Central banks
RBI buys $5bn in FX swaps auction
Unusual move to inject long-term liquidity into the system is heavily oversubscribed
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
US and UK regulators strike deal to protect derivatives trading post-Brexit
Joint statement indicates ongoing co-operation, “whatever form” Brexit takes
The ‘Cartel’ three: not guilty, but still paying a penalty
Despite their acquittal, the former FX traders face obstacles in trying to rebuild their careers – meaning the DoJ didn’t fail, says one expert
Wells Fargo: US-China trade spat still a drag for Aussie
Dispute will keep trade-sensitive currencies under pressure, with a deal unlikely before March 1 tariff deadline, says strategist
Zimbabwe sets up interbank FX market with new dollar-pegged currency
Central bank governor pledges stability, but analyst says initiative is “cancerous”
PBoC issues 20 billion yuan of central bank bills in Hong Kong
Bills could be used to manage offshore yuan liquidity and stabilise exchange rates
Yuan takes key international step on Myanmar move
Yuan and yen added as trade-settlement currencies, as dollar use falls
RBA governor signals a rate cut more likely in 2019
Uncertain global outlook has rebalanced Reserve Bank of Australia's policy options
Jamaica uses social media to calm markets after FX intervention
Central bank's Wynter says FX volatility is nothing to worry about, but makes veiled warning
Lebanese pound finds support in newfound political unity
As new government forms, investors are more willing to sell dollars and buy Lebanon’s currency
PBoC sets up department to lead China's financial oversight
Central bank to devise ways to promote international use of yuan
BNP Paribas hires Carly Lam in FX sales
Lam joins New York team, covering real-money clients
Kx Systems: ‘fill or kill year’ for Global Code adoption
We need systems that can verify whether a firm is in compliance with acceptable market standards, says Richard Kiel
Fed’s room to hike spells trouble for EMs – Scotiabank
Central banks’ interest rate tightening will make it hard for emerging markets with large deficits
Beyond payments: central bank digital currencies
Issuance of central bank digital currencies, such as Sweden’s proposed e-krona, could facilitate monetary policy beyond zero lower bound
GFXC to publish disclosures, cover-and-deal findings
Global Foreign Exchange Committee holds two-day meeting in Paris on November 29-30
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?
BIS committee finds inadequacies in derivatives data
Challenges remain, despite significant progress, Irving Fisher Committee reports
Hurdles remain for euro as international reserve currency
Dollar’s incumbency, institutional deficiencies and rise of renminbi hamper progress of single currency
Dollar to weaken on fundamentals and Fed, says CIBC
Dollar will be under further pressure as other central banks start normalising monetary policy
Argentina adopts floating FX regime to tackle peso crisis
IMF extends running standby arrangement to $57.1 billion
Dollar to gain from trade war escalation, says Wells Fargo
Trade tensions will be dollar-positive and weigh on risk-sensitive EM currencies