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
Corporates operating in Asia with an SAP Ariba licence can get supply chain financing from Standard Chartered. Integrating SAP Ariba with ERP systems remains tricky, however.
Financial firms can’t seem to come to an agreement on the unofficial “pre-cessation” trigger that will signal the beginning of the end for Libor. Meanwhile, SOFR faces some controversy.
Two Asia-focused cross-border payment start-ups - Airwallex and InstaRem – are out to disrupt cross-border payments for businesses in the region. How soon will it be before we're all using them?
Victory for the Brexit Party at the European elections is set to have uncertain ramifications for pound sterling. Meanwhile, treasurers in the UK are bracing for a slowdown after a stockpiling binge.
UOB announced two new solutions last week to help firms in China better hedge their FX exposure for transactions denominated in international currencies.
Treasurers looking ahead to 2019 will need to be keenly aware of the geopolitical risk to currency movements. Has the US overplayed its hand? Will the Euro be resurgent? Read on…
Getting the jump on FX movements is an artform: it involves finding common themes in disparate narratives and knitting them into real world scenarios. CT looks at some of the meatier metrics.
The tit-for-tat trade war is escalating and for embattled corporate treasurers it means manning the foreign exchange bunkers. CT looks at the situation in the currency trenches.