North America
HSBC, Goldman prevail in shake-up of FX Markets’ Dealer Rankings
The pair thrived serving US retail funds, while Morgan Stanley retained title with life insurer clients
For variation margin payments, cash is no longer king
Dealers are being pressed to accept corporate bonds and even equities as collateral for non-cleared trades
Limited-loss hedges help US firms dodge costly FX moves
Structurers say US corporates’ use of options-based net investment hedging helped soften impact of USD selloff
‘This is not a wobble’: Brunello Rosa on the path to de-dollarisation
Digital currencies will play a central role as China challenges US hegemony, says economist
Goldman Sachs doubled FX trading revenues in 2024
Bumper Q4 powers bank to head of US dealer pack by foreign exchange revenue
EU firms fear dollar liquidity becoming tariff bargaining chip
Eurozone banks rely on dollars for 17% of funding; trade war escalation could affect access
Tariffs volatility prompts rush to re-hedge EUR/USD options books
Banks left scrambling to buy vol as spot surged beyond expectations
Corporates hamstrung in response to FX volatility
Restrictions around hedging programmes leave US firms struggling to adapt to dollar weakness
Short-term Trump FX trades ‘dead’ as euro rallies
EUR/USD spot rally and vol spike sees mass unwinds of long USD trades
Trump’s tariff threats stress London gold market
Cost of funding customer positions has shot up 10,000% as deliverable supplies shift to New York
Corporates pressed on FX hedges as dollar surge bites
CFOs increasingly facing tough questions about impact of exchange rates on foreign revenues
Tariff news ‘ping pong’ gives FX options desks a headache
Dealers say Trump’s shifting deadlines sparked weekend trading rush and made it hard to monetise flows
Corporates eye complex FX hedges as carry costs mount
Leveraged forwards and options-based structures entice treasurers facing rates uncertainty and FX volatility
Trump’s tariff threats fuel corporate FX hedging revamp
Treasurers mull options and longer-dated hedges in face of mixed signals on measures’ extent and timing
Does no-hedge strategy stack up for mag seven mavericks?
At Amazon, Meta and Tesla, the lack of FX hedging might raise eyebrows, but isn’t necessarily a losing technique
Amazon, Meta and Tesla reject FX hedging
FX Markets study shows tech giants don’t hedge day-to-day exposures
Franklin Templeton dethrones MSIM as top FX options user
Counterparty Radar: MSIM continued to cut RMB positions in Q3, while Franklin Templeton increased G10 trades
FX automation key to post-T+1 success, say custodians
Custody banks saw uptick in demand for automated FX execution to tackle T+1 challenges
Pimco and Vanguard slash FX forwards trading with BNP Paribas
Counterparty Radar: French bank sees its notional with mutual funds halve
Repo and FX markets buck year-end crunch fears
Price spike concerns ease as September’s surprise SOFR jump led to early preparations for bank window dressing
FX options market eyes Trump inauguration trades
FX Markets Europe: Traders turn to short-dated plays on cabinet picks and early tariff actions