Currency hedging
Corporates hamstrung in response to FX volatility
Restrictions around hedging programmes leave US firms struggling to adapt to dollar weakness
Corporates eye complex FX hedges as carry costs mount
Leveraged forwards and options-based structures entice treasurers facing rates uncertainty and FX volatility
Trump’s tariff threats fuel corporate FX hedging revamp
Treasurers mull options and longer-dated hedges in face of mixed signals on measures’ extent and timing
Iosco pre-hedging review: more RFQs than answers
Latest proposals leave observers weighing new clampdown on pre-hedging
Does no-hedge strategy stack up for mag seven mavericks?
At Amazon, Meta and Tesla, the lack of FX hedging might raise eyebrows, but isn’t necessarily a losing technique
Amazon, Meta and Tesla reject FX hedging
FX Markets study shows tech giants don’t hedge day-to-day exposures
Higher rates see corporates reassess FX structured products
Treasurers are getting a taste for dual currency notes and structured forwards
Rates movements boost FX net investment hedging
Changing differentials bring more positive carry opportunities for corporates
Ruled out: can regulators settle the pre-hedging debate?
Market participants are at odds over the practice and whether regulation or principles can settle the score
China set to extend NDF trading scheme for onshore banks
CFETS expected to introduce RFQ functionality and more currencies for non-deliverable forwards
More disclosure touted to temper pre-hedging ills
Transparency could help investors choose a dealer, but will they use the disclosures?
Iosco delays pre-hedging consultation to November
Review into controversial practice splits industry
IDB to expand contingent swap scheme in Latin America
New mechanism gives regional development banks cheaper FX rates with hedges linked to credit events
Common FX solution needed for mid-tier banks, says SG’s Estrada
e-FX Forum: Fee compression and costly tech spending should encourage dealer collaboration, he says
BofA extends ‘guaranteed rate’ window to a year
US bank holds spot FX rates for longer period to give alternative hedging tools to smaller clients
Banks, vendors mine AI for corporate FX hedging
New machine learning algos can help corporate clients adjust hedging ratios, but tech’s effectiveness is limited by data quality, experts caution
JP Morgan’s new way to trade FX overlays
Hybrid execution method allows clients to put dealers in competition via a single trading agreement
RMB vol returns as hedge funds take barrier trade profits
Unwinds of exotic positions saw vol jump 72% after surprise PBoC move last week
Brazil readies long-dated FX hedging scheme for green projects
Development bank IDB will lend its credit rating to unlock cheaper USD/BRL hedges out to 25 years
FX losses mount after Argentina’s devaluation
Citi, Adidas among those taking hits totalling over $3.3bn in Q4 as dealers cite lack of hedging tools
Corporates eye FX options as hedging costs shrink
With hedge ratios tipped to rise, dealers say treasurers are increasingly open to optionality