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Steven Englander, head of global FX strategy at Citigroup, tries to avoid talking about the Greek debt crisis with Roger Blitz, and instead discusses the currency themes from the first half of 2015 and what to expect for the rest of the year  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Adam Cole of Royal Bank of Canada talks to Roger Blitz about the health of the euro in the climate of the Greek crisis, and why risk appetite in the currency universe may be short-lived.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Matthew Cobon, fund manager at ColumbiaThreadneedle, tells Roger Blitz why central bankers are not as omnipotent as the markets think they are, why he is steering clear of emerging markets, and where volatility is coming from.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Roger Blitz is joined by Ugo Lancioni of Neuberger Berman to discuss the US economy's weak performance and its impact on the currency markets, whether the eurozone is on a sustained path to recovery, and the post-election shine on sterling.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Roger Blitz discusses this week's market unwinding with Roger Hallam, of JPMorgan Asset Management. With the dollar down, the euro up, Brent crude oil close to $70 a barrel and bonds being sold off, is this a return to some semblance of normality?  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

A week before the UK poll, Sam Hill of RBC Capital Markets and Tina Fordham from Citigroup talk to Roger Blitz about how the market views a hung parliament, Brexit, Scottish nationalism and the relative health of the UK economy  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Roger Blitz talks to Steve Barrow of Standard Bank about his damning assessment on the euro, the rapid descent of German bund yields and the weak link between a country's growth prospects and its currency.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Roger Blitz, joined by Paul Lambert of BNY Mellon's Insight Investment fund, looks back at the seismic forex events in the first quarter and ahead to Good Friday's US jobs data - the next big event on the currencies radar.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Roger Blitz is joined by Kit Juckes, global strategist at Société Générale, to discuss where next for the dollar, what's causing forex volatility and whether markets will be taking a more data-driven view of currency values.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Roger Blitz discusses the FOMC policy statement and the dramatic moves in the currency markets with Marc Chandler, global head of markets strategy at Brown Brothers Harriman.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Roger Blitz is joined by Jane Foley, senior strategist at Rabobank to discuss the start of Quantitive Easing in the eurozone and the rapid pace of the euro's decline against the dollar.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

As the euro once again touches new lows against the dollar, Roger Blitz discusses the resumption of euro-funded carry trade and what are the biggest factors at play with Simon Derrick, chief currency strategist at BNY Mellon.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

With the pound up about 4 per cent against the dollar since hitting a cyclical low in January, and up about 5 per cent against the euro over the same period, how much are interest rate expectations supporting the UK currency. Neil Dennis discusses sterling's strength with Simon Smith, chief economist at FxPro.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Vivianne Rodrigues talks to Vassili Serbriakov, foreign exchange strategist at BNP Paribas about the impact of this week's Fed minutes on the US dollar, the release of the eurozone balance of payments reports and the Bank of England's comments about the next UK interest rate rise  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Neil Dennis is joined by Steve Barrow from Standard Bank to discuss the ECB's decision to raise the stakes against Greece by tightening the Greek Central Bank's access to liquidity and the possible domino effects, the Australian Central Bank's move to ease interest rates, and tomorrow's US jobs data.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Neil Dennis talks to Jane Foley, senior currency strategist at Rabobank about the Fed's apparent unconcern over the dollar's rise, whether the Australian dollar is overvalued, and why the euro appears unruffled by the ECB decision on QE and a new hard-left government in Greece.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Alice Ross talks to foreign exchange strategist Sebastien Galy of Societe Generale about the reasons why the Euro fell to its lowest level in more than a decade after the ECB announced its long-awaited decision on quantitative easing.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

On the day the the euro dipped to its lowest-ever level against the Swiss franc following the Swiss National Bank's surprise decision to scrap its currency floor against the single currency, Alice Ross talks to Marc Chandler, global head of markets strategy at Brown Brothers Harriman, about what happened and what it means for investors.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

As the euro continues to fall, when will the European Central Bank start buying government bonds and is that priced into the euro yet? Alice Ross, markets correspondent, discusses the outlook for the single currency as well as what central banks are doing about currency reserves and when the Fed will tighten rates with Alan Ruskin, foreign exchange strategist at Deutsche Bank.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

With all eyes on the European Central Bank for January, is full-blown quantitative easing priced into the single currency yet? Alice Ross, markets correspondent, discusses the outlook for the euro, as well as the dollar and the yen in 2015, with Peter Kinsella, foreign currency strategist at Commerzbank.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.