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FT Hard Currency
Markets on horns of euro-dollar dilemma

FT Hard Currency

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 27, 2018 10:46


A Federal Reserve rate rise had little impact on the dollar while ECB president Mario Draghi drove the euro higher with optimistic comments on eurozone wages and inflation. But is that enough for a sustained market push to buy euros and sell dollars? Jeremy Thomson-Cook of World First gives his thoughts to Roger Blitz and looks at the the effect of growing trade tensions on emerging market currencies See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

FT Hard Currency
Brexit, trade tensions, and why investors don't look too fussed

FT Hard Currency

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 20, 2018 11:38


Trade tensions are hotting up, Brexit talks are souring and the Federal Reserve is gearing up for another rate hike, yet currencies in the firing line, from emerging markets to sterling, seem unperturbed. Jane Foley of Rabobank tells Roger Blitz why currency moves are not reverting to type See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

FT Hard Currency
Wages growth pays dividend for euro and sterling

FT Hard Currency

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 13, 2018 11:14


Inflation strength in Europe and the the UK and weakness in the US were important factors in forex as central banks took centre stage, while Turkey's big interest rate rise helped stabilise emerging markets. Kamal Sharma of BofA Merrill Lynch tells Roger Blitz what that means for the dollar, the euro and the pound, and whether EM currencies are out of the woods See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

FT Hard Currency
EM can't catch a break

FT Hard Currency

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 6, 2018 11:33


A week dominated by falls in emerging market currencies, notably the South African rand, is triggering another bout of concern that the problems that afflicted the Argentine peso and the Turkish lira this year are becoming contagious. Kit Juckes of Société Générale discusses with Roger Blitz the reasons why EM are again under pressure and what it would take for their currencies to gain some respite See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

FT Hard Currency
Troubling Trump depresses the dollar

FT Hard Currency

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 23, 2018 11:23


The dollar came under pressure on two fronts this week - Donald Trump's impeachment risk and the president's disparaging remarks about the Federal Reserve for raising US interest rates. But it is the Fed's own views, with a tilt to the dovish side, that should see the dollar lose the momentum of recent months, Société Générale's Alvin Tan tells Roger Blitz. That should mean renewed strength for the euro and yen, but not necessarily for emerging market currencies. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

FT Hard Currency
Turkish turmoil raises markets' temperature

FT Hard Currency

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 16, 2018 12:53


Turkey's troubled lira, worries about emerging market currencies and the impact of sanctions and tariffs on the rouble and renminbi have put foreign exchange at the heart of the financial market's traditional August anxiety. Derek Halpenny of MUFG discusses with Roger Blitz the longer term implications of the weeks of summer turmoil, and offers a note of caution on the rising dollar See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

FT Hard Currency
Dollar to drive on, pound to stay pat

FT Hard Currency

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 19, 2018 11:29


Federal Reserve chair Jay Powell this week injected renewed vigour into the dollar, while weak data and Brexit woes undermined the pound. David Bloom of HSBC tells Roger Blitz why the case for continued dollar strength is more convincing than the case for further sterling weakness. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

FT Hard Currency
Pound takes a pass on Boris blow-out

FT Hard Currency

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 12, 2018 12:19


Investors treated the UK foreign secretary's resignation with little concern, leaving the pound poised for a rally as the prospect of a softer Brexit looms into view. Ugo Lancioni of Neuberger Berman tells Roger Blitz why he is a buyer of sterling, and looks at the implications of trade tensions on the market See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

FT Hard Currency
China plays its currency card

FT Hard Currency

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 5, 2018 11:19


China's central bank verbally intervened to stabilise the renminbi after a fall that echoed the dramatic declines of 2015-16. Stephen Gallo of Bank of Montreal tells Roger Blitz what we learned about China's currency strategy and argues that G10 policy normalisation is back on track, which should see the euro push higher See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

