Eurozone
Convergence could ignite volatility, says TD Securities
As convergence of macroeconomic conditions gathers pace in 2018, rotation of capital will favour non-dollar assets
Sterling to remain vulnerable, Rabobank says
The Dutch bank sees GBP/USD trading at $1.32 in three months and at $1.28 in 12 months
Johnson set to take stand today
Mark Johnson will testify in his own defence today following day of high drama on October 10 around Rodgers’ analysis
Euro appreciation to slow, says BMO Capital Markets
Canadian bank sees dips in EUR/USD as buying opportunities, given US dollar is in medium-term downtrend
London Stock Exchange Group boosts LCH stake
LCH’s activity has ballooned over the past 12 months, with its ForexClear platform clearing more than a trillion dollars’ worth of non-deliverable forward trades in August
Swissie’s fate now depends on ECB, strategists say
Sudden directional turn in EUR/CHF is a welcome relief for the SNB, even though the move to 1.15 is thanks to the ECB
BoE warns of potential disruption to clearing business for EU firms
Fragmentation of market-based finance could result in greater costs and risk for European Union and UK companies
Stronger dollar leaves Westpac victorious
Australian bank expects Federal Reserve to deliver another hike by June
EU elections could reopen old euro wounds
Anti-EU success in elections this week could cause long-term damage to the eurozone's future, participants warn
FX Week Europe: Eurozone break-up ‘inevitable’, says ECU currency chief
Short-term policies have delayed the break-up of the eurozone, but a disorderly exit of debt-laden countries is inevitable, says chief investment officer Michael Petley
TMS Brokers tops table as euro falls
Polish broker tops one-month forecasts with expectations of a weaker euro
CMC Markets triumphs by backing the greenback
CMC Markets tops this week's three-month currency forecast rankings with expectations of yen and euro weakness
Swedbank's Bo Sundström looks back on 40 years of FX trading
Bo Sundström is approaching retirement from Swedbank after almost 40 years as an FX spot trader in Stockholm. He talks to Miriam Siers about his experiences
Euro's future unaffected by turmoil in Italy, say panellists
The results of Italy's election may have created uncertainty, but the eurozone's future remains intact, according to speakers at the FX Invest Europe conference
Rabobank dominates 12-month rankings with weak dollar view
A contrarian long-term view that the euro would remain relatively strong has kept Rabobank at the top of the 12-month rankings for the past five weeks
Euro outlook 'unpredictable' after recent strength
Despite the resurgence of confidence in the euro since the turn of the year, participants appear to be following the caution expressed by Mario Draghi yesterday over whether the trend is sustainable
Anticipation of yen weakness lands Scotiabank on top
The Canadian bank forecast in December 2011 that the yen would weaken against the dollar – a trend it expects will continue throughout 2013
Saxo Bank on the yen's decline
John Hardy, global head of FX strategy at Saxo Bank shares his views on the G-3 currencies
FX Week Europe: Disaster in the eurozone still plausible, warns Neil Record
Founder of Record Currency Management favours a new type of hedging product that protects investors from the exit of eurozone members
Responding to change
Purnur Schneider and Christopher Cruden at Insch Capital Management in Lugano, Switzerland, use the Black-Litterman model to test strategies designed to work in changing market conditions
Euro will weather the storm, says Natixis economist
Germany will not allow the euro to fail, which is why the currency is performing better than expected, according to Asia economist at Natixis
Currency managers suffering badly in 2012, research finds
Low volatility and the eurozone crisis have combined to push currency management returns further into the red in 2012, according to JW Partners
Euro will continue to rise, says HSBC
HSBC's bullish view on the euro - which it continues to hold in its current forecasts - lands the bank at the top of the one-month forecast rankings