CEP) technologies for liquidity management in foreign exchange.
No respite this summer
Valentin Marinov, foreign exchange strategist at Dresdner Kleinwort in London, evaluates the prospects of a volatile summer and beyond
Foreign exchange: the entrepreneurs' market
Does anyone get the impression Michael Spencer is not only taking over the foreign exchange industry but also keeping developments in the family?
Aussie star on the wane
The good times are over for the Australian dollar, as the economy stalls, writes Stephen Koukoulas, global strategist at TD Securities
Rescue the rouble
Igor Souzdaltsev, head of financial institutions at OTP Bank (Russia) in Moscow, calls to stave of another financial crisis
Between a rock and a hard place
Patrick Lefler, foreign exchange consultant at Wall Street Systems in New York, looks at the future of CLS as demand grows for bilateral netting
Up, up and Nikkei
Andrew Capon, editor-in-chief at State Street Global Markets research in London, shines a spotlight on Japanese equities
The end of the beginning
David Mann, head of research, at Standard Chartered in Hong Kong looks at the key drivers for the major foreign exchange markets
Why you should know your customers
If market rumours are anything to go by, Currenex, Fixi and an FX prime broker could be locked in bitter recriminations after an algorithmic trading client of London-based investment house Fixi blew up last month.
Asia and the US-led slowdown
Jane Foley, senior foreign exchange strategist and portfolio manager at Redtower Asset Management in London, looks at the implications of a US slowdown on the Asian markets
The new wave
Paul Caplin, chief executive at Caplin Systems in London, discusses the application of Web 2.0 for foreign exchange trading
Efficient correlation
Marc Chandler, chief currency strategist at Brown Brothers Harriman in New York, shows how a study of correlations can reveal valuable information about the shifting relationship between global currencies
Risks for Anglo-Saxon currencies
Mike Gallagher , director of research at IDEAglobal in London, evaluates the prospects for currency markets during a break in the intensity of negative credit or economic news
Land of opportunity
The re-emergence of large numbers of stocks trading at a discount to their net current assets (net/nets) attests to the remarkable values now available in Japan, says Peter Tasker, part of Dresdner Kleinwort's Japan research team in Tokyo.
The retail revolution continues...
With each week comes more news about initiatives carried out by wholesale banks to target the retail foreign exchange market, each applying slightly varying strategies. US investment banks, for example, have been renowned for their aggressive pricing to…
A call for old-fashioned banking?
Over the past few years, buy-side traders have been demanding a levelling of the playing field as they increasingly make markets in foreign exchange like their sell-side peers. So it was surprising, and even refreshing, to hear some calls for old…
A word of warning
Cast your minds back one month...