Articles by FX Markets Staff
Asia Awards 2025: The winners
The FX Markets Asia Awards recognise and showcase the best banks, trading platforms and technology providers in the Apac region
BIS says carry trade unwind is part of broader pattern
Multi-strategy hedge funds drive spillovers across asset classes, analysis finds
Triggers of August market ‘flare-up’ still in place, BIS warns
Leveraged positions remain at risk of sudden unwinding, as margin calls play amplifying role
e-FX awards 2024: The winners
JP Morgan takes home a record five wins, while BNP, DB and NatWest have two each
Prime status – Could FX futures exchanges rival the primary spot market?
This FX Markets webinar assesses whether the futures market will become an increasingly important reference price for traders at the expense of the primary markets, and what the implications of this could be.
Basel Committee prepares crackdown on bank ‘window dressing’
Study says lenders have obscured their true systemic importance at reporting dates
Philippine central bank may issue wholesale CBDC in two years
However, governor rules out using blockchain-based technology for digital peso
BofA, HSBC pick up Risk.net awards
US bank wins FX house for EM push; HSBC takes prime broker prize for rate risk margin updates
BIS wraps up cross-border CBDC trial
Project Mariana explored FX settlement using ‘automated market-makers’
MAS finalises rules for stablecoins
Singaporean central bank to label qualified coins as “MAS-regulated stablecoins”
e-FX Awards 2023: The winners
JP Morgan and Deutsche Bank win two categories each, while UBS is best for spot
Major central banks set out CBDC policy debates
BIS and central banks discuss major policy issues that still need to be solved
Best Banks Awards 2022: The winners
JP Morgan picks up six awards and BNP Paribas takes three under a new, revamped process
BoE’s Cunliffe details ‘familiar’ failings at FTX
Deputy governor says crypto assets need to be regulated
e-FX Awards 2022: The winners
BNP, Deutsche and UBS win two categories each; Citadel retains spot crown; B2C2 is top crypto LP
Fed paper explores stablecoins’ impact on financial system
Researchers say stablecoins could be a ‘digital safe haven’ during volatility, but design choices matter
Mexican government announces CBDC for 2024
Bank of Mexico has yet to comment publicly on the initiative
Bank of Tanzania ‘working on CBDC’, governor says
Luoga says “cryptocurrencies are not safe” and president has urged work on CBDC
Argentine central bank orders foreign exchange sales
BCRA also bans “payments in instalments” for overseas travel as currency weakens
Nigeria launches ‘digital naira’ pilot
Central bank issues $1.2 million in retail CBDC after clampdown on private crypto
e-FX Awards 2021 – the winners
Which firms have won the battle for top spot at this year's FX Markets e-FX Awards?
Sri Lanka central bank imposes capital controls
Measure restricts exports of foreign currency as government faces debt challenge
Singapore’s SWF starts work on cross-border payment network
JP Morgan, DBS Bank and Temasek say project will build on collaboration with MAS
BoE and Treasury launch CBDC task force
Central bank also forms new division to lead “internal exploration” of digital currency