Hard Currency

As investors absorb the Federal Reserve's surprise decision to keep its bond-buying programme steady, Marc Chandler, head of currency strategy at Brown Brothers Harriman, joins Delphine Strauss to discuss how the delay in tapering will play out in FX markets. And if investors now think the Bank of England will be the first to tighten, what's in store for sterling?

As investors continue to play a guessing game about when the Federal Reserve will start tapering its bond buying programme, Geoff Yu, foreign currency strategist at UBS joins Alice Ross, FT currencies correspondent to discuss the key upcoming data releases likely to move the market. And across the pond, how is sterling being affected by UK economic data?

After a week of unprecedented forward guidance from the ECB and BoE, what’s in store for the pound and euro? Peter Kinsella, foreign currency strategist at Commerzbank, joins Alice Ross to discuss

The FT's currencies correspondent Alice Ross talks to head of spot fx trading at BNP Paribas Bob de Groot about why the dollar bulls are out in force. Plus, will the arrival of Mark Carney as Bank of England governor encourage investors to short the pound, and what should we expect from the European Central Bank this week?

Will the US dollar continue to gain against other currencies after the US Federal Reserve said it plans to buy fewer bonds later this year? Plus, what's in store for the floundering Australian and New Zealand dollars, and why is sterling holding up well in the current market turmoil? Alice Ross, currencies correspondent, talks to Marc Chandler, global head of currency strategy at Brown Brothers Harriman.

It's been a month of huge moves for the dollar-yen pair. Ahead of the Federal Reserve's meeting in June, Alice Ross, FT currencies correspondent, asks Shahab Jalinoos, FX strategist with UBS, what he expects from the talks as well as whether the Swiss National Bank will act to weaken its currency.

What effect has the weakness of the Japanese yen had on Japan’s major trading partners in Asia? Alice Ross, FT currencies correspondent, is joined by Koon Chow, head of EM fixed income strategy at Barclays for an Asia currency special, to look at the Korean won, the Malaysian ringgit and the renminbi.

Is the recent sell-off in emerging market currencies a response to suggestions the US Federal Reserve will taper its bond buying programme, or a reflection of underlying economic fundamentals? Ilan Solot, emerging market currency strategist at Brown Brothers Harriman joins FT currencies correspondent Alice Ross to discuss

After a week of jittery currency markets Kerry Agiasotis of Western Union Business Solutions joins currencies correspondent Alice Ross to discuss where the markets will go from here. Also, the growing internationalisation of the renminbi, and how are Japan’s massive momentary easing plans affecting other Asian currencies?

With the Australian and New Zealand dollars hitting multi-month lows against the US dollar, Elsa Lignos, currency strategist at RBC Capital joins currencies correspondent Alice Ross to discuss the mood on commodity currencies. Also, is central bank intervention likely in the Swiss franc and the continued weakening of the Japanese yen.

In a week in which the dollar has finally broken through the 100 barrier against the yen, currencies correspondent Alice Ross is joined by Ian Stannard, foreign currency strategist at Morgan Stanley to discuss the regional impact of the weaker yen and the likelihood of further interest rate cuts by trading partners.

This week currencies correspondent Alice Ross is joined by Jane Foley, senior currency strategist at Rabobank to talk about the consequences of the ECB rate cut and Mario Draghi’s comments that the bank’s deposit rate could be cut further. They also discuss whether another round of quantitative easing will be necessary in the UK, and if further falls in the euro will cause investors to see the Norwegian and Swedish krone as a haven

With several central bank meetings in the week ahead, FT currencies correspondent Alice Ross is joined by Derek Halpenny, head of European forex research at Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi. What impact would there be on the euro if the ECB cut headline interest rates on Thursday? What does it mean for the dollar if the Fed provides guidance on how much longer QE will be needed? And why is the Swiss National Bank unlikely to raise the floor at which it buys euros to weaken the franc?

This week, currencies correspondent Alice Ross is joined by Kit Juckes, global strategist at Société Générale to discuss the correlations between commodity prices, global equities and the so-called commodity currencies of Australia, New Zealand and Canada. They also take a look at which emerging market currencies are the most sensitive to falling commodity prices, and predictions for the yen trade over the next few weeks

The Bank of Japan's bond-buying scheme is continuing to ripple through currency markets. Aroop Chatterjee, US forex strategist at Barclays, joins FT's currencies correspondent Alice Ross to discuss what to expect from this week's Ministry of Finance data, the dollar's rise in line with US equities, and factors influencing the euro.