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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.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Bob Savage of hedge fund FX Concepts joins Alice Ross, currencies correspondent, to discuss the beating that sterling has taken, when the Fed will end QE and the implications for the dollar, and the impact of the election in Italy.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

As Japan prepares for an early election on December 16, the yen has come under pressure, falling against the dollar. Will this trend continue into next year? Ian Stannard, head of European FX strategy at Morgan Stanley, joins Alphaville reporter David Keohane to debate the effect of domestic policy and trade on the yen, as well as its attractiveness as a funding currency. Also under discussion is the euro's outlook for the next 12 months, after showing notable resilience in 2012.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Jane Foley, senior currency strategist at Rabobank, joins Alice Ross, FT currencies correspondent, to discuss how the European Central Bank’s confirmation of plans to buy government bonds in peripheral markets is supporting the euro – even if no actual action has been taken. Also, is the Federal Reserve likely to introduce more quantitative easing and just what is going on with the Swiss franc?  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week Alice Ross, the FT’s currencies correspondent, is joined by Javier Corominas, head of research and fx strategy at Record Currency Management, to discuss what’s driving the pound and euro weakness as the Draghi effect fades. They also look at the strength of the Australian dollar and the Japanese yen.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week our currencies correspondent Alice Ross is joined by Kit Juckes from Société Générale to discuss what's going on behind the scenes with the Swiss franc, what next for the euro following the recent ECB meeting and the strength of the Australian dollar  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Derek Halpenny, European head of global currency research at Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi, talks to Alice Ross, FT currencies correspondent about why intervention from the Bank of Japan into the yen is unlikely despite the currency’s strength and why whilst the ECB’s bond buying programme is likely to restart, QE3 from the Fed is unlikely in August.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Matt Cobon, fixed income manager and FX specialist at Threadneedle Asset Management talks to Alice Ross, FT currency correspondent, about why low volatility in the market means traders are taking risk off the table, why the Australian dollar looks overpriced in relation to its economic fundamentals and why all eyes are on the Swiss National Bank.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Simon Derrick, chief currency strategist at BNY Mellon and Alice Ross, FT currencies correspondent look at the week ahead in forex. Is the movement of funds out of the euro is a sign of flight, or the possible beginning of a carry trade in euros? Why the US dollar is seeing increased flows, and is the ECB the most accommodating of the central banks?  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In the FT’s look at the week ahead in forex, Elsa Lignos, senior G10 currency strategist at RBC Capital Markets tells Alice Ross, the FT currencies correspondent, why the ECB rate cut has sent the euro south why sterling isn’t a true haven currency.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

John Normand, global head of FX strategy at JPMorgan, talks to FT currencies correspondent Alice Ross about the prospects for the euro following the EU summit and the outlook for emerging market currencies  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week the FT's currency correspondent Alice Ross is joined by Humayun Shahryar, chief executive of hedge fund Auvest Capital Management, to discuss the Fed's decision not to introduce a third round of quantitative easing, the difficulty of trading the euro amid the ongoing eurozone debt crisis, and opportunities for investing in emerging market currencies  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week the FT's currency correspondent Alice Ross is joined by Humayun Sharyar, chief executive of hedge fund Auvest Capital Management, to discuss the Fed's decision not to introduce a third round of quantitative easing, the difficulty of trading the euro amid the ongoing eurozone debt crisis, and opportunities for investing in emerging market currencies  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Mansoor Mohi-Uddin, head of FX strategy at UBS, joins the FT's currencies correspondent Alice Ross to discuss how the euro might drive currency markets in the wake of the Greek elections, the likelihood of a new round of QE3 in the US in light of recent bad economic data and the case for further monetary easing in the UK  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Kathleen Brooks, research director at Forex.com talks to FT currencies correspondent Alice Ross about the prospects for more – and different - QE in the USA, why action from the Bank of Japan to weaken the yen is unlikely, and why the Australian dollar will stay in tune with risk aversion.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Valentin Marinov, director of FX strategy at Citi, talks to FT currencies correspondent Alice Ross about currency interventions, looking at why the Swiss National Bank will keep defending the Swiss franc’s peg with the euro in the face of increasing money flow into the haven currency, the prospects for intervention in the yen, and the outlook for the euro.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

FT currencies correspondent Alice Ross talks to Steven Saywell, head of FX currency strategy in Europe at BNP Paribas about why he thinks a Greek exit is unlikely and remains bullish on the euro, as well as a look ahead to the US non-farm payroll data and the prospects for more quantitative easing in the US and UK.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

FT currencies correspondent Alice Ross talks to global head of FX strategy at HSBC David Bloom about the pressures on the euro and why he is forecasting a rise in value, the Norwegian krone’s haven status and why the pound is doing well.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Currencies correspondent Alice Ross explores the trends driving the global currencies market, this week focusing on sterling’s status as a haven currency, why the euro is still strong against the dollar and how a further rate cut in Australia will impact the carry trade. This week’s guest is Paul Robson, senior currency analyst at Royal Bank of Scotland.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.