CURRENCIES´S HAVEN

The Swiss National Bank’s decision to intervene to weaken the franc has left currency investors with one less haven from the financial crisis.

Its move comes at a time when there are also questions surrounding the future haven status of two other leading currencies: the dollar and the yen

While the dollar has enjoyed a liquidity premium amid the current financial turmoil, many investors expect it to lose its allure as the full impact of large-scale US fiscal and monetary loosening filters through.

The other main beneficiaries during the current crisis, the swiss franc and  the yen, have both lost their haven status in recent weeks.

The krone is one of the few currencies that has outperformed the dollar so far this year, rising more than 3 per cent to NKr6.694. It has soared 11 per cent to NKr10.925 against the euro.

Are we in a new haven ???