Cross currency swaps
First SOFR versus CORRA cross-currency swap hits market
JP Morgan and National Bank of Canada extend SOFR cross-currency trading into Canadian market
First Ibor versus SOFR cross-currency swap trades
Westpac and Citi strike BBSW/SOFR trade in landmark moment for Australian market
First all-RFR cross-currency swap traded
Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley strike landmark €STR v SOFR trade
Morgan Stanley, JP clear first cross-currency swap at Eurex
Two more banks onboarding; CCP hoping to extend service to clients in 2020
Post-crisis rules roil US cross-currency basis – IMF
EU leverage ratio causes basis spikes at quarter-ends
Hong Kong eyes SOFR solution for term fixing
New ‘proxy’ Honia could help change discount rate from Hibor to OIS for local swaps, says HKEX
Firms favour swaps over spot when trading FX – BIS
Forex swaps account for 49% of global average daily turnover in April
Eurex to launch cross-currency swap clearing ‘within weeks’
Clearing service will target dealer-to-dealer trades before later rolling out to clients
Splits emerge over ‘pre-cessation’ fallback triggers
CCPs say cleared swaps will move to new rates if Libor is no longer representative of markets
Dealers issue rallying cry for cross-currency benchmark reform
Risk Live: Global banks need to drive new standards for multi-rate swaps, say leading industry execs
CVA, debt raising said to drive SoftBank CDS trading
Volumes rise as tech giant’s debt spree forces banks to hedge their counterparty exposure
Libor leaders: ABP crafts blueprint for corporate Libor switch
UK port operator converts swaps and bonds to Sonia, but loans proving more tricky
Eurex cross-currency swap clearing faces continued delays
Clearing house eyes June release; dealers voice concerns over liquidity and margining
Dealers go quiet on Turkey research
Seven banks have not covered this week’s lira meltdown, following investigation of JP Morgan
IFRS 9 drives appetite for long-dated hedges in Asia
New accounting standard helps manage mark-to-market volatility of long-term trades
FX swaps to avoid year-end basis blowout, banks say
Earlier rollovers likely to ensure no repeat of previous cross-currency volatility
Currency derivatives house of year: BNP Paribas
Risk Awards 2019: French bank hits options windfall in Turkey during currency crash
Compression lessons from Japan
Chinese banks remain reluctant to compress, but Japan’s example offers succour
China’s caution on compression stretches global banks’ risk limits
Systems lags and lack of capital pressure blamed for apathy on swaps compression
Hong Kong banks fear clashing swaps margin rules
SFC proposal could complicate trades with HKMA-regulated entities and centralised treasuries
Swap spreads halve as dealers fight for corporate market share
US bank push, rate movements and evolving market practice driving spreads to “suicidal” levels
Funding changes break cross-currency, Libor/OIS link
Tax reform and Treasury issuance focuses bank US dollar funding pressures onshore
Monthly swaps data review: basis swaps galore
Data shows how less well-traded OTC instruments performed through September