FT Hard Currency
Markets mindful of Merkel's migration problems

FT Hard Currency

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 28, 2018 10:56


Investors have barely had time to acknowledge that there is an EU summit taking place, as trade wars and China worries occupy their thoughts. But as John Wraith of UBS tells Roger Blitz, that's not to say they are complacent about the implications of a slowing eurozone economy and rising populism on the continent See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

FT Hard Currency
EM sell-off: now it's Asia's turn

FT Hard Currency

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 21, 2018 10:54


The emerging markets sell-off is starting to weigh on Asian currencies. Mansoor Mohi-uddin of NatWest Markets explores the reasons with Roger Blitz, looking at the impact of trade tensions on China and Federal Reserve chair Jay Powell's ambivalence towards EM economies See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

FT Hard Currency
Fed flies, ECB evolves

FT Hard Currency

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 14, 2018 11:04


A big week in the policy making world saw the US Federal Reserve plough on with rate hikes while the European Central Bank took a more dovish approach, even though it set a timetable for the end of asset purchases. Michael Sneyd of BNP Paribas tells Roger Blitz what that means for the euro and the dollar. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

FT Hard Currency
Euro-bulls should rein in their euphoria

FT Hard Currency

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 7, 2018 10:32


European Central Bank policymakers warmed up investors to a potentially big announcement next week on asset purchases and normalisation, sending the euro higher. Does this mark the end of the dollar rally? Not so fast, Rabobank's Jane Foley tells Roger Blitz - there is less to this ECB strategy shift than meets the eye. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

FT Hard Currency
Rome's home truths for markets

FT Hard Currency

Play Episode Listen Later May 31, 2018 9:37


Markets were guilty of complacency about Italy, says Adrian Hilton of Columbia Threadneedle, failing to appreciate the existential threat to the euro. He tells Roger Blitz what this week's fallout in bonds and currencies means for investors' risk appetite for the rest of 2018 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

FT Hard Currency
How to digest a roasted Turkey

FT Hard Currency

Play Episode Listen Later May 24, 2018 11:13


The Turkish lira's collapse has emerging market investors wondering whether there is any case for continuing to hold assets there. Yerlan Syzdykov of European asset manager Amundi, who was among those investors to lunch with president Recep Tayyip Erdogan in London last week, examines the pros and cons with Roger Blitz See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

FT Hard Currency
Ripple effects of EM forex falls

FT Hard Currency

Play Episode Listen Later May 17, 2018 11:32


Local factors are contributing to sharp falls in the currencies of Argentina and Turkey, but other emerging markets cannot escape the impact of the dollar's strength. Simon Quijano-Evans of Legal & General Investment Management looks at the implications for EM and tells Roger Blitz why the US cannot ignore the sell-off for too long See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

FT Hard Currency
EM investors' pain trade

FT Hard Currency

Play Episode Listen Later May 10, 2018 10:26


The rout in emerging market currencies has exposed investors to an uncomfortable realisation - they were too willing to buy the EM rally at the start of the year, says Roger Hallam of JP Morgan Asset Management. He spells out to Roger Blitz the lessons of this episode See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

FT Hard Currency
Don’t dismiss dollar drive

FT Hard Currency

Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2018 10:40


The sharp rally in the dollar has investors asking whether it is sustainable or about to fizzle out. Simon Derrick of BNY Mellon has the answer, and as he tells Roger Blitz it’s all to do with yield. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

FT Hard Currency
Forget the dollar, follow the yield

FT Hard Currency

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 26, 2018 12:32


A rising dollar and a rising oil price are two of the big market moves of the week. But as Bill McQuaker of Fidelity International tells Roger Blitz, the biggest was the 10-year Treasury yield hitting 3 per cent, signalling the end of the bond bull market and the start of a more turbulent phase for markets. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

