United States dollar
Jittery ringgit spurs options growth in Malaysia
Local corporates seek new hedging tools, but longer-term options liquidity lacking
Banks tout early roll dates for FX swaps as quarter-end looms
Asset managers open to more flexible hedging strategies since March turbulence, say dealers
Appetite for renewed Fed dollar swap lines in doubt
With up to $300bn of positions nearing expiry, some say FX swap market can meet banks’ funding needs
Clearing banks feel pinch as rates turn negative
Negative returns on dollar deposits at Eurex, Ice and LCH spur talk of business model change
Andreas König’s crisis playbook meets Covid-19
Interview: Trading from home may be odd, but Amundi’s FX head was ready for other stresses
Swaptions compensation method divides market
US and European firms back redress payments, but disagree over how they would work
SOFR phase-in for cash products sparks ‘mismatch’ fears
Official proposal for one-year transition period could lead to basis risk, participants say
Bond embrace may help emerging markets withstand Covid-19
Annual growth rate of debt issued by non-bank borrowers averages 11%
Many EU banks have dollar LCR shortfalls
Twenty-two surveyed banks had USD LCRs below 100% as of June 2019
Dollar funding squeeze eases after March madness
Fed action helps restore equilibrium, leaving fears of quarter-end crunch unfounded
FX swap users hope to avoid month-end crunch
Blowout in spreads prompted SSGA and other managers to limit need for hedges today
Virus turmoil threatens swaps discounting switch
Clearing houses expect deadlines to be met, but swaps users are not so sure
FX vol revived by Covid-19 – but for how long?
Traders split on whether virus impact, or central bank responses, will prove most powerful
Japan banks seize on US dollar funding
Daily facilities drawn upon extensively this week
OIS volumes collapse after rates plummet
USD OIS weekly traded notional falls to $502 billion from recent $3.3 trillion peak
Rate volatility highlights benchmark flaws
Libor and SOFR in spotlight following market rout, as both decouple from commercial paper
Banks rush to tap new dollar liquidity facilities
ECB saw strongest demand: $75.8 billion out of the new 12-week programme
OIS trading in sterling, euro and Aussie dollar soar
Euro overnight index swaps notional volumes hit €192 billion on March 1
FX options volumes surged last week amid market panic
USD/JPY options traded volumes highest since at least the start of 2018
Dealers cast doubt on swaptions compensation plans
Redress scheme for victims of post-Libor valuation change may fail due to “cherry-picking” fears
FX options see record volumes as yen goes off-script
Coronavirus outbreak and recession fears trigger frenzied trading in USD/JPY options
Singapore’s banks eye LCH membership
London CCP’s move to clear for stranded SGX clients pays off, amid broader Apac membership push
Non-banks’ role in cross-border funding grows
Non-bank financial institutions account for about one-fifth of cross-border dollar and sterling funding
CME-LCH basis collapses amid rates downturn
Brexit and recent LCH initial margin raise could also be factors