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BoE predictions help CMC to top spot
CMC Markets topped this week's three-month currency forecast rankings with a bearish sterling view based on expectations the Bank of England (BoE) would expand its quantitative easing programme.
Prop traders continue shift to independents
The flow of proprietary foreign exchange traders to independent prop trading houses shows no sign of abating, as uncertainty over remuneration and reduced risk appetite continue to plague global banks.
Westpac's bullish eurozone call pays off
Westpac has sailed to the top of the one-month currency forecast rankings, with a bullish euro view based on improved economic fundamentals in the eurozone.
The search for yield
Investment flows are returning to emerging markets as investors scour the globe for yield, says , senior currency strategist at Brown Brothers Harriman in New York
Struggling with risk
Geoffrey Yu, currency strategist at UBS, looks at the potential for a reversal of risk appetite
Citi: US dollar's loss is euro's gain
Citi has triumphed in the one-month currency forecast rankings, with expectations the US dollar's safe-haven status would take a hit as risk appetite returned.
Japan's retail investors: A piece in the yen puzzle
Michael Klawitter, senior currency strategist at Commerzbank in Frankfurt, evaluates the relationship between Japanese retail traders and the yen