FT Hard Currency
Doubt dominates market mood

FT Hard Currency

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 19, 2018 11:55


Despite global growth, investors are struggling to find a driver, not just in foreign exchange but in other markets. What's causing this doubt and introspection? Helen Thomas of macro-economic consultancy Blonde Money tells Roger Blitz that three market tremors of recent weeks, related to electronically-traded funds, are behind investor uncertainty See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

FT Hard Currency
EM embraces the change

FT Hard Currency

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 5, 2018 11:34


Trade tensions and equity sell-offs should be making investors wary of risky emerging market assets. But Wike Groenenberg of BNP Paribas tells Roger Blitz why EM is proving resilient to market pressures and looks at the factors that will influence its performance for the rest of the year See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

FT Hard Currency
Keep calm, but keep an eye on protectionism

FT Hard Currency

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 29, 2018 12:41


January's euphoria seems a world away as volatility infects markets, but Silvia Dall'Angelo of Hermes Investment Management tells Roger Blitz that economic fundamentals are still sound and the dollar remains under pressure. The big worry, however, is a widening trade war. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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FT Hard Currency
Doubts about the dollar, positives for for the pound

FT Hard Currency

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2018 11:04


A Fed rate hike, market tensions about tariffs, a Brexit transition deal and Bank of England hawkishness - Erik Norland of CME Group tells Roger Blitz why things are looking up for sterling and less promising for the greenback See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

FT Hard Currency
Dollar decline - here to stay

FT Hard Currency

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 22, 2018 11:30


Federal Reserve hawkishness and market nerves have given the dollar a reprieve from depreciation, but reasons for its weakness far outweigh reasons why it may rebound. Bilal Hafeez of Nomura tells Roger Blitz that not only are we in a dollar bear market but we've been trading it for a year and it's got several years to go. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

FT Hard Currency
Bad week for markets? Not a bit of it

FT Hard Currency

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 8, 2018 14:13


Was it a market turmoil, a crash? Or just a jolt, a correction? Whatever your description of this week's equities sell-off, it adds up to a healthy adjustment to a market that is better placed for volatility, as the world gets used to rising inflation and rate rises. That's the view of Max Kettner of Commerzbank, who also discusses with Roger Blitz the surprisingly hawkish Bank of England meeting and the fluctuating dollar See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

FT Hard Currency
Dollar bears gain a cheerleader

FT Hard Currency

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 25, 2018 12:48


US Treasury secretary Steven Mnuchin sent forex traders' screens into meltdown when he said a weak dollar was in US interests. With trade tensions adding to currency volatility, Tim Graf of State Street talks to Roger Blitz about how much more the dollar could suffer from this double whammy, how Europe and China might respond and whether the gains being enjoyed by the euro, the yen and sterling are justified. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

FT Hard Currency
A dumbfounding dollar decline

FT Hard Currency

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 18, 2018 11:49


2018 has so far seen the dollar fall - but why? Rising Treasury yields, strong US growth and a Federal Reserve all set to raise rates three times this year should be giving the greenback some impetus, but the opposite is happening. Adam Cole of Royal Bank of Canada Capital Markets admits it is hard to understand, but tells Roger Blitz why it may be happening, and looks ahead to next week's keenly-anticipated European Central Bank meeting See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

FT Hard Currency
Jumpy January

FT Hard Currency

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 11, 2018 12:40


Data, rumours and policy announcements big and small caused notable forex moves, including swings towards the euro and the yen, as investors rushed to grab the initiative at the start of 2018. Viraj Patel of ING sifts through the evidence and tells Roger Blitz which currency he thinks is this year's one to watch See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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FT Hard Currency
2018 call? Dollar's gonna fall

FT Hard Currency

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 14, 2017 10:29


2017 was a year of transition, says Nick Gartside of JP Morgan Asset Management, as growth became more global and central banks adjusted monetary policy towards normalisation. That sets up 2018 as a year for accelerated growth and rising inflation, he tells Roger Blitz, and that means the euro is going to grow further at the dollar's expense as the ECB steps up tapering. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

