e-Forex Magazine | Foreword | Volatility returns to the FX markets

Foreword : Volatility returns to the FX markets

First Published in e-Forex Magazine April 2008

Manfred Wiebogen

Manfred Wiebogen

President ACI The Financial Markets Association

Manfred Wiebogen looks at why the current increase of volatility in the FX market is the result of uncertain and obscure economical developments.

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Friday, March 7th 2008, just when writing these lines the Euro hit a record high against the Dollar at 1,5459 after the release of the U.S. non-farm payrolls. The effective rate surprised the market consensus and turned out to be a drop for the second straight month. There is a lot of concern about how the huge downturn in the U.S. economy is going to affect the rest of the world. Politics and economic outlook nurture the financial markets with uncertainty which results in continuing high volatility at the end.

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