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All that glisters: precious metal volumes surge on FX venues
Gold and silver liquidity on foreign exchange trading platforms improves as more dealers link precious metals with e-FX
MAS official flags risks in Asia’s path to T+1 settlement
Regulator says region faces “unique challenges” in establishing a shorter settlement cycle
CME futures outage caused FX spot pricing problems
At least one non-bank was forced to pull prices, and NDFs also affected
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For the time being, we see more synergy with foreign securities firms rather than competition
Jian Liu, chairman of China's Shenwan Hongyuan Securities
The [USD/JPY] skew moved a lot, so the price for downside went up very significantly
Francesco Schiavo, global head of FX options at Credit Suisse
The best way to solve the issues regarding liquidity is to just get rid of the [pension fund] clearing exemption
Jasper Valstar, senior portfolio manager, Achmea
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The final countdown: Europe’s pension funds get ready to clear
With clearing exemption due to end next June, EU funds try to learn from UK’s LDI mistakes
Big Figure
Japan basis blowout
A combination of surging inflation, a burst of rate hikes from central banks and a liquidity-starved market has disrupted even the simplest curve or futures-bond relationship. A glaring example is the blowout in the basis between 10-year Japanese government bonds and futures on June 15.
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