Tag: Chinese Yuan

January 28, 2016 BY Maria Nikolova

SWIFT: Chinese yuan accounts for 2.31% of global payments in Dec'15

The latest SWIFT RMB Tracker, the study which tracks the Chinese yuan international adoption, was published today, showing that the Chinese currency gained share as a world payments currency in December 2015. In the last month of 2015, the RMB accounted for 2.31% of global payments, with an increased market share compared to 2.28% in…

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November 10, 2015 BY Maria Nikolova

HSBC to become market maker for Yuan trading vs Swiss franc

There is an interesting piece of news confirming the growing interest in Chinese yuan trading. According to a report in the Financial Times, HSBC Holdings plc (LON:HSBA) is about to become a market-maker for trading the renminbi and the Swiss franc in the country's interbank Forex market. HSBC, known as a long-standing advocate of the…

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October 29, 2015 BY Maria Nikolova

Chinese Yuan retreats to #5 as world payments currency: SWIFT

The latest SWIFT RMB Monthly Tracker, the report monitoring the Chinese yuan adoption across the globe, was published earlier today, showing that the Chinese currency lost one place in the ranking of international payments currencies. The SWIFT report for September 2015 shows that the Chinese currency fell back to position #5 in the ranking table…

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