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Siren promises reductions in FX execution costs compared with the WM/Refinitiv 4pm fix. The challenge now is to persuade banks, asset managers and large funds to execute trades on the benchmark.

Sceptics may express concern about the disconnect between commodity prices and the value of commodity-linked currencies, but analysts reckon there is still value in the likes of the Mexican peso, Brazilian real and Australian dollar

Basel’s latest effort to improve market resilience is expected to accelerate the development of clearing solutions – but it won’t leave everyone better off.

The leading FX banks have introduced notable enhancements to their electronic trading platforms in recent months in an attempt to make them more attractive to traders that are still working away from their offices.

Analysts are positive about sterling’s prospects over the next few months, figuring that monetary policy flexibility and attractive UK equity prices will outweigh any downward pressure from the European Union – whether trade or coronavirus-related.

Corporates have a variety of tools at their disposal when it comes to getting around regulatory restrictions relating to cross-border liquidity and currency management.

Outsourced FX trading providers have seen growing interest in their services from a wider variety of clients during the past 12 months as fee pressures and coronavirus restrictions impact on fund managers’ operating models.

Yet another platform is attempting to crack the notoriously challenging corporate peer-to-peer FX market with the promise of simplifying trading for buy-side clients.

The Covid-19 pandemic has prompted corporates to look afresh at automation and efficiency in their processes. Deutsche Bank sees a gap – even in currency-restricted markets.

Corporate treasurers have much to gain from improving their understanding of liquidity venues and trading options.

Heads of research are seeing increased demand from clients for FX market intelligence, as a focus on reflation has created a complex investment environment in which investors are grappling with the question of when reflation becomes inflation.

The Bank of England’s latest FX trading survey shows how sterling trading exploded in October amid the twin pressures of Brexit and the coronavirus pandemic.

Emerging markets have regained some of the buoyancy lost during the early months of the coronavirus crisis, but analyst opinions hint at the difficulty of identifying which EM currencies investors should favour.

The coronavirus crisis has accelerated market trends: in FX it has made clients even more amenable to expanding their universe of liquidity providers to non-banks

Agreement on the long-awaited US coronavirus relief bill has created further downward pressure on the dollar at the start of a year in which analysts expect economic headwinds to devalue the greenback.

The congressional debate on Mexico's controversial proposed currency bill has been postponed, but opponents, including the country's central bank, should not celebrate too soon.

Adopting orthodox policies in a bid to secure IMF agreement is a positive for Argentina, but regulations still restrict the banks compounding big FX exposures.

The BIS markets committee might be fretting over how execution algos can exacerbate risk in the FX market, but others are more interested in what it thinks about liquidity indicators and access to data.

The rand is back to pre-pandemic levels despite little confidence in the South African government’s ability to revitalize its economy.

There is broad agreement that the ECB will not cut rates further, but the coronavirus pandemic is seen as the key factor governing the outlook for the euro.

A new book concludes that the rules for trading EM FX and fixed income have successfully survived Covid.

Turkey’s FX strategy might look odd but, despite the damage it is wreaking on the lira, analysts doubt that the country’s economic policies will change.

While the FX non-deliverable forward (NDF) market has demonstrated its resilience in the face of a spike in spreads during the early stages of coronavirus, there are concerns over its capacity to destabilize onshore markets in emerging economies.

Solutions providers point to an upsurge in interest this year from regional banks looking to outsource some or all of their FX trading.