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  • Declining oil prices to steal CAD’s crown as commodity currency king

    Published: 18 May 2012

    The lacklustre macroeconomic outlook and elevated oil-supply levels point to a continued fall in crude prices and a further blow to the G10’s most oil-sensitive currency, the Canadian dollar.

  • Charting the Greek exit crisis; making sense of Hellenic politics

    Published: 17 May 2012

    The run up to the repeat Greek general election on June 17 will intensify the debate about the country’s future in the eurozone – and understanding the ramifications of Greece’s internal politics will be essential in determining the direction of the euro.

  • Prepare for end of sterling bull trend

    Published: 16 May 2012

    An intensification of the eurozone risks, highlighted by the Bank of England (BoE) in its quarterly Inflation Report, could be the catalyst for sterling’s retracement of its recent gains.

  • Greece proving to be sideshow for German-powered euro

    Published: 15 May 2012

    The chance of a Greek exit from the euro is on the rise, and so the question for investors has turned from why is the single currency so strong, to how low can it trade and how fast. So far, the answer has been not much lower and not very quickly, considering the future of the euro project could be on the line.

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    • CIBC appoints new head of FX trading in London

      Published: 18 May 2012

      The Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce has hired Nick Waite as executive director and head of FX trading in London, the bank has confirmed.

    • Declining oil prices to steal CAD’s crown as commodity currency king

      Published: 18 May 2012

      The lacklustre macroeconomic outlook and elevated oil-supply levels point to a continued fall in crude prices and a further blow to the G10’s most oil-sensitive currency, the Canadian dollar.

    • ANZ FX hiring spree continues

      Published: 18 May 2012

      ANZ has hired Anshul Sidher, head of structured derivatives and offshore rates at Barclays in Singapore, and Bryn Meredith-Foster, a director and senior yen options trader also from Barclays in Singapore, reports Derivatives Intelligence, a sister publication of EuromoneyFXNews.

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    • ANZ FX hiring spree continues

      Published: 18 May 2012

      ANZ has hired Anshul Sidher, head of structured derivatives and offshore rates at Barclays in Singapore, and Bryn Meredith-Foster, a director and senior yen options trader also from Barclays in Singapore, reports Derivatives Intelligence, a sister publication of EuromoneyFXNews.

    • Declining oil prices to steal CAD’s crown as commodity currency king

      Published: 18 May 2012

      The lacklustre macroeconomic outlook and elevated oil-supply levels point to a continued fall in crude prices and a further blow to the G10’s most oil-sensitive currency, the Canadian dollar.

    • Charting the Greek exit crisis; making sense of Hellenic politics

      Published: 17 May 2012

      The run up to the repeat Greek general election on June 17 will intensify the debate about the country’s future in the eurozone – and understanding the ramifications of Greece’s internal politics will be essential in determining the direction of the euro.

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    • ANZ FX hiring spree continues

      Published: 18 May 2012

      ANZ has hired Anshul Sidher, head of structured derivatives and offshore rates at Barclays in Singapore, and Bryn Meredith-Foster, a director and senior yen options trader also from Barclays in Singapore, reports Derivatives Intelligence, a sister publication of EuromoneyFXNews.

    • Charting the Greek exit crisis; making sense of Hellenic politics

      Published: 17 May 2012

      The run up to the repeat Greek general election on June 17 will intensify the debate about the country’s future in the eurozone – and understanding the ramifications of Greece’s internal politics will be essential in determining the direction of the euro.

    • French retail FX set for take off

      Published: 17 May 2012

      The French retail foreign exchange market looks set for a boom in activity during the next 12 months, as a wave of new entrants is expected to start trading FX, according to a report published by independent research organization Investment Trends.

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    • Charting the Greek exit crisis; making sense of Hellenic politics

      Published: 17 May 2012

      The run up to the repeat Greek general election on June 17 will intensify the debate about the country’s future in the eurozone – and understanding the ramifications of Greece’s internal politics will be essential in determining the direction of the euro.

    • French retail FX set for take off

      Published: 17 May 2012

      The French retail foreign exchange market looks set for a boom in activity during the next 12 months, as a wave of new entrants is expected to start trading FX, according to a report published by independent research organization Investment Trends.

    • Nordea swaps EM debt hard-currency manager

      Published: 17 May 2012

      Danish bank Nordea is replacing its emerging market debt hard-currency manager HSBC with US firm Pramerica Investment Management, according to Global Money Management, a sister publication of EuromoneyFXNews.

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    • ANZ FX hiring spree continues

      Published: 18 May 2012

      ANZ has hired Anshul Sidher, head of structured derivatives and offshore rates at Barclays in Singapore, and Bryn Meredith-Foster, a director and senior yen options trader also from Barclays in Singapore, reports Derivatives Intelligence, a sister publication of EuromoneyFXNews.

    • CIBC appoints new head of FX trading in London

      Published: 18 May 2012

      The Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce has hired Nick Waite as executive director and head of FX trading in London, the bank has confirmed.

    • ANZ hires options trader

      Published: 16 May 2012

      An ex-precious metal options trader at Natixis is joining ANZ as an FX options trader in London in a new role, according to Derivatives Intelligence, a sister publication to EuromoneyFXNews.