Currency swaps
RBI and Myanmar central bank discuss swap line
Indian ambassador meets with Burmese governor to discuss payments co-operation
Hawkish RBA comments wrong-foot Aussie dollar rates traders
Governor Bullock’s unexpected rate hike talk led to stop-outs and losses
Credible Fed key to dollar’s role in Asia – Amro’s Dong He
Organisation’s chief economist says Asia’s central banks not seeking to disrupt currency’s position in region
China and Indonesia expand cross-border settlement links
Central banks also announce QR-based pilot for payments in local currencies
China and eurozone renew €45 billion liquidity line
ECB says three-year swap deal will protect against disruptions in renminbi market
Thailand and China renew bilateral currency swap agreement
Central banks agree to exchange up to 70 billion Chinese yuan over five-year period
Central banks of China and Brazil pledge deeper financial ties
PBoC and BCB commit to bilateral currency swaps and “financial strategic co-operation”
FX hedging behind April’s dollar slide – BIS bulletin
Treasury sell-offs not correlated with greenback’s depreciation, authors argue
BIS’s Shin points to ‘profound structural shift’ in global markets
‘Hidden’ $113tn FX swaps market reflects sovereign bonds’ ascendency
Brazil and China agree currency swap line
BCB says it is in talks to establish similar arrangements with other central banks
Turkey and Kazakhstan agree currency swap line
Central bank governors sign deal worth $730m in Washington
BCRA renews $5 billion currency swap with PBoC
Argentina gets reserves boost, with new IMF deal expected to be finalised over coming days
RBI injects billions into liquidity-strapped financial system
Analysts say decision points to rate cut by India’s central bank in February
Japan and Philippines renew swap agreement
China also renews 15 billion yuan currency swap line with Nigeria
One in 10 central banks uses FX swaps to defend currency
Interventions were relatively common in past year, suggesting greater activity in spot market
Asia’s central bankers bullish over cross-border payments
Policy-makers at Asia Summit also spoke of gradual pick-up in use of local currencies
Central banks of Japan and Thailand renew swap agreement
$3 billion bilateral arrangement aimed at supporting financial stability and trade
Turkey’s economic odyssey: inflation, lira decline and strategic shifts
Marcello Minenna delves into the damage of 20 years of ‘Erdoganomics’
Argentina extends swap agreement with China
Central Bank of Argentina says it will repay activated $5 billion swap by mid-2026
South Korea and Malaysia renew currency swap line
Bank of Korea and Bank Negara Malaysia resume arrangement that lapsed in 2023
Asean+3 to launch new financing facility
Thirteen Asian states say fund will deal with exogenous shocks’ effects on balance of payments