De populäraste valutorna och varför de är så populära

De populäraste valutorna och varför de är så populäraDe populäraste valutorna och varför de är så populära

Forexmarknaden är världens största och mest likvida marknad, med triljoner dollar som handlas varje dag mellan miljontals parter. För de som precis börjat på forexmarknaden är ett av de första stegen att bekanta sig med några av de mer vanligt förekommande valutorna och deras populära användningsområden. Detta gäller inte bara för valutamarknaden utan också generellt. Låt oss ta en titt på flera populära valutor som alla forex observatörer ska känna till och några av de bakomliggande egenskaperna hos varje. Vi har tittat på de populäraste valutorna och varför de är så populära.

 

Den Amerikanska dollarn

Först och främst finns den amerikanska dollarn, som är den mest omsatta valutan på planeten. USD kan handlas i ett par med alla andra större valutor och fungerar ofta som mellanhand i triangelvalutatransaktioner. Detta beror på att USD fungerar som den oförutsedda globala reservvalutan, som innehas av nästan alla centralbanker och institutionella investeringsföretag i världen.

På grund av amerikanska dollarns globala acceptans, används den av vissa länder som en officiell valuta, i motsats till en lokal valuta, en ökning som kallas dollarization. Dessutom accepteras amerikanska dollarn allmänt i andra nationer, som fungerar som en informell alternativ betalningsform, medan de här nationerna behåller sin officiella lokala valuta.

Dollarn är också en viktig faktor på valutamarknaden för andra valutor. Den kan fungera som riktmärke eller målränta för länder som väljer att fixa eller pegga sina valutor till USD-värdet. Från och med 2011 har Kina sin valuta, renminbien, som fortfarande är knuten till dollarn, något som retar många ekonomer och centralbanker. Oftast väljer länderna att fixa sina växelkurser till USD för att stabilisera sin växelkurs snarare än att låta de fria (valutamarknaderna) fluktuera.

Euron

Även om denna valuta är relativt ny har euron snabbt blivit den näst mest omsatta valutan efter den amerikanska dollarn. Dessutom är euron världens näst största reservvaluta. Euron är officiella valutan för majoriteten av nationerna inom euroområdet. Euron introducerades på världsmarknaden den 1 januari 1999, med sedlar och mynt som trädde i omlopp tre år senare.

Utöver att vara den officiella valutan för de flesta euroländer, knyter många nationer inom Europa och Afrika sina valutor till euron. Detta av samma skäl som valutorna är knutna till dollarn – för att stabilisera växelkursen.

Euron som en allmänt använd och betrodd valuta som är den mycket utbredd i forexmarknaden, och lägger till likviditet i valfritt valutapar som det handlas i. Euron handlas gemensamt av spekulanter som ett spel på euroområdets och dess medlemsländers allmänna hälsa. Politiska händelser inom euroområdet kan ofta leda till stora handelsvolymer för euron. Detta gäller särskilt i förhållande till de länder som såg sina lokala räntor falla drastiskt vid införandet av euron, särskilt Italien, Grekland, Spanien och Portugal. Euron kan vara den mest ”politiserade” valutan som handlas aktivt på valutamarknaden.

Den japanska yenen

Den japanska yenen är den mest omsatta valutan från Asien och ses av många som en proxy för den underliggande styrkan i Japans tillverkningsekonomi. När Japans ekonomi går bra, så går yenen (i vissa avseenden) bra. Många använder yenen för att mäta den övergripande hälsan i Stilla Havs-regionen, med beaktande av ekonomier som Sydkorea, Singapore och Thailand, eftersom dessa valutor handlas långt mindre på de globala valutamarknaden.

Yenen är också välkänd i forex cirklar för sin roll i carry trade. Med Japan som i princip har en nollräntepolitik under en stor del av 1990-talet och 2000-talet har handlarna lånat yenen nästan utan kostnad. De har sedan använt dessa för att investera i andra högre valutor runt om i världen, vilket berodde på skillnaderna i räntorna. Med carry trade som en så stor del av yenens närvaro på internationell nivå har den japanska valutans ständiga upplåning gjort uppvärdering till en svår uppgift. Även om yenen fortfarande handlar med samma grunder som någon annan valuta, är dess förhållande till internationella räntor, särskilt med de mer omsatta valutorna som dollarn och euron en stor determinant för yenens värde.

