Trading
Yen set for further falls in the year ahead
Following a substantial depreciation last year, the yen is anticipated to continue its decline throughout 2014. Kohei Iwahara, economist at Natixis, explores how investor behaviour and various government incentives (in both Japan and the US) look set to…
FX options clearing gains momentum
Discussions on a clearing mechanism for FX options are finally underway
Industry fears lack of strategic focus on OTC data aggregation
FSB report lays out options for OTC data aggregation before considering strategic objectives
Divergence over definition of FX derivatives emerging in EU
Luxembourg allows grace period for FX reporting at last minute
ParFX adds Citi and JP Morgan as founding members
Two more banks sign up as ParFx founding members
Saxo Bank WLTM next Soros, GSOM an advantage
Saxo Bank ventures into social media trading, with relaunched TradingFloor
CLS set to add Russian ruble in November, source says
Industry settlement utility CLS is poised to add the ruble to its currency universe in November
Bank of England has no evidence it 'condoned' FX market manipulation
UK central bank says it has yet to see evidence of press allegations that it condoned market manipulation
Questions raised over trade reporting at CSFI round table
Concerns over the implementation and utility of trade reporting data dominate industry event
Rabobank wins with 12-month dollar call
Rabobank tops this week's forecasts table with a long-term dollar view
FXall sees record single-day volumes of $197 billion in January
FXall volumes hit single-day record at just below $200 billion
Treasurer Talk: William Mekrut, FM Global
William Mekrut, treasurer at FM Global, discusses ways to avoid rising hedging costs. By Robert Mackenzie Smith
Buy side enjoys two consecutive quarters of narrowing spreads
Cut-throat competition for volumes brings good news for buy-side firms
Russian ruble pricing changes provoke FX market debate
Debate over price granularity in the ruble heats up as platforms consider changes
Citi's Prasad resignation unconnected to FX probe, source says
Citi's head of foreign exchange and local markets leaves bank for personal reasons
Argentine peso stabilises after turbulent few weeks
Central bank introduces new capital controls policy as foreign currency reserves dwindle
Icap revenues down 5% in four months
‘Challenging market conditions’ outweigh robust EM FX trading volumes
Barclays appoints interim head of spot FX, cuts three in sales
Cuts hit Barclays' FX sales team, but bank appoints Dan Ryan as interim head of spot
Deutsche Bank traders let go as part of fix probe
FX regulatory probe heats up as four traders lose their jobs at Deutsche Bank
UniCredit wins with long-term view
UniCredit comes on top of this week's forecasts with 12-month view
EM currencies set for extended rout, say analysts
Current account deficits set to keep EM currencies under pressure
Banks reconsider prime brokerage models
Small and medium-sized clients find it harder to access interbank markets
Disappointing Q4s cited as proof of Ficc regulatory squeeze
The pressure of regulation is making its mark on the profitability of the fixed income, currencies and commodities businesses of large banks, say analysts
FX traders break up USD/EM basket for first time in five years
The market has seen a shift in emerging markets trading as FX traders focus on currency differentials