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FX Concepts’ Taylor turns bearish on US dollar
The head of $3 billion hedge fund FX Concepts says the Federal Reserve’s open ended quantitative easing programme will drive the US dollar lower in coming months.
NAB on top after post-ECB euro rally
National Australia Bank forecast in mid-June that EUR/USD would rise to 1.28, landing it at the top of the three-month currency forecast rankings
QE3 sparks widespread dollar bearishness
The US dollar fell against most major currencies following the announcement of QE3 on September 13, but market participants are lukewarm on the likelihood of its success
Central banks are behaving irrationally, complain currency managers
The ECB's OMT programme fails to tackle growth and a third round of QE from the Fed would be irrational, according to speakers at FX Invest West Coast conference
Euro will continue to strengthen, says BNP Paribas
BNP Paribas anticipated in early August that short-term dollar weakness would support the euro, landing the French bank at the top of the one-month currency forecast rankings
EBS ditches decimals as part of platform overhaul
Full-pip and half-pip pricing will return to major currency pairs on EBS from September 17, as platform's new management team recognises flaws in decimalised pricing
RBC on top with August stagnation forecast
The Canadian bank tops the one-month currency forecast rankings and warns of uncertain forecasting conditions over the next three months
Likelihood of Grexit diminishes ahead of troika review
As European authorities head to Greece to inspect the country's finances, strategists believe it is increasingly unlikely authorities will allow the country to leave the euro
Countries will leave the euro by 2014, says ACI UK poll
The vast majority of respondents believe at least one country will leave the euro by 2014, but expect the single currency to survive
Euro set to fall further after period of stability, says UBS
An accurate forecast that eurodollar would remain steady at 1.24 lands UBS at the top of the one-month rankings, although the bank is more bearish on the currency in the longer term
Lloyds hits Olympic gold with forecasting triumph
Lloyds Banking Group’s focus on core fundamentals lands the bank at the top of the one- and three-month forecast rankings
Spotlight on: Nick Beecroft, Saxo Bank
Saxo’s newly appointed UK chairman and FX industry veteran Nick Beecroft talks to Robert Mackenzie Smith about his priorities in seeking to grow the Danish bank’s presence in the UK, as well as the challenges facing the FX market
Decline in spot volume driven by low volatility and HFT controls
The fall in FX spot volumes revealed in this week’s semi-annual survey data has been driven by low volatility and new controls on HFT behaviour, according to members of the FX JSC
Eurozone woes spreading to China, warns BAML
Bank of America Merrill Lynch has climbed to the top of the one-month forecast rankings after taking a negative view on the euro, but the bank expects it could rally towards year-end
Lloyds spot-on with bearish euro forecast
An accurate prediction in mid-April that the euro would fall to 1.22 within three months lands Lloyds Banking Group at the top of the forecast rankings
VIDEO: Safe-havens in euro turbulence
Looking at the key risks to the Australian dollar, Swedish krona and sterling
Technical analysis of historical data puts GFT in 12-month lead
GFT looked back to market data from June 2010 to make its 12-month forecasts on the euro's dramatic fall
Tail risk cheap, but few takers
Market dislocation has created attractive tail risk hedging opportunities, but demand is failing to take off, writes Joti Mangat
Eurozone tension expected to cross the Atlantic
Attention of FX market participants is beginning to shift to the effects of the US presidential election and the impending "fiscal cliff"
RBS on top with short-term euro resilience bet
Royal Bank of Scotland predicted the euro would bounce a little more than expected in June, landing it at the top of the one-month rankings
Market sceptical of quick fix for Europe
Thomson Reuters – IFR Markets topped the one-month forecast table, with an accurate prediction that the continuing eurozone crisis would weigh on the euro
Market losing patience with the euro, says Crédit Agricole
Crédit Agricole's accurate handle on risk aversion in the eurozone lands it at the top of this week's one-month forecast rankings
VIDEO: Greek vote increases focus on policy response ahead of FOMC meeting
Saxo Bank's John Hardy looks at the policy risk following Greece's vote to stay in the euro
VIDEO: Greek vote increases focus on policy response ahead of FOMC meeting
Saxo Bank's John Hardy looks at the policy risk following Greece's vote to stay in the euro