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LSEG’s TradeAgent to challenge swap confirmation monopoly
Post-trade platform aims to extend clearing efficiencies to bilateral markets beyond SwapAgent
Short dollar bets make cautious return after safe-haven rush
Cautious USD-weakening positions re-emerge despite return of natural ‘dollar smile’ hedge
Offshore bonds to give China lifers a yield lifeline
Expansion of Bond Connect scheme will provide higher yielding assets for life insurers, and may ease concerns over asset-liability management
Ice’s Sprecher: institutional prediction bets ‘a matter of time’
Longer-term vision for ‘niche’ energy event contracts may be aided by recent Polymarket tie-up
CME’s Duffy warns against government intervention in oil markets
Exchange head doesn’t rule out possibility of oil hitting $150 a barrel
‘A new model’: Marex’s plan to take on the big banks
Non-bank challenger stepping into new businesses and new markets as incumbents retrench
Interest rates
Hedge funds stopped out on euro steepener amid Iran conflict
Gas price rises flattened 10s30s euro swap spread, forcing investors to cut positions
Opinions split on EU bond balance sheet squeeze
Some say QT and issuance wave will hamper intermediation; others say dealers nimble enough to respond
Repo stress drove 2025 SOFR-to-fed funds swap pivot
SOFR OIS volumes slipped to almost half of fed funds activity during September repo spikes
Market warns BoE against blanket mandatory gilt repo clearing
Official says proposals receiving push-back on one-size-fits-all approach and limited netting benefits
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US mutual funds slash short euro positions at record pace
Counterparty Radar: Pimco cut $4.6bn of EUR/USD puts in Q3 amid changing stance on dollar direction
Foreign exchange
Wheels in motion: AB fully automates forex trade execution
US fund manager claims to save time and money with hands-free trading
Morgan Stanley makes cuts to real money FX coverage
Departures from London-based team came as bank was reportedly shedding 2,500 jobs
Iran conflict forces EM carry trade unwinds
Surging oil prices, rising vol and dollar flight triggered stop-outs of emerging market positions, say dealers
Gap risk fears push FX traders into Sunday-night Asia hours
Volumes surge at Singapore open as Trump’s weekend announcements force early risk management
CME outage sparks FX soul search
How November’s halt exposed fragile wiring of new futures-led market structure
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