FX Markets - 3 Feb 2020
Articles in this issue
BIS calls for wider adoption of FX Global Code
Yet some industry participants question the benefits of asset managers signing up to the voluntary principles-based document
PBoC extends market closure as coronavirus spreads rapidly
Chinese central bank extends interbank markets closure and vows to maintain ample liquidity
Refinitiv pledges FX brokerage to Australian bushfire relief
The area already burned is triple the size of the land destroyed by the 2018 California fires and six times that of last year's fires in the Amazon
StanChart’s e-FX trading engine goes live in Singapore
Trade latency has been cut by more than 80%, Standard Chartered says
Nomura advances AI trading platform for FX and fixed income
Over the next year the bank will converge its trading desk infrastructure to create a cross-asset class system
HK and Thailand launch next phase of cross-border CBDC project
CBDC-based payments can cut costs and boost speed, HKMA and Bank of Thailand study shows
Emerging market central banks keener to issue CBDCs – BIS
BIS survey shows central banks shifting emphasis from wholesale to retail CBDCs
Cœuré and Cunliffe to lead research group on CBDCs
Six central banks and BIS will explore use cases and share knowledge
Oanda appoints Coulon as CTO
Emmanuel Coulon joins from ADSS, where he was global head of technology
Global head of e-FX leaves BGC's Fenics
Liam Hudson was global head of FX e-commerce at BAML earlier
Former EBS e-FX specialist Myers joins social media platform
Moving from a money market sales position at CME, she becomes CCO at All of Us
Barclays finds blockchain nirvana in USC
Utility Settlement Coin could transform financial markets, but first its backers must prove it is secure, says the bank
CMC: fiscal stimulus holds potential for pound upside
Amid uncertainty around Brexit clearing, upcoming UK budget may add support to UK currency