United States (US)
Dollar-positive factors may run out of steam in 2019, says Rabobank
Last week’s Apec meetings indicated it is too early to assume a breakthrough is near in US-China trade wars
Best Banks Awards: BMO Capital Markets
BMO Capital Markets has been voted the winner of the Bank for Canadian Dollar award at the 2018 FX Week Best Banks Awards
BoE appoints Morzaria to chair sterling working group
Tushar begins his tenure at the start of 2019, replacing François Jourdain
Next year's Fed hikes are mispriced, says RBC Capital Markets
Canadian bank expects US rates to continue rising as long as US growth persists
OTCXN launches crypto-trading venue for institutional clients
Clients have already begun executing trades in ether and bitcoin versus dollars
Bogucki asks court to bar argument on fiduciary duty at trial
Judge will hear the matter later this month, ahead of February trial
European FX lawsuit may follow soon, says source
Institutional investors filed a lawsuit in NY against 16 banks on November 7, which could be followed by European complaint
Dollar-supportive factors may fade soon, says Wells Fargo
Longer-term dollar weakness likely as Fed approaches neutral policy, but how soon will that be?
Refinitiv expands in Mena, launches sentiment feed in Japan
Clients can access range of markets in Middle East and North Africa
MarkitServ launches cloud-based post-trade processing platform
The firm looks to migrate FX options and spot to TradeServ in 2019
DTCC begins testing DLT-based credit derivatives service with 15 banks
New service expected to launch after first quarter of 2019
Inflationary pressures build in G4 economies – Morgan Stanley
The dollar’s current strength is unlikely to be sustainable and any near-term upside is limited, analysts say
Fed proposes lighter regulations for large banks
Lael Brainard objects to plans, warning they could leave taxpayers “on the hook”
Chance of hard Brexit on the rise, says Rabobank
Political uncertainty in post-Brexit period could limit pound gains
MarketFactory partners Elysium
MarketFactory's API Whisperer integrates with Elysium and its cloud-based enterprise solution, Mission Control
Jurors begin deciding fate of FX Cartel
UK nationals face 10 years in prison if convicted of alleged price-rigging
Judge denies FX Cartel mistrial request
Judge Berman reserves making decision on defence’s motion for acquittal due to lack of evidence
US attorney: all avenues exhausted for Scott’s extradition
UK Supreme Court denies appeal on behalf of US to consider overturning decision to let Stuart Scott stay in country
‘You can’t game the fix,’ jurors hear in FX Cartel trial
Melvin says if the three traders wanted to game the fix, they couldn’t have chosen a worse time because the market is too liquid then
HC Tech recruits Puma and Powers
Richard Puma joins as COO and Eric Powers as head of infrastructure
Refinitiv expands data delivery with Amazon cloud
The service is improving access to real-time financial data globally
Integral is not up for sale, says Sandhu
Silicon Valley firms are never for sale; they get acquired, says technology firm’s chief executive
FX Cartel defence seeks mistrial after Gardiner’s testimony
Counsels claim “highly prejudicial” line of questioning from US has created “irreparable prejudice”
Gardiner faces cross-examination
Defence uses data and audio calls to show the accused men traded independently – piercing holes in Gardiner’s testimony