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Byne joins Northern Trust
eFX sales specialist moves from Citi where he spent more than eight years
Fed can now keep rates on hold, senior official says
Recent cuts have provided greater assurance Fed will hit inflation target, Charles Evans says
IG research explores correlation between politics and FX data levels
New timeline of global historic politics impacting forex offered online
JP Morgan traded $250 billion via NDF algos this year
A fifth of all the NDF algo volumes conducted by JP Morgan’s clients is being internalised
StanChart prime services to accept Chinese bonds as collateral
Inclusion will reduce collateral drag for PB clients ahead of stricter initial margin rules
CFTC fines BGC, GFI $25 million for FX options fraud
Regulator says emerging markets FX options brokers used fake bids and offers to induce clients to trade
Ramchandani files complaint against Citi in NY court
Complaint filed in US southern district court of New York claims false assertions made against him by bank
Lebanese central bank tries to stem currency weakness
Governor says central bank will ensure dollars are available for wheat, fuel and medicine
White joins Euronext in FX sales
Ben White moves from Currenex sales at State Street
Institutional crypto interest awaits infrastructure
Start-ups and entrenched players aim to bring over custody, execution and post-trade capabilities
More global custodians approved as FX settlement banks by China
But list of eligible Bond Connect entities incomplete and some global custodians unable to provide CNY funding
Floating exchange rates cut inflation in Caribbean – IMF paper
Survey finds greater financial openness in Caribbean countries is associated with lower inflation
Finnish paper looks at Chinese currency swap agreements
Bilateral swap agreements increase settlement of trade transactions in renminbi – researchers
USD/CNY will be the next EUR/USD, say traders
When China’s capital markets are fully open, the impact of the renminbi on FX markets will be immense
Weisberg joins oneZero Financial Systems as executive vice-president
The FXall founder moved to the firm earlier this month
Sambrani joins Barclays, Singapore in EMFX options
Trader moves from Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Hong Kong
Massey takes up new e-role at Nomura
Former EBS liquidity manager will promote expansion of e-FX distribution platform
Central banks urged to adopt DLT-based CBDC
Industry figures argue central bank money needed for token-based securities settlement, but central bankers sceptical
ECB prepares for ‘big-bang’ move to new market infrastructure
Eurozone's payments, instant payments and securities settlement systems will merge by end of 2021
Three go live on Cobalt’s shared FX ledger
Technology provider aims to reduce trade reconciliations for Deutsche, Saxo and XTX
Swift conducts 13-second cross-border payment
Trials complete payments from origination through to clearing and settlement within seconds
Insight Investment wary of banks’ last-look claims
Buy side should “team up” in bid for more forex transparency, argues senior trader
IMF officials call for ‘far-sighted’ digital currency regulation
Stablecoins could put weaker currencies at risk and increase illicit activities
Tradepoint onboards 10 streaming NDF providers for broken dates
The firm sees greater use of algos to trade NDFs in increasingly electronified market