Naomi Tajitsu

Journalist with more than 20 years global reporting experience in Asia, Europe and Oceania.

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Reuters • 6th January 2012

Behind the scenes, FX industry prepares for euro break-up

LONDON (Reuters) - Before the euro’s launch in January 1999, the Bank of England issued a 110-page plan - everything from settlement timetables to roadworks on the big day - to ensure a smooth introduction of the common currency in the world’s largest financial centre. Fast forward to 2012 and banks and brokerages in London are quietly preparing for a more unpredictable but potentially more destabilizing event - the possible break-up of the euro.

Reuters • 27th June 2011

FX meets Facebook, and retail trade gets transparent

LONDON, June 27 (Reuters Life!) - Ask most market traders to share the details of their order book and you’ll be lucky if they ever speak to you again. But information sharing is becoming a valuable asset in the online retail trading world, and social network-driven trading sites are helping mainly non-professional investors get a foothold

Reuters • 17th February 2011

Analysis - Less inflation fixation to slow pound rally

LONDON (Reuters) - The pound may struggle to extend its rally since the start of the year if investors lighten their fixation on interest rate rise speculation and focus more on current weakness in the UK economy.