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Hawkish RBA comments wrong-foot Aussie dollar rates traders
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Hawkish RBA comments wrong-foot Aussie dollar rates traders
Governor Bullock’s unexpected rate hike talk led to stop-outs and losses
14 Dec 2025
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Markets
Hong Kong tech stocks flirt with peak vega on structured boom
Note issuers sell vol to flatten exposures as Alibaba, BYD, Tencent zig-zag lower
12 Dec 2025
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Markets
MAS official flags risks in Asia’s path to T+1 settlement
Regulator says region faces “unique challenges” in establishing a shorter settlement cycle
04 Dec 2025
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Markets
Growth in China snowball lookalikes sparks questions
New products include tweaks to sidestep restrictions, but some believe they don’t go far enough
28 Nov 2025
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Risk management
Compression eases capital, risk bottlenecks amid CNH swap boom
Dealers say multilateral compression for yuan cross-currency swaps can increase trading capacity
25 Nov 2025
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Markets
Hong Kong regulator exploring Southbound Swap Connect
Discussions on Southbound route for swaps trading follows surge in Northbound activity
19 Nov 2025
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Regulation
Nomura eyes FRTB models expansion for FX desks
With rates desks all now on FRTB internal models, markets head says FX is next
13 Nov 2025
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XVAs
Dealers favour central XVA desks, but splits remain on funding
Most banks run a single desk within the front office, but more than half share responsibility for its funding needs with treasury
07 Nov 2025
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