For corporate treasurers in Hong Kong and Singapore, risk mitigation strategies can only take you so far. CT looks at how the coronavirus recession will hit smaller economies hardest
Where does Libor live in a bank? Why are banks in Asia not looking at Libor transition seriously? Which bank is racing ahead? It’s been an interesting couple of weeks for Libor transition watchers.
A rare week of good news has convinced some FX strategists to revise their forecasts, but it still makes sense to short the yuan while being prepared for moves in sterling and the US dollar
Corporate treasurers dealing with Chinese privately-owned companies should buckle up, as corporate defaults in the country are expected to hit record highs this year
Poor FX risk management led to American companies losing an estimated $20 billion in the fourth quarter in 2018. Are you hedging your FX exposures in Asia correctly?
“Forget Buenos Aires,” said Alicia Garcia-Herrero, Natixis’ chief economist for the Asia Pacific region. She said Japan will gain in the short term due to tariffs but the broader picture, however, is quite complicated.
Corporate treasurers and CFOs are backing a weaker renminbi in 2019, betting the People’s Bank of China will weaponise the currency to fight the escalating trade war.
Markets are skittish, prone to starting at shadows or gorging themselves on rumours. Is China’s ‘counter-cyclical bounce’ just the latest piece of scuttlebutt to affect the currency or is the writing on the wall?