Swiss franc benefits from haven status as doubts spread
Fri, 3 Sep 2010 23:07:29 +0100, Financial Times

Swiss franc hits record high against the euro and nears parity against the dollar as worries over the global economic recovery drive haven demand

Renminbi dispute looks set to haunt Sino-US economic talks
Fri, 3 Sep 2010 21:22:00 +0100, Financial Times

President Barack Obama's top economic adviser will arrive for talks in Beijing this weekend, just as the simmering argument about the Chinese currency and global imbalances threatens to heat up again.

Swedish krona hits high against euro
Thu, 2 Sep 2010 23:13:13 +0100, Financial Times

The Swedish krona rises to a two-year high against the euro after the Swedish central bank raises interest rates and delivers an upbeat economic assessment

SNB is backed into a forex corner
Thu, 2 Sep 2010 16:48:25 +0100, Financial Times

The Swiss franc might be hovering near record highs against the euro, but the Swiss National Bank is unlikely to revert to direct intervention

Growth provides fillip for Australian dollar
Wed, 1 Sep 2010 23:00:26 +0100, Financial Times

The Australian dollar makes rapid progress as forecast-beating growth data dents expectations that the Reserve Bank of Australia will cut interest rates

Emerging market dollar issues soar
Wed, 1 Sep 2010 21:02:01 +0100, Financial Times

Companies and governments in emerging markets borrow more cheaply in the dollar than in their currencies for the first time in two years

May cause side FX
Wed, 1 Sep 2010 20:18:36 +0100, Financial Times

The continuing and increasing popularity of forex trading may be relatively easy to explain, but it is much harder to justify

Demonised 'algos' push the surge in FX trading
Wed, 1 Sep 2010 00:04:23 +0100, Financial Times

High-frequency traders are a fast-increasing force in FX markets, which is sparking a fierce debate as to their value to the market

Banks' shift pushes FX trading to $4,000bn a day
Wed, 1 Sep 2010 00:04:23 +0100, Financial Times

Currency trading has surged to record levels in 2010 as banks have become increasingly interested in foreign exchange in their search for less risky sources of profits

Swiss franc jumps to high against euro
Tue, 31 Aug 2010 20:41:38 +0100, Financial Times

The Swiss franc rose to a high against the euro on Tuesday and a seven-month peak against the dollar

Backlash prompts rethink on forex leverage
Tue, 31 Aug 2010 19:11:16 +0100, Financial Times

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission softens proposals on the use of borrowed money in retail foreign exchange trades in the face of an unprecedented pushback from dealers and small traders

Renminbi deposits jump at HK banks
Tue, 31 Aug 2010 17:55:13 +0100, Financial Times

Hong Kong's bankis accumulated renminbi deposits at the fastest pace in more than two years in July as China boosted the international use of its currency

Yen undaunted as BoJ announcement disappoints
Mon, 30 Aug 2010 22:09:27 +0100, Financial Times

The yen continued to climb despite the Bank of Japan's announcement that it was expanding its special loan programme

UK quarterly growth revised upwards
Fri, 27 Aug 2010 22:26:24 +0100, Financial Times

The UK economy grew at its fastest pace in 11 years in the second quarter but serious doubts remain that the momentum of recovery can be maintained as government spending cuts begin to bite

Prospect of yen intervention rises
Fri, 27 Aug 2010 21:40:25 +0100, Financial Times

The Japanese currency surged to a 15-year high this week as investors sought safe havens amid a stream of poor US economic data