What to see from certain market positions?
We can make the case that positioning in some markets has been overextended.
We can make the case that positioning in some markets has been overextended.
Currently, foreign exchange rate fluctuations in Vietnam are assessed at an acceptable level, helping to increase foreign exchange reserves. With exchange rate...
Volatility has slumped in the G10 FX market. Should we take this as a sign that boring range-trading is set to persist? Or is it a sign that the market is waiting for...
According to experts, the USD/VND rate will experience strong pressure in 2023, with domestic inflation and the Fed's rate hike having a big impact on its volatility.
As far as we can see surveys of investors appear to show a clear preference for international equities over those in the US. This can change, of course but, if it does...
VNDirect Securities Corporation expects Vietnamese foreign exchange reserves to recover to 3.3 months of imports and reach 102 billion USD by the end of this year from...
Different export firms are affected differently by FX volatility and an increase in interest rates.
Trading has only just resumed for the year but already the FX market seems to have the bit between its teeth to produce another volatile year.
The BIS’s recent report titled "Dollar Debt in FX Swaps and Forwards: Huge, Missing, and Growing" sounds quite alarming.
In addressing this question, we want to look at what surprises could happen next year that boost currencies in a way that we might not be anticipating.
Major central banks have accumulated huge amounts of assets via all the bond (and FX) purchases done over the years since the global financial crisis (GFC).
Just recently we’ve seen two instances of intervention: FX intervention by the Bank of Japan (BoJ) and Bank of England (BoE) intervention in the gilt market.
Japan has begun FX intervention, but its chances of success could be compromised by the BoJ’s target band for JGB yields.
The domestic foreign exchange market remains stable amid global volatility.
The key question is whether the SNB will continue to allow the franc to rise in its next monetary policy meeting.
A plethora of central bank meetings this week will hog the headlines and possibly dictate short-term, if not longer-term currency movements.
Until not too long ago, all kinds of inflation seemed to be considered as bad. But then came the period of lowflation and, for some, almost permanent deflation. The...
Currency volatility is very low. It seems that the FX market is looking for new catalysts from central banks.
The most significant example of ongoing intervention in FX has been from the Swiss National Bank (SNB) as it tries to stop the franc from rising too rapidly against the...
The possible near-term FX market stability will include the outlook for Fed policy and whether tensions in Afghanistan create a wider risk-off sentiment in the...
The dollar has strengthened following the Fed’s slightly more hawkish take on monetary policy last week. But according to Standard Bank, it is not expected to set off a...