Currency
MUFG hires Paster in FX and derivatives risk management push
Paster’s newly created role aims to strengthen MUFG’s markets arm in Americas
Danske overhauls FX technology to rebuff Tier 1 competition in Nordics
Bank inks partnerships on pricing engine, connectivity and algos; tests mobile solution for corporates
Brazilian central bank to sell dollars outright for first time since 2009
It remains committed to floating currency regime
MUFG eyes financial institutions, pension funds in expansion
Japanese bank wants to build a broader client base beyond corporates
Argentine central bank tries to halt peso’s slide
Peso falls after primary election results come as blow for President Macri
PBoC to issue central bank bills to support yuan
Move could reduce liquidity of offshore yuan and deter “hot money” flows, analysts say
US Treasury designates China a currency manipulator
Renminbi crosses barrier of seven yuan per US dollar amid growing trade tensions on August 5
City Index: yuan to hit seven within a month
China’s yuan has not seen such levels for more than a decade, but trade war with US induces flirtation
UBS developing customisable client pricing engine
Swiss bank wants to give individual clients fully customised price without affecting system performance
Potamus looks to new asset classes, including currencies
HFT firm sees US equities platform grow in past year and views outsourced trading as another area for expansion
US regulators applying outdated laws to crypto, hearing told
Congress also urged to open up Fed payment system if it wants to reach the unbanked
CIBC: sterling on defence as Johnson becomes UK PM
Expect interest to sell sterling in short term as market remains on guard for possibility of no-deal Brexit
FX trading in London hits record high
UK capital cements position as largest FX hub; New York sees significant fall in daily turnover
Hyperinflation looms as Zimbabwe struggles to stabilise currency
Official inflation almost doubles as economic threats remain
St Louis Fed warns of rise of multicurrency systems
Crypto assets may hamper monetary policy transmission and increase exchange rate volatility
Identity crisis for Facebook’s Libra under lawmakers’ grilling
Washington wrestles with ‘regulating the heck’ out of Libra without stifling innovation
Kurk joins Northern Trust as COO
Hire aims to capitalise on acquired technology and product capabilities
Debelle swings at ‘buyer beware’ disclosures in FX
‘They don’t give you free licence to do whatever you want,’ says new GFXC chair
West Africa announces ‘eco’ currency plans
Single currency seems unlikely to be introduced by next year, despite updated launch plans
PBoC gets go-ahead from China’s cabinet to develop CBDC
China’s central bank is developing its own CBDC
Record builds synthetic FXPB offering
Specialist currency manager will use tri-party model to move securities collateral between banks
City Index: US and China truce, global outlook weighs on Fed
Greenback may be bolstered in short term, but range trading expected over medium term
CBDC could work as contingency payment solution – Norges Bank
Research continues, although central bank finds CBDCs unnecessary to ensure public access to secure means of payment
Lawmakers try to halt Facebook’s Libra over privacy and security fears
Swiss-based financial system potentially storing trillions of dollars could be target for hackers