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Swiss franc benefits from haven status as doubts spread
Swiss franc hits record high against the euro and nears parity against the dollar as worries over the global economic recovery drive haven demand
Date: 09/03/2010 Hour: 10:07:29 PM 
Renminbi dispute looks set to haunt Sino-US economic talks
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.
Date: 09/03/2010 Hour: 08:22:00 PM 
Swedish krona hits high against euro
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
Date: 09/02/2010 Hour: 10:13:13 PM 
SNB is backed into a forex corner
The Swiss franc might be hovering near record highs against the euro, but the Swiss National Bank is unlikely to revert to direct intervention
Date: 09/02/2010 Hour: 03:48:25 PM 
Growth provides fillip for Australian dollar
The Australian dollar makes rapid progress as forecast-beating growth data dents expectations that the Reserve Bank of Australia will cut interest rates
Date: 09/01/2010 Hour: 10:00:26 PM 
Emerging market dollar issues soar
Companies and governments in emerging markets borrow more cheaply in the dollar than in their currencies for the first time in two years
Date: 09/01/2010 Hour: 08:02:01 PM 
May cause side FX
The continuing and increasing popularity of forex trading may be relatively easy to explain, but it is much harder to justify
Date: 09/01/2010 Hour: 07:18:36 PM 
Demonised 'algos' push the surge in FX trading
High-frequency traders are a fast-increasing force in FX markets, which is sparking a fierce debate as to their value to the market
Date: 08/31/2010 Hour: 11:04:23 PM 
Banks' shift pushes FX trading to $4,000bn a day
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
Date: 08/31/2010 Hour: 11:04:23 PM 
Swiss franc jumps to high against euro
The Swiss franc rose to a high against the euro on Tuesday and a seven-month peak against the dollar
Date: 08/31/2010 Hour: 07:41:38 PM 
Backlash prompts rethink on forex leverage
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
Date: 08/31/2010 Hour: 06:11:16 PM 
Renminbi deposits jump at HK banks
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
Date: 08/31/2010 Hour: 04:55:13 PM 
Yen undaunted as BoJ announcement disappoints
The yen continued to climb despite the Bank of Japan's announcement that it was expanding its special loan programme
Date: 08/30/2010 Hour: 09:09:27 PM 
UK quarterly growth revised upwards
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
Date: 08/27/2010 Hour: 09:26:24 PM 
Prospect of yen intervention rises
The Japanese currency surged to a 15-year high this week as investors sought safe havens amid a stream of poor US economic data
Date: 08/27/2010 Hour: 08:40:25 PM