Today The Financial Times (FT) made note that the gap between the Chinese renminbi’s two exchange rates (offshore RMB and onshore RMB) has widened to a record spread. This has fueled speculation that China intends to allow its currency to fall at a faster rate than has previously been seen. Since August, the People's Bank of China (PBoC) said…
Read moreBeing reported is that Credit Suisse is seeking a more aggressive push towards electronic trading within its “global macro” unit, which includes government bond and forex trading...
Read moreFX volume being directed to electronic trading platforms within respective investment banks
Read moreFT's article entitled 'Why would anyone trade forex?' shows clear misunderstanding of retail forex traders. LeapRate Exclusive.... In a follow up article to the news that FXCM had been fined £4 million by UK financial regulator FCA, the Financial Times ran an article questioning the basis of any retail trader participating in the forex industry, Indeed,…
Read moreTrading on personal accounts is getting quite unpopular, can it be stopped? According to an FT article that was just published yesterday we have a new nuance to the FX fix manipulation. Major banks including Deutsche Bank, Royal Bank of Scotland and UBS are vigilantly reviewing internal rules on their employees trading on personal accounts…
Read moreResearch by Fideres has encompassed price action around the London fix in 6 major dollar crosses The Financial Times reports that the first class action lawsuit against several banks for manipulating forex rates has been filed in the US. Amongst the banks mentioned in the suit are Barclays and UBS and the evidence supplied includes…
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