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Citi topples UBS as leading CLS third-party provider
Citi has pipped UBS to the post to become the leading provider of CLS third-party services, in a year where settlement risk management remained the single most significant risk to the foreign exchange market.
A changing longer-term dollar paradigm
Pete Luxton, global economic adviser at Informa Global Markets in London says the dollar may be reaching a turning point
Saxo Bank's reality check pays off
Saxo Bank topped the 12-month historical index rankings this week by keeping an eye on the disparity between market sentiment and the reality of market fundamentals.
Sharp dollar carry trade unwind ruled out
A rise in dollar interest rates is unlikely to lead to a frantic scramble to close out short dollar positions, according to analysts polled by FX Week .
The Brazilian real: Can it be reined in?
Simon Derrick, chief currency markets strategist at BNY Mellon in London discusses Brazil, its capital controls, and the implications for other emerging economies
CMC's 12-month USD view on the money
CMC Markets topped this week's 12-month currency forecast rankings with expectations that the dollar would bear the brunt of any stabilisation in global equities and resulting improvement in risk appetite.
Diode decoupling
While there is increasing optimism about the global economy's rebound, the growth story is fractured. Asia - especially China but also South Korea, among others - is seeing strong growth while Western economies lag, says Paul Mortimer-Lee, strategist at…
Asia congress: Collateral issues crucial post-crisis
SINGAPORE - Terence Oh, head of foreign exchange prime services for the Asia-Pacific at UBS, called for better collateral management in light of the lessons learned from the global crisis, at the FX Week Asia congress in Singapore last Tuesday.
Banks switch on to EBS Prime
Market sources tell FX Week that three banks are set to go live as prime banks on Icap's EBS Spot broking platform
Nomura signs up to Caplin Systems
The Japanese bank's European operations are integrating a new middleware platform with its in-house FX pricing and execution systems.
Yuan debate reignites
Simon Derrick, chief currency markets strategist at BNY Mellon in London, says the November G-20 meeting could be critical as the US and China set out their respective cases for the direction of the Chinese yuan
StanChart backs emerging market growth
Bank predicts commodity and emerging market growth will outperform the euro against the US dollar.
Central banks walk the 'not buying dollar' walk
Central banks are increasingly reluctant to accumulate US dollars, and are shifting out of the unit into other G-10 currencies, says Steven Englander, currency strategist at Barclays Capital in New York