Det brittiska pundet

Det brittiska pundet, även känt som pund sterling, är den fjärde mest omsatta valutan på valutamarknaden. Det fungerar också som en stor reservvaluta på grund av dess relativa värde jämfört med andra globala valutor. Även om Storbritannien är en officiell medlem i Europeiska unionen valde landet att inte anta euron som sin officiella valuta av olika skäl. Till exempel historisk stolthet i pundet och upprätthållande av kontrollen över inhemska räntor. Av denna anledning kan pundet ses som ett rent spel på Storbritannien. Forexhandlare kommer ofta att basera sitt värde på den totala styrkan i den brittiska ekonomin och politisk stabilitet i sin regering. På grund av sitt höga värde gentemot andra valutor är pundet också ett viktigt valutaindex för många nationer och fungerar som en väldigt likvid komponent på valutamarknaden.

Den Schweiziska francen

Den schweiziska francen ses av många som en ”neutral” valuta. Mer korrekt betraktas den schweiziska francen som en tillflyktsort inom valutamarknaden, främst på grund av att schweizerfrancen tenderar att röra sig i en negativ korrelation med mer volatila råvaruvalutor som kanadensiska och australiensiska dollar tillsammans med amerikanska statsskuldväxlar. Den schweiziska nationalbanken har faktiskt varit känd för att vara ganska aktiv på valutamarknaden för att se till att francen handlas relativt snävt, att minska volatiliteten och hålla räntorna i linje.

Den kanadensiska Dollarn

Sist på vår lista tittar vi på den kanadensiska dollarn, även känd som loonie. Loonie är förmodligen världens främsta råvaruvaluta, vilket innebär att den rör sig i takt med råvarumarknaderna. Detta gäller särskilt råolja, ädelmetaller och mineraler. Med Kanada som sådan en stor exportör av sådana varor är loonien mycket flyktig mot rörelser i sina underliggande priser, särskilt råolja. Traders handlar ofta den kanadensiska dollarn för att spekulera på rörelserna för dessa varor eller som en hedge mot sina innehav i de underliggande kontrakten.

Dessutom ligger Kanada i närheten av världens största konsumentbas, USA. Detta gör att den kanadensiska ekonomin och den kanadensiska dollarn är högt korrelerad med styrkan i amerikansk ekonomi och rörelser i amerikansk dollar.

Slutsats

Som vi har sett har varje valuta särskilda egenskaper som påverkar dess underliggande värde och prisrörelser i förhållande till andra valutor på valutamarknaden. Förstå vad som rör en valuta och varför är ett avgörande steg för att bli en framgångsrik aktör på valutamarknaden.

Markets Calm before Fed Decision

Markets Calm before Fed Decision

ETFS Multi-Asset Weekly – Markets Calm before Fed Decision

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Highlights

•    Commodities: Persistent surplus weighs on oil prices.
•    Equities: Global equity market sell off continues amid weaker PMI and US payrolls data.
•    Currencies: Dollar stages a comeback after August jobs report

The US Federal Open Market Committee will convene this week to discuss raising interest rates. We don’t believe they will pull the trigger on this occasion, given the uncertainty surrounding the deceleration of China and Europe and elevated financial market volatility. The last time the central bank increased rates was in 2006 and will not take this decision lightly. A policy reversal will be costly for the Fed’s reputation and we think the central bank will err on the side of caution while it assess whether these risks are likely to drive price expectations lower or hurt labour market prospects. A surprise rate rise could be gold price negative.

Commodities

Intensifying El Niño conditions drive agriculture prices higher. Cocoa rose 5.4% as El Niño drives dryness into West Africa where the majority of the world’s cocoa is grown. Wheat and corn prices rose ahead of the WASDE report by 2.5% and 3.5% respectively. El Niño could reverse some of the strong rains seen in Australia so far this season, hurting the wheat crop currently growing. US corn is currently vulnerable to weather changes. On the 15th September CONAB will release its Brazilian coffee harvest estimate. This report will end months of speculation about the size of the crop. There has been heightened uncertainty because of the highly volatile weather Brazil has experienced this season. Oil gave back part of the prior week’s gains. A surprisingly high inventory build led to a decline in of Brent 3.5% and fall in WTI of 1.8%.

Equities

Equity markets stabilise in a shortened week. The VIX (options implied volatility of the S&P 500) stabilised albeit above its long term historical trend with the S&P 500 and Russell 2000 indices in the US finishing the week marginally higher. The MSCI China A-Share has given back of all of last week’s gains today after the release of weaker than expected industrial production. Labor Day and Victory Day respectively shorted the US and Chinese trading weeks. European bourses trended lower despite an upward GDP growth revision indicating that economic conditions are somewhat better than previously assumed. However, the looming threat of US rate rises and global financial market conditions tightening gave European markets little cause for cheer.

