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?
If traditional industries are the ground troops in the looming conflict, cross-border e-commerce platform Youkeshu is China’s militia. Its CFO talks trade warfare, hedging strategy and bank relationships.
A 20% reserve requirement set by Chinese regulators on dollar/Rmb forward contracts has an instant impact. As predicted, futures contracts are moving offshore.
Notional cash pooling avoids the physical transfer of foreign exchange, reducing FX risk. The US tech manufacturer's Yvione Zhou explains how it works in Asia.
China's decision to reduce bank reserve requirements, the third such move this year, surprised no one. But the timing and nature of the latest cut are clearly linked to the risk of a trade war.
While today's technology makes it possible to process payments instantly, deep-rooted issues such as reconciliation, AML, compliance and FX seriously hamper banks’ abilities to evolve.
The RBI will let non-residents participate in the interest rate swap markets, introduce a mandatory loan component in working capital finance and allow rupee 'swaptions'
ABB, GE, Honeywell and Siemens have already profited from the Belt and Road Initiative. CT tells you how to help your company do so too – while minimising the risks.