Intervju med banken HSBC’s globale valutasjef David Bloom   I lang tid har storbanken HSBC sin globale valutasjef David Bloom uttrykt sin beundring for norske kroner, som han hyller som de...

  Diskusjon om tilstanden til verdensøkonomien i regi av The Milken Institute   I regi av The Milken Institute holder de en paneldebatt med fem ledende forvaltere: Wolfgang Alkier (Absolute R...

  Fed, Five Central Banks Cut Rate on Dollar Swaps   The Federal Reserve cut the cost of emergency dollar funding for European banks as part of a globally coordinated central-bank response to...

  World's central banks act to ease market strains   Major central banks around the globe took coordinated action Wednesday to ease the strains on the world's financial system, saying they wou...

  Det Sveitsiske Folke Partiet forsøker å få grunnlovsfestet at sentralbanken ikke kan selge mer gull, samt sikre at minst 20% av reservene skal være i form av gull   Den sveitsiske sentra...

  AngloGold chief sees gold at $2,200/oz by 2012   The chief executive of AngloGold Ashanti Ltd said he expects gold prices to hit $2,200 an ounce by next year and hinted the South African min...

  Fem sentralbanker med redningspakke   Uten forvarsel meldte sentralbankene fra fem land om at de vil pumpe ubegrensede mengder dollar inn i pengemarkedet, for å forsikre at det ikke går i ...

  Euroen kan falle under syv kroner   Rente- og valutastrateg Bjørn Roger Wilhelmsen i First Securities tror likevel at kronen fortsatt har mye å gå på. - Jeg tror det er mer sannsynlig at...

  Gold is leaving other markets behind, Naylor-Leyland tells CNBC Europe   Ned Naylor-Leyland, investment director of Cheviot Asset Management in London, who, like Hinde Capital CEO Ben Davies...

  Another Reason to Buy Gold: Franc Losing Safety Status   "With Japan massively intervening in the (currency) market and the Swiss effectively curbing the safe-haven status of the Swiss franc...

  Snap analysis: Swiss franc peg may unleash gold to $2,000/oz Switzerland's decision to peg the erstwhile safe-haven franc to the euro may finally give gold bugs the chance to see prices hi...

  Swiss Pledge Unlimited Currency Purchases   The Swiss central bank imposed a ceiling on the franc for the first time in more than three decades and pledged to defend the target with the “u...

  UBS says gold price will pass US$2,000   SWISS investment bank UBS yesterday again raised its forecast for short-term gold trading to a range of US$1,724 to US$2,200 an ounce due to economic...

  Swiss Ponder Battle Over Runaway Franc   Switzerland, the nation that hasn’t gone to war with a foreign power since Napoleon, is reluctantly debating a generational taboo: ceding monetary ...

Hegnar om gull: - Norges Bank gikk glipp av en femdobling I 2004 valgte daværende sentralbanksjef Svein Gjedrem å selge hele bankens beholdning av gull. Prisen Norges Bank oppnådde var litt ove...

  Dollar Weakens Versus Euro, Yen, Franc After S&P Downgrades U.S.’s Rating   The dollar fell to a record against the Swiss franc and declined for a second day against the yen as Standard &...

  Gold rises above $1,600/oz as debt fears simmer - the professionals have returned to gold with a vengeance   Gold prices rallied to record highs above $1,600 an ounce in Europe on Monday as ...

  Swiss Parliament to discuss gold franc   The Swiss Parliament is expected later this year to discuss the creation of a gold franc — a parallel currency to the official Swiss franc, with th...

  Fed Extends Lending Program for Central Banks   The Federal Reserve, amid persistent worries about Europe's sovereign debt crisis, last week quietly approved the extension of a crisis-lendin...

  Pimco sees rising inflation for 3 - 5 years   - Inflation set to increase in next 3-5 years, says Pimco - Rising commodity prices are not "transitory" - By focusing on core inflation, Fe...

Why the Dollar's Reign Is Near an End   For decades the dollar has served as the world's main reserve currency, but, argues Barry Eichengreen, it will soon have to share that role. Here's why—a...

  Carry Trades Funded in Yen, Swiss Franc Regaining Profitability, UBS Says   Carry trades funded in the yen and Swiss franc are becoming profitable as borrowing costs rise in Europe and Cana...

  Dollar Drops Versus Euro on Speculation Fed Won't Increase Interest Rates   The dollar fell against the euro for the first week in almost a month as the Federal Reservesignaled its dissatis...

  Norwegian Krone, Franc Best Bets as Euro Area Mired in Crisis, Zulauf Says   The Norwegian krone and the Swiss franc are the best bets as the euro area’s failure to end its debt crisis has...