China
GBP/RMB launch a boon to London
PBoC approves HSBC and Standard Chartered as market-makers in GBP/RMB
MAS to offer overnight renminbi liquidity
Monetary Authority of Singapore says it will launch an overnight liquidity facility for the Chinese currency in July – latest step in growth of offshore market
Latam reserve managers experiment with renminbi
Renminbi viewed as an attractive reserve asset in Latin America due to growing business links with China; renminbi statistics may not be showing up in IMF data
FX Focus - EM currency markets face fragmented 2014
Emerging markets were rattled by the Federal Reserve’s talk of tapering its quantitative easing programme in 2013. Will 2014 see more of the same? Or will emerging market currencies dance to a different tune?
Offshore RMB market booming in London, report finds
A study by the City of London Corporation reveals the City's efforts to become a global hub for renminbi business are paying off, with daily spot value reaching $4.8 billion last year
Clearing of physical FX in China and India a concern, says GFXD’s Ngai
Global FX division managing director David Ngai warns of the challenges associated with centrally clearing physically delivered FX products
Haitong Futures deploys FlexFutures trading platform
Chinese broker moves to match demand for local futures by qualified foreign institutional investors
China's red tape reduction could lead to wider CNY trade band
Chinese regulator Safe's efforts to simplify investment into the country seen as a further sign of renminbi liberalisation
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
France leads eurozone in Chinese renminbi payments
Aims to promote Paris as an international hub for the renminbi are paying off, as France sees a 249% increase in yuan-denominated transactions
Russian banks weigh up benefits of CLS membership
Local liquidity providers are pivotal to CLS success in the ruble, but Russian banks are not yet convinced of the benefits of membership
A reality check for emerging markets
Are things a little too good to be true in emerging markets? SLJ Partners’ Stephen Jen thinks so, and warns that healthy GDP figures are not telling the whole story of what lies beneath. Saima Farooqi reports
Saxo Bank on the US elections
As the US presidential elections get underway, John Hardy, chief forex strategist at Saxo Bank discusses the market impact of an Obama or Romney victory
FTSE Cürex index series adds CNH pairs
The jointly launched foreign exchange index series announced in June has added seven new offshore renminbi pairs to its benchmark as it anticipates growing demand from its clients in Asia
Flying in the dark
Robert Savage, chief executive of Track.com, looks at the recent weakness of the US dollar and places his bets for the fourth quarter
VIDEO: Saxo Bank G-10 Currency Market Outlook
An overview of currency markets into the fourth quarter and new year
Renminbi will be fully convertible by 2015, says RBS
Analysts at Royal Bank of Scotland believe Chinese authorities have set themselves an implicit goal to make renminbi fully convertible within three years
Are currency managers adding value?
Latest edition of FX Invest now available
Cautiously optimistic on EM currencies
While FX markets remain constrained by weaker-than-expected growth, a savvy combination of emerging market currencies offers the potential for strong returns, argues Callum Henderson
Eurozone woes spreading to China, warns BAML
Bank of America Merrill Lynch has climbed to the top of the one-month forecast rankings after taking a negative view on the euro, but the bank expects it could rally towards year-end
ANZ launches China-centric commodity index
Australian bank unveils commodity index in bid to better reflect China market influence
FX Invest July-August edition now live
Managing currency risk in markets dominated by central bank monetary policy
Renminbi payments continue to grow, according to Swift
Swift says the currency is now the 16th most actively used in trade settlement
Deutsche moves to simplify RMB under PBoC scheme
Deutsche Bank today completed the first renminbi cross-border transaction under a simplified scheme designed to ease the documentation burden for corporate users