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The euro zone periphery debt market has moved back into the fore, with Greece taking center stage again. While additional news flow out of the Ireland indicates that the Irish government is now considering the term “structured default” as a…

BBH CurrencyView US dollar continues to weaken ahead of tomorrow's ECB and BoE meeting UK manufacturing much weaker than expected; Swiss CPI exceeds estimates Euro remains resilient ahead of ECB meeting; Portugal raises…

BBH CurrencyView US dollar is mixed; ADP report likely supportive of USD against JPY and CHF Swiss KoF leading Indicator reaches four and a half year highs Euro softer on the day but remains resilient in the face of…

BBH CurrencyView The euro is mixed on the crosses and weaker against the dollar. Merkel’s coalition loses a major regional election over the weekend, in a state run for almost 60 years by the CDU or in coalition. The effect should be…

BBH CurrencyView US dollar weaker as risk appetite rallies worldwide: yen and swiss the exceptions Coordinated G7 intervention Friday allows yen to consolidate Euro remains strong on hawkish comments and this week’s upcoming…

The dollar is mostly weaker except against the yen and Swiss as risk appetite has increased today. The talk regarding the nuclear situation in Japan leads to hopes of stabilizing the situation, and G7 leaders agree to intervene to weaken…

BBH CurrencyView North American Update US dollar mostly weaker versus majors USD/JPY reaches record low as uncertainty remains elevated; G7 to discuss Swiss franc stronger on safe haven bids; SNB remains on hold…

US dollar remains firm across on the board as risk-off dominates. FOMC meeting unlikely to surprise and Empire manufacturing should remain firm, while German Zew confidence dropped to 14.1, below expectations. Growth-sensitive currencies…

BBH CurrencyView Highlights The US dollar is set to end the week higher, up four of the last five trading days, stemming from a combination of fiscal woes in the periphery, heightened geopolitical tensions and waning risk appetite.…

BBH CurrencyView Highlights The US dollar is stronger, benefitting in part from euro weakness as the sovereign debt returns to the fore and geopolitical tensions linger. The euro fell to the lowest level in a week, down three of the…