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Computer Models to Investors: Short Everything

By Stephanie Yang
January 9, 2019, The Wall Street Journal

Investors have started to shake off last year’s steep losses, helping markets regain some ground in 2019. But the robots …

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BIS Says Central Banks in No Rush to Issue E-Money

By Huw Jones
January 8, 2019, Reuters

Most central banks have no plans to issue a digital version of their currency after studies left them unconvinced of the merits of …

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Exchange Data Offers Clue to Solve ‘Flash Crash’ Mystery

By Masaki Kondo
January 4, 2018, Bloomberg

Retail investors in Japan cut their net long positions in the Turkish lira on Thursday, according to data from a trading platform, offering …

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Yen Surge Just a Function of Thin Liquidity, HSBC’s Maher Says

Daragh Maher, U.S. head of FX strategy at HSBC Securities, examines the factors behind the Yen surge and FX market “flash-crash.” He speaks on “Bloomberg Surveillance.”…

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Draghi Joins E.U. Presidents Praising Euro on 20th Birthday

The European Union’s political and monetary heads, including European Central Bank President Mario Draghi, used the euro’s 20th birthday to praise the single currency’s successes, while warning that the job …

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Yen Surges After Apple Upsets the Currency Cart

By Mike Bird and Ira Iosebashvili
January 3, 2019, The Wall Street Journal

Currency markets were thrown into a spasm early in Asia on Thursday, with the Japanese yen surging …

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FX Swaps to Avoid Year-End Basis Blowout, Banks Say

By Robert Mackenzie Smith
December 17, 2018, Risk

Bankers are confident that as the year-end nears, financial markets won’t experience the turbulence of previous fourth quarters when the cross-currency basis …

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Regulators Urged to Track Rising U.S. Dollar Liabilities for Banks Outside U.S.

December 17, 2018, MLex

Regulators should keep an eye on the steady rise in U.S. dollar liabilities for banks outside the United States — especially in Japan, Canada, and Australia …

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BOE Needs Brexit ‘Miracle’ to Hike Rates, UniCredit’s Nielsen Says

Erik Nielsen, chief economist at UniCredit Group, discusses Brexit’s impact on Bank of England policy and the pound’s chances of hitting parity with the euro and U.S. dollar. He speaks …

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E.U. Commission Pushes for Wider Use of Euro in Global Markets

By Francesco Guarascio
December 5, 2018, Reuters

The European Commission published on Wednesday non-binding proposals to boost the role of the euro in international payments and as a reserve currency …