Mexican Peso
Managers selective on EM in event of Fed policy mistake
Instead of investing in the whole complex, managers prefer emerging economies with a strong balance sheet
CME Clearing and TriOptima clear first client trades in Mexican peso
Until now, only clearing brokers or FCMs were eligible to use the triReduce service to compress trades
USD/CNY volatility rise expected after currency basket revamp
Emerging market currencies now make up a higher proportion of the basket used to calculate the renminbi index
China launches direct trading between renminbi and seven other currencies
The currency pairs will be allowed to trade within a 5% band on any given trading day
TriReduce expands compression to emerging markets
Mounting cost pressures are increasing appetite for the service
Retail brokers tighten margins ahead of US election
FXCM, IG Group and Saxo Bank take steps to reduce risk for their clients, while others stand ready to act
Saxo ups margin requirements ahead of US election
Margin requirements for most major FX pairs will go up to 2–3%, with RUB and MXN rising to 10% and 15%, respectively
Edgewater launches matching engine in Mexico City
Another sign that the institutional FX liquidity provider is moving forward with its expansion in emerging markets
Peso set to underperform for rest of 2016, executives say
A survey organised by Bloomberg finds FX participants downbeat about Mexico's currency
CME readies for Bloomberg Index futures launch
CME Bloomberg Dollar Spot Index futures will track a basket of 10 developed and emerging market currencies
Best Bank for Emerging LatAm Currencies: Banco Santander
Rocked by falling oil prices, political scandal and lacklustre economic growth, Latin America is not a playground for the weak. Still, Banco Santander has a deep foothold there and is taking a personalised approach with clients until the storm passes
EM currencies hotbed of FX manipulation, says spot trader
EM currencies to be closely scrutinised following German regulator's admittance of Mexican peso involvement
Rabobank tops table with contrarian euro view
A bullish euro view in August 2012 lands Rabobank at the top of the 12-month forecast rankings
Barclays rises as BoJ sends yen plummeting
UK bank wins in FX Week's one-month rankings after forecasting continued yen weakness in April
Identifying the winners from Bank of Japan easing moves
Japanese investors will diversify overseas as the BoJ steps up its quantitative easing. Adam Cole follows the capital outflow to identify the currencies most likely to benefit
‘Easy’ stage of yen decline is over, says Jim O’Neill
Further weakening of the Japanese yen may be more gradual than in recent months, but the yen and the Swiss franc are the only G-10 currencies worth trading, says GSAM chairman
CLS faces uphill battle to meet currency expansion targets
FX settlement system aims to add another 17 currencies within 10 years, but some caution that CLS membership doesn't make economic sense for certain emerging market currencies
Mexican peso futures trading up 24% on CME
Following an 8% rally against the US dollar last year, CME's Craig LaVeille says the unit should continue to provide trading opportunities in 2013
Mexican peso poised to dominate EM currency trading
Asian investors have been diversifying into EM currencies for some time, with the Mexican peso performing particularly well, but despite the potential for enhanced yield, emerging markets are not devoid of risk, banks warn
CLS: the 10-year-old man in the middle
Ten years on from launch, CLS has come to occupy a unique and systemically important position in the global FX market. In the first of a two-part series, chairman Gerard Hartsink talks to Kathy Alys about CLS’s highs and lows in a decade as the market’s …
FX futures and options volumes soar on CME
While volumes are down year-on-year, September has seen a number of record days on CME Group, particularly in currencies such as the Canadian and Australian dollars and the Mexican peso
Scotiabank on the mark with bearish euro call
The Canadian bank accurately predicted in late February that the euro would fall, landing it on top of the three-month forecast rankings
Questions raised over LatAm growth potential
Former head of FX macro sales at Goldman Sachs believes growth in Latin America may have reached its limit, despite widespread focus on currencies such as the Brazilian real