Trading

• Foreign Exchange

Philippines mulls won-peso bilateral trading

Move aimed at shifting trades away from US dollar

• 09 Oct 2019

• Foreign Exchange

HKMA dismisses cash limit rumours as tensions escalate

Emergency laws will not affect cash withdrawal or capital flows, HKMA says

• 08 Oct 2019

• Risk Management

Deal misfires expose risk of contingent hedging

Banks hike premiums on deal contingent swaps amid Brexit uncertainty

• 08 Oct 2019

• Foreign Exchange

FX Week October 7 2019 digital download (exclusive to FX Week Corporate subscribers)

• 07 Oct 2019

• Monetary Policy

Fed can now keep rates on hold, senior official says

Recent cuts have provided greater assurance Fed will hit inflation target, Charles Evans says

• 03 Oct 2019

• Retail

IG research explores correlation between politics and FX data levels

New timeline of global historic politics impacting forex offered online

• 03 Oct 2019

• Algorithmic Trading

JP Morgan traded $250 billion via NDF algos this year

A fifth of all the NDF algo volumes conducted by JP Morgan’s clients is being internalised

• 03 Oct 2019

• Hedge Funds

StanChart prime services to accept Chinese bonds as collateral

Inclusion will reduce collateral drag for PB clients ahead of stricter initial margin rules

• 03 Oct 2019

• Foreign Exchange

Lebanese central bank tries to stem currency weakness

Governor says central bank will ensure dollars are available for wheat, fuel and medicine

• 01 Oct 2019

• Technology

Institutional crypto interest awaits infrastructure

Start-ups and entrenched players aim to bring over custody, execution and post-trade capabilities

• 30 Sep 2019

• Foreign Exchange

FX Week September 30 2019 digital download (exclusive to FX Week Corporate subscribers)

• 30 Sep 2019

• Foreign Exchange

More global custodians approved as FX settlement banks by China

But list of eligible Bond Connect entities incomplete and some global custodians unable to provide CNY funding

• 27 Sep 2019

• Foreign Exchange

Floating exchange rates cut inflation in Caribbean – IMF paper

Survey finds greater financial openness in Caribbean countries is associated with lower inflation

• 27 Sep 2019

• Foreign Exchange

Finnish paper looks at Chinese currency swap agreements

Bilateral swap agreements increase settlement of trade transactions in renminbi – researchers

• 27 Sep 2019

• Trading

USD/CNY will be the next EUR/USD, say traders

When China’s capital markets are fully open, the impact of the renminbi on FX markets will be immense

• 26 Sep 2019

• Risk Management

Insight Investment wary of banks’ last-look claims

Buy side should “team up” in bid for more forex transparency, argues senior trader

• 24 Sep 2019

• Algorithmic Trading

Tradepoint onboards 10 streaming NDF providers for broken dates

The firm sees greater use of algos to trade NDFs in increasingly electronified market

• 23 Sep 2019

• Trading

Singapore’s e-FX strategy blossoms as Apac competition heats up

Euronext FX launches matching and pricing engine today, while JP Morgan is latest to announce plans in the city-state

• 23 Sep 2019

• Foreign Exchange

FX Week September 23 2019 digital download (exclusive to FX Week Corporate subscribers)

• 23 Sep 2019

• Foreign Exchange

Dominican Republic sells dollars to support peso

Dominican currency has been one of the stronger performers in the region

• 20 Sep 2019

• Foreign Exchange

BoE paper examines exchange rate return distribution tails

Authors look to understand exchange rate risk in global cycle

• 18 Sep 2019

• Central Banks

Fed provides update on future RTGS system

FedNow cross-border payments could be considered in future, US central bank says

• 17 Sep 2019

• Trading

BIS: FX volumes rise to $6.6 trillion, London trading soars

While the UK capital reinforces its prominence in FX markets, trading in Asian currencies heats up

• 16 Sep 2019

• Risk Management

BoE’s Hauser urges firms to adapt to FX market fragmentation

Less sophisticated firms are paying much higher spreads, executive director says

• 13 Sep 2019