Swiss Fx Reserves Increases in Past 12 Months EUR/CHF was under moderate pressure in the past few days. It is now trading much below the mark of 1.09 again. The new exchange rate regime does not work to avert increase in balance sheet of SNB, according to Commerzbank...
US: Yellen Provides Balance to Previous Pessimism - MUFG Derek Halpenny, European Head of GMR at MUFG, notes that the Fed Chair Yellen was last night more eager to emphasise the positives while sharing the stage with the previous three Fed Chairmen – Volker, Greenspan and Bernanke...
Should BoJ Intervene in Yen? We at FxWirePro, think they should not. Even if they still do, it may not yield the result they are looking for. Reasons being simple – According to G20 agreement, currency intervention to exploit trade benefits through competitive devaluations are not to be practiced...
USD Lacks Underlying Support - Westpac Richard Franulovich, Research Analyst at Westpac, suggests that a spike in risk aversion may save the USD on selected crosses near term but the beyond that the currency lacks underlying support...
Riksbank Could Stay ‘On-Hold’ in April – Danske Bank According to Senior Analyst at Danske Bank Sverre Holbek, the Riksbank could stay put at its meeting later in the month...
China: Stabilisation of March FX Reserves - Nomura Research Team at Nomura, notes that China’s headline FX reserves rose by USD10.3bn m-o-m in March to USD3.213trn compared with our expectation of a small USD10.0bn decline (we forecast headline reserves at USD3.192trn...
EUR/USD in a Tight Range Near 1.1370 The shared currency is trading almost unchanged vs. its American counterpart at the beginning of the week, taking EUR/USD to the 1.1370 area. EUR/USD gains capped near 1.1450 The pair has faded yesterday’s spike to fresh 2016 peaks in the mid-1...
BoJ: Pressure Mounting to Ease Further - ING Research Team at ING, suggests that the pressure has increased on the BoJ to deliver some form of stimulus at the 28 April meeting...
JPY: Time for BoJ intervention? – ING Research Team at ING, suggests that the bar for unilateral intervention remains high as far as JPY is concerned...
Time to Pick a Top in the Australian Dollar? - BBH Research Team at BBH, suggests looking for a top in the Australian dollar. Key Quotes “The low for the year was set in mid-January (~$0.6830), before the other markets turned. The MSCI emerging market equity index bottomed on January 21...
Japan's Inada: Now is Not the Time for Forex Intervention Chair of the Policy Research Council of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) in Japan, Tomomi Inada, said now is not the time for forex intervention...
NZD/USD Recovery Remains Confined Below 0.6800 The overnight recovery in the NZD/USD pair lost steam just shy of 0.68 barrier, and the prices drifted slightly lower thereon, as bull remain depressed by the selling in the Asian markets...
GBP to Remain Better Offered - FXStreet Ross Burland, Analyst at FXStreet, suggests that as we approach the 23rd June, the pound will undoubtedly remain better offered...
AUD Rally: It’s Complicated – Westpac Sean Callow, Research Analyst at Westpac, suggests that the optimism over AUD has cooled somewhat...
US: Expect a Single Fed Hike this Year - SocGen Kit Juckes, Research Analyst at Societe Generale, suggests that the FOMC Minutes themselves don’t tell us much we didn’t already know...
Sterling/Dollar 3 Month IV Crosses Above 16% Three month volatility in Sterling, which now includes the referendum date has crossed previous high around 15.2% and crossed above 16% for first time in six years...
SGD: MAS Preview, No Change but Market Under-Prices Easing Risk - ANZ Khoon Goh, Senior FX Strategist at ANZ Research, expects MAS to maintain their current policy settings at the April review...
Doves Flying High for FOMC – Investec Research Team at Investec, suggests that the minutes showed the FOMC to be split in their views, with the doves (led by Chair Yellen) winning out...
US: No Consensus from Within - ING James Smith, Economist at ING, suggests that the latest Fed minutes show that a range of views persist within the FOMC, which suggests little prospect of a near-term rate hike...
