Articles by Iris Yeung
Trade wars to stay for decades, say panellists
The conflict is a struggle for dominance between the US and China, say economists at the 14th annual FX Week Asia event
Singapore aims to become e-FX hub for Asia, says Loh
Speaking at FX Week Asia, MAS’s Jacqueline Loh says Singapore wants more price discovery to take place
Back to fundamentals in emerging markets – Wells Fargo
The overall contagion risk of a crisis in Turkey is fairly limited
SGX hits high in USD/CNH futures
USD/CNH futures trading breaks multiple records on August 16 as renminbi drops to new lows
China’s FX reserves unexpectedly rose in July
Total reserves stockpile increases by $5.82 billion as the central bank stays on the sidelines
Fischer to head BNPP’s global markets for Asia-Pacific
Fischer had been the head of global markets for Europe, Middle East and Africa since 2015
Renminbi payments hold steady in June – Swift
China’s currency keeps its fifth most-used currency spot for global payments, according to Swift
CLS onboards Japanese funds
Japan-domiciled funds gain access to settlement through CLS as third-party participants for first time
SGX reports record FX volumes
The exchange prints new records in USD/CNH volumes, surpassing the $3 billion threshold on June 27
Yu-Jer Sheu takes over as Taifex chair
He was Taiwan’s finance minister between May 2016 and July 2018
Nex and JBond launch first Japanese repo index
Index will help investors measure the effective cost of funding for Japanese government bonds
FXTM hires Webster as chief commercial officer
Alexis Webster joins Cyprus-based retail FX broker from Gain Capital
SEB: growth and commodity prices are key for emerging markets
If growth continues to slow, the EM FX sell-off will be prolonged
China’s FX reserves unexpectedly inch higher in June
Total reserves stockpile increases by $1.5 billion against the backdrop of a weaker yuan and escalating trade dispute
Awards: Oanda
Oanda has been voted Best Retail FX Platform at the 2018 FX Week e-FX Awards
Global slowdown is a growing worry, says CMC Markets
Signs of softening growth are accumulating, while trade tensions drag business confidence down further
China FX reserves at seven-month low in May
PBoC figures show $14.2 billion decrease, bringing total reserves stockpile to seven-month low of $3.11 trillion
Dollar to run out of momentum, CBA says
Commonwealth Bank of Australia thinks the euro has larger upside potential than the US dollar
Chinese crypto research puts ethereum in first place
Ethereum ranked number one in public blockchains while bitcoin is ranked only 13th
Thomson Reuters dives into crypto data
Real-time rates data feed covers bitcoin, ethereum, bitcoin cash and major currencies
Kim joins Sucden to head Apac e-FX sales
The institutional foreign exchange and derivatives broker boosts its FX sales desk
HKEx appoints Laura Cha as chairman of board
Cha will be the first woman to lead the board of the Hong Kong Exchange
Asian flows bloom post-Mifid II, TR's Penney says
Trade flow patterns are also changing, leading TR to launch a direct THB/JPY cross sometime this year
Blanchard switches ANZ for Crédit Agricole
Dominique Blanchard has joined Crédit Agricole as the regional head of the global markets division for Asia-Pacific