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St Louis Fed warns of rise of multicurrency systems
Crypto assets may hamper monetary policy transmission and increase exchange rate volatility
Rabobank: dollar to strengthen on Fed’s slow rate cutting
Fears of slowdown in emerging markets and rate cuts by other G10 central banks will contribute to greenback’s strength
Identity crisis for Facebook’s Libra under lawmakers’ grilling
Washington wrestles with ‘regulating the heck’ out of Libra without stifling innovation
Trump lashes out at Libra
US president says Facebook’s system will need a banking licence if it wants to be a bank
Hibor may drop, but rates volatility will stay
Open interest of Hibor futures on HKEX on rise as market reacts to HKD rates’ higher volatility
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
Rabobank: US and China heading for Cold War
Fed cuts will not be enough to sustain EM currencies while capital outflows continue as tensions persist
Rabobank: dollar and yen to strengthen due to safe-haven flows
Relatively attractive interest rate differential between dollar and other G10 currencies boosts appeal
Simon Potter exits New York Fed
Ray Testa will step in to lead the markets group while a successor is found
Inertia warning if uncleared margin rules delayed
Final phase of rules set to sweep hundreds of buy-side firms into scope in September 2020
GFXC seeks deeper understanding of anonymous platforms
Committee elects Guy Debelle as new chair to replace Potter
Euro to languish as Germany's economy struggles – CMC Markets
Pan-European currency to maintain its slide even as Fed hits pause
HKMA interventions may help open new USD/HKD carry trades
Repeated defences of peg should keep HK dollar weak; it could be used to buy assets in currencies other than US dollar
US agencies move to protect swaps after week of Brexit chaos
Fed gives legacy swaps a margin break to help fend off risk of contractual limbo
Powell hints at $1trn goal for Fed balance sheet
Proposed reserves buffer is more than enough, Charles Goodhart says
Taendler to retire from Goldman Sachs after 20 years
Recently named a partner, Christopher Taendler helped grow the FX franchise across EM and developed markets
Dollar looks set to hold its own in 2019 – Informa Global
It’s a struggle to find sustainable alternatives to the greenback among G10 peers, FX fundamentals manager says
Fed strikes a dovish tone in January
US central bank will no longer keep balance-sheet runoff on automatic pilot
ABN Amro: investor sentiment remains EM currencies’ Achilles heel
While EMFX valuations are attractive, their good fortune is contingent on other markets
Dovish Fed improves conditions for EMFX – Morgan Stanley
Weakening investment outlook for US suggests economic performance falling back in line with rest of world
Fed takes cautious stance on rate path
Incoming Fed officials signal there may be a rate-hike pause
FX swaps to avoid year-end basis blowout, banks say
Earlier rollovers likely to ensure no repeat of previous cross-currency volatility
Volatility will not deter central banks
FX Week Europe panellists think central banks may see return of volatility as healthy mechanism that causes investors to recalibrate expectations
Dollar-supportive factors may fade soon, says Wells Fargo
Longer-term dollar weakness likely as Fed approaches neutral policy, but how soon will that be?