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China's red tape reduction could lead to wider CNY trade band
Chinese regulator Safe's efforts to simplify investment into the country seen as a further sign of renminbi liberalisation
Breakdown in correlations leads to forex discrimination
Risk aversion has returned, breaking down correlations between assets and leading to investor discrimination between currencies. Mitul Kotecha looks at who stands to gain from this shift in appetite
France leads eurozone in Chinese renminbi payments
Aims to promote Paris as an international hub for the renminbi are paying off, as France sees a 249% increase in yuan-denominated transactions
Russian banks weigh up benefits of CLS membership
Local liquidity providers are pivotal to CLS success in the ruble, but Russian banks are not yet convinced of the benefits of membership
A reality check for emerging markets
Are things a little too good to be true in emerging markets? SLJ Partners’ Stephen Jen thinks so, and warns that healthy GDP figures are not telling the whole story of what lies beneath. Saima Farooqi reports
Saxo Bank on the US elections
As the US presidential elections get underway, John Hardy, chief forex strategist at Saxo Bank discusses the market impact of an Obama or Romney victory
FTSE Cürex index series adds CNH pairs
The jointly launched foreign exchange index series announced in June has added seven new offshore renminbi pairs to its benchmark as it anticipates growing demand from its clients in Asia
Flying in the dark
Robert Savage, chief executive of Track.com, looks at the recent weakness of the US dollar and places his bets for the fourth quarter
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Renminbi will be fully convertible by 2015, says RBS
Analysts at Royal Bank of Scotland believe Chinese authorities have set themselves an implicit goal to make renminbi fully convertible within three years
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Cautiously optimistic on EM currencies
While FX markets remain constrained by weaker-than-expected growth, a savvy combination of emerging market currencies offers the potential for strong returns, argues Callum Henderson
Eurozone woes spreading to China, warns BAML
Bank of America Merrill Lynch has climbed to the top of the one-month forecast rankings after taking a negative view on the euro, but the bank expects it could rally towards year-end
ANZ launches China-centric commodity index
Australian bank unveils commodity index in bid to better reflect China market influence
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Renminbi payments continue to grow, according to Swift
Swift says the currency is now the 16th most actively used in trade settlement
Deutsche moves to simplify RMB under PBoC scheme
Deutsche Bank today completed the first renminbi cross-border transaction under a simplified scheme designed to ease the documentation burden for corporate users
FX Week China: CNH/CNY forward divergence threat has stabilised
A reversal of the spread between offshore deliverable forwards and onshore NDFs that caused pain for speculators last year is unlikely to recur, say economists
FX Week China: RMB internationalisation will take time
Significant progress has been made since 2010 in opening up renminbi to international participants, but it has to be done gradually, say speakers at FX Week China
FX Week China: Asia not immune to euro crisis spillover, warns IMF
"Home-grown vulnerabilities" could be a threat to Asian countries, including China, says IMF official at FX Week China event
Thomson Reuters rolls out China version of Eikon
The vendor will announce today that it has launched a new version of its Eikon desktop terminal for the benefit of users in China
Banks continue to ramp up in offshore RMB
Top-tier banks are continuing to invest in their offshore renminbi trading capabilities, despite the recent dip in Chinese growth and the challenge of persuading clients to use the new currency and boost liquidity
Saxo boosts platform performance for Chinese users
The Danish investment bank has completed a programme of investment in its network to improve the SaxoTrader platform for users in China, cutting connection time by 60%
Emerging market central banks drive gold demand with reserve diversification
Mexico leads the way in reserve diversification in the first quarter