Quantitative easing
BoJ inertia informs Westpac's chart-topping yen forecast
An accurate forecast on the direction of USD/JPY - based on the view that the Bank of Japan would remain behind the curve on intervention - lands Westpac at the top of the three-month rankings
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
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
Managing currency risk: the buy-side perspective
Saima Farooqi asked six industry experts to describe their strategies to navigate through a challenging 2012
QE3 will be positive for GBP
A new bout of quantitative easing might be positive for sterling, but will likely lead to dollar depreciation, argues Adam Cole
BoE’s King says eurozone is ‘tearing itself apart’
Latest Inflation Report from the Bank of England lowers growth estimates for the economy; King says situation in eurozone continues to put pressure on the UK
VIDEO: Euro outlook amid Greek exit fears
John Hardy, global head of FX strategy at Saxo Bank in London, looks at the implications of a Greek exit from the euro.
Chart-topping CMC goes against the grain on yen
Strategists at CMC Markets took an accurate view on the long-term direction of two major safe-haven currencies in 2011, landing the firm top in the 12-month forecast rankings
US dollar emerging from the woods, says SLJ Macro Partners
Weighing up the net effect of a negative outlook in the eurozone with positive growth signs in the US, Stephen Jen favours the US dollar
Buy the Indian rupee, says State Street Global Advisors
Having been bearish on the rupee for several years, the firm's head of currency management has become more positive in recent months, and now rates the currency as a top EM bet
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
Tracking the effects of QE on cable
Commonwealth Bank of Australia, Wells Fargo and Standard Chartered take top position for GBP/USD forecasts through accurate analysis of the effects of central bank policies on the two currencies
The renminbi's road to success
The renminbi is on the up, but is it climbing fast enough? Farah Khalique talks to currency strategists and a global head of FX structuring about the performance of the currency and future trends
Sterling: hamstrung by the latest round of QE?
With the announcement from the Bank of England on October 6 of a further round of quantitative easing, the consensus view of contributors to FX Week’s currency forecast index is that cable will remain around 1.55 for the next three months, despite being…
AUDIO: Welcome to Crisis 2.0
With all proxies for risk appetite at or below summer 2010, a third round of quantitative easing is inevitable, says Saxo Bank
View from a global head of FX
Tim Carrington, global head of FX at Royal Bank of Scotland, talks to Farah Khalique about the exceptionally poor liquidity in FX markets in recent weeks and why he remains bearish on the US dollar but bullish on sterling and the yen
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
AUDIO: QE3, China and trendless markets
Nick Beecroft, senior markets consultant at Saxo Bank in London, says the risks of crisis 2.0 have just gone up.
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.
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.
Reality check on CAD and AUD assumptions
Jeremy Stretch, head of FX strategy at CIBC in London, asks whether the Canadian or the Australian dollar is a better buy in an environment in which both appear attractive alternatives to struggling traditional currencies
Audio: ECB and BOJ face crisis
Nick Beecroft, senior markets consultant at Saxo Bank, discusses the challenges facing the European Central Bank and the Bank of Japan
Parker down in October
The Parker FX Index reported a loss at -0.12% in October, as markets were marked by a depreciating US dollar, with the DXY Index declining to -1.85%.
Signs of dollar weakness
Divyang Shah, strategist at Thomson Reuters IFR Markets, winner of the FX Week Best Bank award for FX strategy and research, shares his views on broad-based dollar weakness