FT Hard Currency
Currencies on the move

FT Hard Currency

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 30, 2017 10:17


Roger Blitz discusses the impact on the currency markets of signs of Brexit breakthroughs and movement on US tax cuts with Richard Benson of Millennium Global. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

FT Hard Currency
Markets give Merkel troubles a miss

FT Hard Currency

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 23, 2017 10:11


The German chancellor's coalition problems had only a fleeting impact on the euro, as investors were more interested in rising business confidence in the eurozone. George Papamarkakis of North Asset Management tells Roger Blitz why the single currency is in good shape and why the Swedish krona is also heading higher despite a big fall this week See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

FT Hard Currency
Bears clouding Goldilocks outlook

FT Hard Currency

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 16, 2017 9:29


Market jitters have hit equities, junk bonds and emerging market currencies. Is this something for forex investors and others to worry about? No, State Street's Michael Metcalfe tells Roger Blitz, but although the global economy remains in "Goldilocks" territory, surprise upside inflation data could change all that. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

FT Hard Currency
A year in the life of forex

FT Hard Currency

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 9, 2017 10:20


Donald Trump's election victory 12 months ago set off a dollar rally and protectionism fears, and heightened political risk in Europe. Roger Blitz asks Eoin Murray of Hermes Investment Management whether markets are more immune to shock, if benign forex conditions will last and what to watch out for in 2018. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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FT Hard Currency
Can Carney convince the markets?

FT Hard Currency

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 2, 2017 10:34


The first Bank of England rates hike in a decade left forex investors underwhelmed. With the economy sluggish and wage growth limited, John Wraith of UBS tells Roger Blitz why BoE governor Mark Carney is risking a policy mistake See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

FT Hard Currency
All talk, not much currency action

FT Hard Currency

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 19, 2017 9:33


Investors couldn't help notice the impasse in negotiations over Nafta, Brexit and Catalonia, but did they care very much? Michael Sneyd of BNP Paribas tells Roger Blitz why the foreign exchange market is more interested in central bank developments than talks deadlock See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

FT Hard Currency
EM contains contagion risk

FT Hard Currency

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 12, 2017 11:23


Investors brushed off the plunge in the lira as a Turkish difficulty rather than wider issues with emerging market currencies. Is EM FX less vulnerable these days to contagion, or are there more pressing worries for EM, such as a rising dollar, China growth concerns and commodity price movements? Sergei Strigo of asset manager Amundi discusses its prospects with Roger Blitz See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

FT Hard Currency
Take me to your leader

FT Hard Currency

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 5, 2017 9:27


Whether it is the choice of Federal Reserve chair, Japan's election, Theresa May's chaotic speech or Catalonia's bid for independence, leadership has been the dominant theme moving currencies, as Itay Tuchman of Citigroup explains to Roger Blitz See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

FT World Weekly
Japan's Abe faces tough new challenge

FT World Weekly

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 4, 2017 12:13


Japan's prime minister Shinzo Abe has called an early vote, but finds himself in a tougher fight than he bargained for after the emergence of a new opposition party led by the charismatic Tokyo governor Yuriko Koike. Gideon Rachman discusses this radical change in Japan's political landscape with Robin Harding and Roger Blitz See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

FT Hard Currency
Policymakers push politicians aside

FT Hard Currency

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 28, 2017 8:41


Politics was the driver of the forex market at the start of the year, but its influence is now waning, says HSBC's David Bloom. Investors are far more focused on monetary policy and interest rate differentials, he tells Roger Blitz, although pockets of political risk persist See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

FT Hard Currency
Fed can't feed the dollar beast

FT Hard Currency

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 21, 2017 9:43


A hawkish Federal Reserve pushed the dollar higher, but investors stopped short of igniting a full-throttle greenback rally. That is because their focus is on the interest rate deliberations of other central banks, Swissquote's Peter Rosenstreich tells Roger Blitz, with the European Central Bank the one being watched most closely See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

