Outright selling of the Euro by central banks could still run into a 12-figure sum, a significant flow out of the single currency and a major force for further weakness as central banks steer clear of negative-yielding assets
Read moreGlobal foreign exchange reserves may have fallen in the third quarter for the first time since the financial crisis as central banks stepped up interventions to prevent their currencies from falling too sharply. As the U.S. Federal Reserve gears up to raise interest rates next year, dollar-funded "carry trades", in which traders borrow in low…
Read moreThe central government wants a piece (or rather, a big chunk) of the reserve currency pie Over the weekend China’s forex regulator State Administration of Foreign Exchange said in a statement that acceleration of the Renminbi convertibility is one of the major goals for authorities. With the Shanghai Free Trade Zone being the test bed…
Read morePressures for the Chinese Yuan to become a convertible currency will only intensify. In a not so diplomatic report to Congress, the US Treasury has highlighted the need for greater exchange rate flexibility on the part of China and angered German politicians by pointing out Germany’s large global trade surplus is persistently harming the rest…
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