Monetary policy
BIS welcomes end to investors’ ‘sanguine attitude’
Optimism over future easing clashed with what central bankers were actually saying
Corporates boost FX hedges as US dollar surges
Banks see more business, but also rising exposures, from corporates’ FX decision-making
Argentine central bank freezes banks’ FX purchases
BCRA order comes amid a falling peso, IMF talks and mid-term elections
Nigerian central bank will test prototype CBDC
“eNaira” will be tested in four cities, reaching a combined population of nearly 15 million
How big data has changed dealing for good
Artur Deliergiev, algorithmic quantitative trading manager at CMC Markets, looks at the changes brought about by automation on the trading floor and why he considers it a step in the right direction
Ailing Suriname floats its currency
Defaulting country holds debt talks as inflation and corruption take toll
ECB pushes for greater crypto asset powers
Central bank suggests changes to afford it greater oversight of e-money issuers
If stablecoins are money, they should be backed by reserves
The growth of stablecoins could reduce the supply of safe collateral available to markets
Thai central bank relaxes FX rules to curb currency’s strength
Central bank says it is considering further liberalisations to currency regime
US brands Switzerland a ‘currency manipulator’
Treasury also accuses Vietnam of manipulating exchange rate to gain “unfair competitive advantage”
Markets search for FX factor as rates fall flat
Traders signal shift to currency strategies, but is it passing fad or permanent fixture?
Malaysia has triumphed in FX reforms – but what comes next?
Relinquishing currency controls will be a much harder task
FX vol revived by Covid-19 – but for how long?
Traders split on whether virus impact or central bank responses will prove most powerful
PBoC injects 1.2 trillion yuan as markets plunge
Chinese central bank eases to support economy as coronavirus spreads; Q1 GDP growth could drop to 4%
Lagarde promises wide-ranging review of ECB monetary policy
ECB to form digital currency task force as Lagarde calls for EU action on green finance
Greater exchange rate flexibility warranted in Peru – IMF
Limiting interventions would help reduce dollarisation further, says fund
Brazil sells dollars as real falls to record low
Currency declines 11.3% against dollar since July, as central bank cuts interest rates by 150bp to new low of 5%
Crypto assets may force central banks into policy synchronisation
Paper examines the impact a global crypto asset would have on the “impossible trinity”
Argentina’s currency controls help stabilise peso and reserves
Uncertainty about the fiscal policies of the incoming president is contributing to falling bond prices
IMF praises Bank of Mexico for not intervening in FX market
Peso strengthens against regional peers