Peter Kinsella
Global Head of Forex Strategy
Forex
You want to keep track of currency movements. We have the know-how to help with your forex strategy.
In the global forex market, keeping abreast of technical changes and fundamental movements as well as anticipating potential geopolitical events can be very time-consuming. UBP has the expertise to help you develop and execute a personalised forex strategy and to make it an integral part of your broader asset allocation.
Forex Focus podcast series
Listen to our Forex Focus podcast series to learn or stay informed about the global foreign exchange market. Once a month, our expert Peter Kinsella analyses the latest forex news with influential financial experts. Plug in your headphones and listen!
Foreign exchange is sometimes an overlooked part of portfolio asset allocation, both as a stand-alone, return-focused asset class and as a risk management tool for global investors.
UBP forex specialists use a wide variety of qualitative and quantitative methodologies to analyse the markets, formulate views and come up with investment ideas on G10 currencies, emerging market currencies and precious metals.
Timely analyses and in-depth expertise
The integrated structure of UBP allows us to anticipate and to take advantage of both short-term forex market movements and long-term inflection points in key currency pairs and precious metals.
UBP’s forex specialists have an average of 15 years of experience and a depth of expertise across a range of forex capabilities, including forecasting, hedging, forex and intermediate loans, as well as longer-term trading ideas.
Our trading ideas and market analyses are designed to keep track of market opportunities, and come with a transparent risk/reward analysis, allowing you to manage your portfolio optimally.
Extensive coverage
UBP covers trade and settlement services in over 160 currency pairs in the spot and forward market. We also cover trade and settlement services for both vanilla and exotic products in both G10 and emerging market currencies.
Our forex solutions
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Tactical and strategic trading ideas
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Passive and active hedging strategies
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Forex structuring service
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Gold and precious physical metal strategies
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22.05.2025
US-China Trade Talks: A fragile rapprochement
On 12 May, the United States (US) and China established a temporary ‘trade consultation mechanism’, reducing tariffs by 115% for 90 days. While this may ease tensions, high tariffs are still expected to exert upside pressure on US prices, and trade volatility could drag on economic growth in China.
13.05.2025
UBP House View - May 2025
Equity markets welcomed Trump’s 90-day tariff truce by rebounding swiftly. However, we are maintaining a wait-and-see stance during this pause, while hedging against potential US dollar weakness by increasing our exposure to gold.
05.05.2025
90-day tariff truce: what lies ahead?
On 9 July, President Trump’s 90-day tariff suspension is set to expire. What will this mean for investors?
02.05.2025
Demand for gold continues to rise
Since early November 2024, the gold price has risen from USD 2,600 to highs of above USD 3,500 per ounce. The precious metal received additional support in early February when investors realised that Donald Trump was serious about his tariff programme.
16.04.2025
UBP House View - April 2025
Tactical risk management helped us ride out one of the sharpest market dips since 2020. Gold and cash remain reliable safe havens.
08.04.2025
World growth under tariffs
The tariffs announcement by US President Trump last Wednesday evening exceeded most expectations, raising the average tariff on US imports from 2.5% to 24%, a level not seen since the 1930–40s.
02.04.2025
Technology: providing access to the Chinese market
Supported by innovation and the government, technology is the only Chinese sector offering great visibility.
26.03.2025
The Dollar and the Donald
Observers and investors were expecting the US dollar to go up in value. This was without counting on the new US administration’s erratic policymaking and announcements on tariffs. Where is it going next and what other factors are affecting the greenback?
