United States (US)
Trump accuses China and Russia of currency devaluation
US president’s comment contradicts findings of his Treasury department’s recent report
Cboe Sef adds more currency pairs
The platform offers NDF trading in USD/RUB and USD/PEN
More than 100 participants commit to FX Global Code
Global Foreign Exchange Committee plans to launch Global Index of Registers before June meeting
Exegy launches FX market data and order-entry solution
Trade Port FX allows market participants to organise FX market access through a single vendor
Brexit pain could weigh on pound, says Swissquote Bank
Hard US-China trade talks could influence Brussels to toughen its position on UK's exit from EU
Johnson's attorneys seek home confinement
US digs in heels over prison term; family and friends say former trader’s punishment began at his arrest
Calypso taps Bouillard as chief executive
Didier Bouillard joins from Ullink
JP Morgan invests in AccessFintech
The risk management services firm, led by Roy Saadon, will work with the bank to test its technology
Ross Thalheimer exits 360T
He worked at the company for about five years
FX volumes dip in March
But trading activity on most platforms remains strong year on year
Fortex Technologies hires Hendrix
Victor Hendrix will create and lead its newest division, XCloud, a global server grid providing trading infrastructure as a service
StanChart considers adding two members to FX team
It is understood the bank is looking at Haskins from HSBC and Tretola from Nomura
Gain Capital expands cryptocurrency offering
Customers can trade the digital coin against the euro, pound and Australian dollar
Elysium partners Cryptalgo for cryptocurrency trading solutions
The firms introduce the solution to financial institutions as interest in digital currencies rises
Deutsche Bank commits to FX Global Code
The latest top FX dealer to support the principles aimed at improving standards in currency markets
TD Securities: dollar rebound expected in near term
But political tensions could hinder the greenback’s rally
US seeks seven-year minimum prison term for Mark Johnson
Defence disputes whether Cairn Energy suffered a loss as a result of Johnson’s misconduct
IPC appoints new chief executive
Robert Santella will succeed Neil Barua in mid-April
Stater Global Markets broadens trading venue choice
Clients can now access liquidity from Cboe and FastMatch
Cboe creates markets division to leverage talent pool
Andy Lowenthal and Bryan Harkins will run the new division
Currency movements helped US and Latam investors in 2017
A new report from Natixis shows a weaker dollar helped investors outperform their European peers
John Williams named president of New York Fed
Candidate proved contentious on diversity grounds, but brings deep macroeconomic experience
Philippines bankers partner Bloomberg on FX initiatives
Bloomberg has been selected as the calculation agent for USD/PHP and bankers will use FXGO for spot trading
Renminbi’s share of global payments slides in February
It falls two places to become the seventh most-used currency for global payments, according to Swift