Markets
Interest rates
Hedge funds shelved yen basis bet on US deal
Funds exited USD/JPY flatteners tied to Japan’s $550bn pledge and new funding may not revive the trade
Japan’s Great Repatriation? Don’t count on quick returns
Switch from Treasuries to JGBs by GPIF likely to be gradual, which may spell more bad news for hedge funds
Kalshi seeks CFTC approval for 10-year US Treasury perp
Extended review period for first-of-its-kind contract will run until November 29
Hedge funds sit out Treasury market volatility
Flattening of yield curve prompts traders to scale back steepeners
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Credit jitters drive CDS volumes to new highs in Q2
US retail funds increase sold protection as credit default swap index notional hits $185bn
Foreign exchange
NDF algo innovation rises as internal matching builds
Banks bolster offerings with new EM pairs and improved execution quality, in bid to increase internalisation
How Quoniam boosted its sentiment strategy by adding an LLM
Upgraded system creates scores from more-informative forward-looking parts of news
Fund giants turbocharge Wells Fargo’s FX forwards book
US bank jumps from 12th to second in Q2 2026 dealer rankings as Pimco and Vanguard ramp up trading
Emerging markets options trading outpaces G10
Growth in EM options volumes between dealers and clients are nearly double that of G10 pairs
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