Brazilian real
Investors eye Mexico and Brazil amid hopes in regime change
They believe a projected weakening in the dollar will support emerging markets
Best Banks Awards: Banco Santander
Banco Santander has retained its crown for the Best Bank for Latin American Currencies at the 2018 FX Week Best Banks Awards
European corporate FX losses triple
Currency losses at their highest since the first quarter of 2017, reports FiREapps
Dollar’s rise and flagging risk sentiment dampen EM - SEB
Reduced risk appetite is currently affecting the EM currencies, but strong economic growth could help them to recover in the second half of the year
Danske maintains bullish stance on ruble
The bank has positive outlook for Brazilian real and Mexican peso as dollar bear market remains
ABN Amro: stronger dollar may pressure EM currencies
Brazil could be particularly vulnerable to a rise in US yields, while the renminbi may see a gradual move lower
Seven sign up for CME’s over-the-counter NDF-clearing launch
The exchange is set to launch the service in the first quarter of 2018
StanChart sees some EM weakness next year
Concerns remain over the political situation in Brazil
ING launches EM-USD indices on Bloomberg
The indices are tradeable benchmarks covering 12 emerging market currencies
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
Investors’ taste for EM depends on central bank actions – ABN Amro
How major central banks undertake monetary policies will determine whether some emerging market currencies can thrive
CME readies for Bloomberg Index futures launch
CME Bloomberg Dollar Spot Index futures will track a basket of 10 developed and emerging market currencies
G-20 needs to arrest currency wars to stop Asian deflation
Callum Henderson, global head of FX research at Standard Chartered calls for leaders to put a stop to currency wars; says SGD is an ideal candidate for funding relative value carry trades in Asia
USD/BRL on the move in expectation of government change
Projections still see currency weakening against the dollar as the market keeps one eye on presidential elections next month
EM currencies offer hope amid low volatility
FX strategists say emerging market currencies still present opportunities in some regions, despite poor volatility in G-10
World Cup set to "shut down" LatAm markets
FX markets are set to take an early summer break as the football tournament turns participants' heads away from the trading floor
Local factors will decide carry trade winners
Weaker US data, coupled with the Fed's quantitative easing, supports carry trades generally, but particularly where local factors are favourable
Breakdown in correlations leads to forex discrimination
Risk aversion has returned, breaking down correlations between assets and leading to investor discrimination between currencies. Mitul Kotecha looks at who stands to gain from this shift in appetite
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
Reserve managers avoid Bric currencies despite increase in risk appetite
Central banks look to diversify reserves in search of higher yield, but still consider emerging market currencies too risky
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
CLS aims to double currency coverage by 2022
New chief executive David Puth answers the pressure on CLS to add to its 17 currencies by setting a goal of doubling its coverage over the next 10 years
Spotlight on: David Puth, CLS
As newly appointed chief executive of CLS, FX industry veteran David Puth has a job on his hands to expand and improve the utility’s capabilities, currencies and participation to take it to where regulators and the industry need it to be. In his first…
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 …