Foreign Exchange
BoT seeks more oversight of gold trade to prevent baht volatility
Vitai says bank is working to boost supervision of institutions and dealers involved in precious metal
SNB researchers test LLM-based FX trading strategy
Meta’s Llama 3.1 comes out top predicting G10 currency sentiment based on news articles
Taiwan asks foreign traders to improve FX compliance
Central bank says it is considering new regulations amid currency speculation concerns
IMF praises Nigeria’s FX reforms
Fund’s article IV review also calls on central bank to introduce disinflation path
Hong Kong intervenes once again to protect currency peg
Intervention is HKMA’s second at weak end of HKD/USD band in less than a week, with more likely
Hong Kong intervenes to protect currency peg
HKMA sells US$1.2 billion at HK$7.85 to the dollar as local currency hits weak end of FX band
Central banks shore up reserves against fallout from tariffs
Officials prepare to protect FDI and conduct FX interventions, Reserve Management Trends survey finds
Ukraine’s governor on central banking as war endures
The NBU’s Andriy Pyshnyy speaks about the need for investment and reform amid labour shortages, securing war-risk insurance and Ukrainian funding from Russia’s frozen assets
Laotian central bank raises rates amid high inflation
Inflation in Laos has been above 20% due to weak local currency
Russian central bank reacts to tighter US sanctions
Bank of Russia suspends some dollar trading as G7 countries consider moves against Chinese banks
Argentina extends swap agreement with China
Central Bank of Argentina says it will repay activated $5 billion swap by mid-2026
African states should end fixed exchange rates, IMF official says
More credibility on monetary policy is best cure for “fear of floating”, Selassie argues
Iran says it will start trading with Russia in rials soon
Central bank claims channel could support $1.5bn transactions but expert is sceptical
South Korea and Malaysia renew currency swap line
Bank of Korea and Bank Negara Malaysia resume arrangement that lapsed in 2023
Malaysian central bank holds policy rate
BNM’s efforts to support the ringgit are paying off, deputy governor says
Ukraine’s central bank lifts more currency restrictions
Moves will enable more investment and strengthen economic recovery, NBU says
Asean+3 to launch new financing facility
Thirteen Asian states say fund will deal with exogenous shocks’ effects on balance of payments
Sharp yen rises spark speculation over government intervention
Japanese minister refuses to comment on whether authorities acted to stem currency’s fall
Asian policy-makers move to support currencies
Indonesia and Vietnam intervene in markets, while Japan, Korea and Malaysia issue warnings
Nigerian governor declares fixed exchange rates are over
Cardoso says central bank plans to move to an inflation-targeting regime