Frankfurt builds up clearing volumes as EU seeks to pull business from London

Frankfurt builds up clearing volumes as EU seeks to pull business from London

A general view shows the German stock exchange (Deutsche Boerse) in Frankfurt, Germany, February 12, 2019. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights LONDON, Nov 21 (Reuters) – Deutsche Boerse’s (DB1Gn.DE) derivatives arm said on Tuesday that it has been building up volume in its Euribor futures contract in Frankfurt as the European Union vies with … Read more

Don’t confuse customers over stablecoins, Bank of England warns lenders

Don’t confuse customers over stablecoins, Bank of England warns lenders

A pedestrian walks past the Bank of England in the City of London, Britain, September 25, 2023. REUTERS/Hollie Adams/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights LONDON, Nov 6 (Reuters) – The Bank of England told lenders on Monday that they must avoid any risk that customers might confuse new forms of e-money like ‘stablecoins’ with standard deposits … Read more

GBP/USD remains capped below the 1.2200 barrier

GBP/USD remains capped below the 1.2200 barrier

Share: GBP/USD Forecast: Pound Sterling needs a hawkish BoE to clear 1.2200 GBP/USD gathered bullish momentum and registered gains on Wednesday after dropping below 1.2100 earlier in the day. The pair continued to stretch higher toward 1.2200 on Thursday but lost its traction, with investors refraining from taking large positions ahead of the Bank of … Read more

Analysis: Time for central bank digital currencies to prove their worth

Analysis: Time for central bank digital currencies to prove their worth

LONDON, Oct 22 (Reuters) – A milestone move by the European Central Bank toward launching a digital euro within a few years means the time has come for the newest incarnation of money to prove its worth. A few countries have introduced central bank digital currencies (CBDCs), China is trialling a prototype yuan with 200 … Read more

Why a rout in government bonds is worrying

Why a rout in government bonds is worrying

LONDON, Oct 3 (Reuters) – The world’s biggest bond markets are in the throes of another rout as a new era of higher for longer interest rates takes hold. In the U.S. Treasury market, the bedrock of the global financial system, 10-year bond yields have shot up to 16-year highs. In Germany, they touched their … Read more

Column: US rates biting beneath the surface

Column: US rates biting beneath the surface

LONDON, Sept 8 (Reuters) – Rising U.S. business bankruptcies may raise a red flag in what otherwise appears like an economy now impervious to rising interest rates. News of accelerating service sector growth last month and another drop in jobless claims this week are just the latest in a string of data showing the U.S. … Read more

Dollar to stay bright this year before fading in 2024, Reuters poll of analysts shows

Dollar to stay bright this year before fading in 2024, Reuters poll of analysts shows

A money changer counts U.S. dollar banknotes at a currency exchange office in Ankara, Turkey October 12, 2021. REUTERS/Cagla Gurdogan Acquire Licensing Rights BENGALURU, Sept 7 (Reuters) – The dollar’s strength will be difficult to overcome for most major currencies by year-end, according to a Reuters poll of forex strategists who said the risks to … Read more

Column: Powell’s steady hand steers dollar higher: McGeever

Column: Powell’s steady hand steers dollar higher: McGeever

ORLANDO, Florida, Aug 25 (Reuters) – Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell’s speech in Jackson Hole is likely to maintain the ‘higher for longer’ outlook for U.S. interest rates and bond yields – good news for dollar bulls, especially given the contrasting picture elsewhere in the world. While the U.S. economy appears to be humming along … Read more