Articles by Arvid Ahlund
Renminbi emerges as top currency for payments between Asia and China
Chinese currency now accounts for third of Asia's payments with China and Hong Kong, following a 327% increase in three years, says Swift
Survey reveals Asian treasurers' penchant for single-dealer platforms
Preference for one-bank solution partly due to region's many managed exchange rate regimes, according to Bank of America Merrill Lynch survey
Renminbi is at fair value, the IMF says
The Fund declares China's currency fairly valued months ahead of SDR basket review, having previously thought it was out of step with economic fundamentals
Icap launches CNH hub
The new service pools CNH data from existing platforms and is accessed through Icap's e-commerce portal; the company plans to add CNY data in due course
China set to boost RMB transaction volumes
Cap on foreign investments by individuals in Shanghai FTZ close to being lifted, government official says; likely to ‘materially' impact trading volumes, says analyst
Thailand relaxes capital controls
Bank of Thailand announces measures to make it easier for residents to invest abroad and for foreigners to trade bahts
Dim sum predicted to withstand onshore opening
Redback likely to gain SDR status this year, but its internationalisation will not kill off the offshore market, say panellists at annual Hong Kong RMB conference
China, the new land of opportunity for retail
The country's FX retail market has grown quickly in recent years and offers unprecedented opportunities. It is also about to undergo a major shift
China tipped to allow daily cross-border capital transfers
State council will permit foreign portfolio investors to repatriate money on a daily rather than weekly basis, according to reports
Chinese appetite for euro debt ‘just the beginning'
Chinese companies are issuing more debt in euros as country's external debt grows, but figures remain tiny compared to largely ‘undisclosed' asset portfolio
FX regulator probes AUD spike prior to policy announcement
Australia's authorities look into sudden moves in the Aussie's value ahead of RBA monetary policy announcements
StanChart launches FX spot intermediation
New service aims to fill the gap left by other providers turning their focus back to ‘core markets'
RMB payments fall by a fifth in February
The Chinese currency dropped from sixth to seventh place, according to Swift, most likely due to Chinese New Year
China overlooks own foreign investment cap
Hong Kong firm granted $1.2bn QFII quota, above the $1bn cap set in 2009, as world's second-biggest economy takes symbolic step towards opening up capital account
ANZ warns on RMB volatility
Global financial markets head says investors should be "cautious" in assuming RMB will continue to behave according to earlier patterns
PBoC governor hints at capital account liberalisation this year
Zhou Xiaochuan says it will be ‘more convenient not only for enterprises but also for individuals at home and abroad to invest' during panel discussion with IMF's Lagarde in Beijing