Currencies

Central banks continue to drive FX markets. The Kiwi depreciated last week as the Reserve Bank of New Zealand cuts rates. This week, the FX market’s focus will be on the Fed’s rate decision. Consensus is still looking for a rate rise this week, but the futures market indicates that a rate rise is more likely in December. There is also scepticism about December, given that financial market liquidity is usually low in that month. While domestic conditions in the US may be looking healthy, the threat of global conditions unravelling the momentum remains at large. The Swiss National Bank and Bank of Japan, two other policy makers of haven currency countries will host their respective monetary policy meetings, revealing their interpretation of recent financial market turmoil. We expect dovish rhetoric to depreciate the JPY and CHF.

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Gold in Focus as Swiss Gold Referendum Looms

Gold in Focus as Swiss Gold Referendum Looms

ETFS Multi-Asset Weekly Gold in Focus as Swiss Gold Referendum Looms

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Highlights

Natural gas surges on colder weather.

Swiss gold referendum key for CHF strength.

Gold miners rally as gold rebounds.

Cyclical assets broadly performed well last week as central banks reiterated economic support. But so did gold and it could continue, despite the strength in the US dollar, in a sign that its price has bottomed after weeks of de-rating, as the Swiss gold referendum looms. Sentiment was buoyed last week with the European Central Bank pledging once again “to do whatever it takes” to ward off deflation. The ECB commenced purchases of asset-backed securities, expanding its QE programme, while the People’s Bank of China cut interest rates to spur flagging demand.

Commodities

Natural gas surges on colder weather. Natural gas rebounded 13.7% as a cold snap ate into gas storage levels. Natural gas transportation is highly constrained during times of peak demand in New York and New England and last week’s cold weather led to a strong rally in the US North East region in particular. Gold and silver gained 2.4% and 2.9% last week, respectively. With both metals having fallen close to their marginal cost of production, it is increasingly likely that production will be cut, helping to tighten the supply of the metals. Soybeans and corn fell 3.2% each as the rising probability of an El Niño weather event bodes well for growing conditions for the crops in South America over the coming months. The Australian Bureau of Meteorology increased the odd of an El Niño to 70% from 50% previously. Nickel bounced up 6.2% as Indonesia reaffirmed its ore export ban.

Equities

Gold miners rally as gold rebounds. DAXglobal® Gold Miners Index continued its recovery from record lows this week, rallying 8.9%, tracking the performance of bullion, albeit in a more volatile manner. Miners initially outperformed gold this year, but in recent months gains have been erased following the tumble in the spot price of gold to the 1,200 $/oz level, slashing the profit margins for high cost producers. Meanwhile, in Europe stocks advanced after Mario Draghi’s dovish comments surrounding the ECB’s asset purchase program which suggested measures will extend to sovereign bond buying if inflation continues to remain depressed and well below the medium term target of below but near to 2%.The DAX 30 and FTSE MIB rose 2.55% and 2.27% respectively, as investors anticipate stimulus measures to be extended.

Currencies

Swiss gold referendum key for CHF strength. We expect the Swiss franc to lift and test the SNB commitment to maintaining its currency policy floor against the Euro if the ‘Save Our Swiss Gold’ referendum is passed. A ‘yes’ vote for the referendum would mean that the CHF would have a stronger gold backing, in turn increasing its attractiveness for investors looking for hard asset exposure in an uncertain period for European economies. While recent polls have indicated that an affirmative response from voters is waning, as the central back campaign against the proposition, a large proportion undecided voters will be the likely key for victory for either side. Nevertheless, the market does not appear to have priced in the chance of the referendum being passed and we expect the risks for the Swiss Franc (and gold) are skewed to the upside.

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FX Market Refocuses on Central Banks

FX Market Refocuses on Central Banks

FX Market Refocuses on Central Banks ETFS Currency Weekly

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Summary

FX Market Refocuses on Central Banks

US dollar continues to strengthen as Fed signals policy normalisation

TLTRO flop for ECB

Sell the Union

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United Kingdom Sterling (GBP)

Europe: Euro (EUR)
Switzerland: Swiss Franc (CHF)

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Commodity currencies under pressure as FX volatility rises

Commodity currencies under pressure as FX volatility rises

ETFS Currency Weekly Commodity currencies under pressure as FX volatility rises A weekly overview of global currency market developments. The report details the past week’s performance of G10 currency pairs and currency baskets, directional model signals for the week ahead, longer-term consensus currency forecasts, futures market positioning data and a macroeconomic commentary on the FX market.

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Summary

FOMC a risk for US Dollar

ECB TLTRO take-up key for Euro

Scottish election uncertainty negative for British Pound

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Europe: Euro (EUR)

Switzerland: Swiss Franc (CHF)

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