FT Hard Currency
Carney hawks the case for higher rates

FT Hard Currency

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 14, 2017 10:47


The Bank of England is leaning towards a rate hike, pushing the pound higher. But does UK data justify the bank's hawkishness, and is sterling's elevated level warranted in the context of ongoing Brexit uncertainty? Jeremy Cook of World First talks to Roger Blitz about BoE governor Mark Carney's options. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

FT Hard Currency
Mario can't drag down the euro

FT Hard Currency

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 7, 2017 10:16


Worries about euro volatility featured heavily in ECB president Mario Draghi's press conference this week. But if he was trying to talk down the euro, he failed, says Commerzbank's Max Kettner. He tells Roger Blitz what this means for the euro now and looks at other factors likely to move the currency See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

FT Hard Currency
Neighbours facing two ways

FT Hard Currency

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 13, 2017 11:09


Canada raised rates, unworried that inflation remains below target. But doubts about inflation targeting resurfaced in the US. Kamal Sharma at Bank of America Merrill Lynch tells Roger Blitz why central bank views on prices differ, and how the debate will shape monetary policy in the UK and Europe See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

FT Hard Currency
Dollar down but far from done

FT Hard Currency

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 29, 2017 11:37


Markets took their cue from policymakers' speeches at a central bank gathering this week to inject new life into the euro and the pound. But Steven Saywell of BNP Paribas tells Roger Blitz that he believes they are too bearish about the US and are mispricing the dollar See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

FT Hard Currency
All change at Central Bank station

FT Hard Currency

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 22, 2017 15:17


The Bank of England split highlights how central banks are preparing to end years of easing and shift to monetary tightening. But how fast will the change come and how will the pound and other currencies respond? Commerzbank's senior economist Peter Dixon discusses the moves with Roger Blitz, and looks at how the causes of inflation and the way it is measured are also under review. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

FT Hard Currency
Gyrating dollar, sea-sick sterling and a loveable loonie

FT Hard Currency

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 15, 2017 12:42


Bilal Hafeez of Nomura steers Roger Blitz through a turbulent forex week, which saw markets downplay the hawkish rate hike of the Federal Reserve, buy and sell the pound on a hung parliament, Brexit uncertainty and Bank of England dissent and get caught out by Canadian policymakers' change of tune. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

FT Hard Currency
Not getting hung up about the pound

FT Hard Currency

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 9, 2017 16:20


The election of a minority Tory government has thrown the UK into another bout of political uncertainty, yet investors are not rushing to ditch sterling. Kit Juckes of Societe Generale and Simon Derrick of BNY Melllon tell Roger Blitz why its relative cheapness and prospects of a soft Brexit are keeping the pound afloat, but they doubt whether the currency can withstand the turbulence of a hung parliament See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

FT Hard Currency
Forex circling like a shadow-boxer

FT Hard Currency

Play Episode Listen Later May 25, 2017 10:05


A stronger euro, a weaker dollar, a nervous pound - currencies sparred with each other but none looked capable of delivering a knockout blow. Tim Graf of State Street tells Roger Blitz why the market is in a circumspect, defensive mood See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

FT Hard Currency
China chill trumps Washington worries

FT Hard Currency

Play Episode Listen Later May 18, 2017 13:12


A frenzied week in forex saw the dollar and emerging market currencies come under fire, while investors loved the euro and took the pound through $1.30. Jane Foley of Rabobank sifts through the moves and tells Roger Blitz that while Donald Trump's woes were a catalyst, the big investor worry is about China and the US economy. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

FT Hard Currency
Keep EM and carry on

FT Hard Currency

Play Episode Listen Later May 12, 2017 11:58


China is tightening liquidity, commodities have fallen, oil is volatile. So why is Goldman Sachs' Kamakshya Trivedi upbeat about emerging market currencies? It's all about current account balances, inflation, very good trade data and a shift in political risk, he tells Roger Blitz See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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