11:00 am 4:00 pm EUR/USD 1.1809 1.1818 GBP/USD 1.3697 1.3693 CHF/USD 1.2895 1.2895 AUD/USD 0.7009 0.7020 NZD/USD 0.6030 0.6042 JPY/USD 0.0064 0.0064 CNY/USD 0.1441 0.1441 Gold 4925.09 4937.29 Silver 87.73 84.53 Source: Reuters Continue reading Interbank market news scan as of 3 February 2026 at 4:05 pm.
11:00 am 4:00 pm EUR/USD 1.1731 1.1751 GBP/USD 1.3478 1.3498 CHF/USD 1.2636 1.2661 NZD/USD 0.5892 0.5906 AUD/USD 0.6821 0.6837 JPY/USD 0.0063 0.0063 CNY/USD 0.1434 0.1434 Gold 4870.11 4921.99 Silver 95.63 96.21 Source: Reuters Continue reading Interbank market news scan for 22 January 2026 at 4:49 pm EST
Liquidity Foreign exchange, algorithmic trading, volatility. Financial markets have become more susceptible to liquidity shortages with the rise of algorithmic trading and increased market fragmentation, according to the Bank for International Settlements. Foreign-exchange trading, meanwhile, proved more resilient potentially due to measures taken to curb unwanted behavior from high-frequency traders. Yahoo!Finance. Excess liquidity. Thailand’s banking … Continue reading The Interbank Market: The Ghanaian cedi continues its appreciation against the dollar.
Liquidity Bitcoin. Bitcoin’s nascent DeFi scene is getting a lot of excitement, with proponents saying that it will ultimately unlock more than $1 trillion in idle capital that currently does nothing more than act as a store of value. Analytics Insight. Bitcoin. Bitcoin’s price trajectory has reached new heights, nearly hitting the $100,000 mark post-election, … Continue reading The Interbank Market: Decreasing amount of bitcoin meets liquidity crunch.
Nigeria, naira, foreign exchange. The Central Bank of Nigeria has issued fresh guidelines for interbank foreign exchange trading via the Electronic Foreign Exchange Matching System, mandating a minimum trade value of $100,000. The directive, dated 25 November 2024 and signed by Dr Omolara Duke, CBN’s Director of the Financial Markets Department, is part of efforts … Continue reading The Interbank Markets: From Trump effect to the Trump hedge.
Kashkari. Interest rates. Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis President Neel Kashkari, typically on the hawkish end of the U.S. central bank’s policy spectrum, said on Monday he is open to cutting interest rates again next month. Reuters. Trump. Tariffs. Markets. The dollar rallied on Tuesday, while European shares fell, after U.S. President-elect Donald Trump pledged tariffs on … Continue reading Interbank and Liquidity News Scan: Kashkari is open to a December rate cut.
Board of Governors. Dual Mandate. The Federal Reserve on Friday announced additional information about the periodic review of its monetary policy strategy, tools, and communications—the framework it uses to pursue its congressionally-assigned goals of maximum employment and price stability. Federal Reserve System. Commodity Futures Trading Commission. Digitized tokens. The Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s Global Markets … Continue reading Interbank and liquidity news scan: Will we see an increase in the use of digitized assets as collateral? And, good-bye, Gary Gensler.
Media scan British pound. US dollar. Scott Bessent. Sterling was on track to snap a three-day losing streak on Monday, as the dollar’s slide after the selection of fund manager Scott Bessent as U.S. Treasury Secretary lent support to most major currency pairs. Reuters. U.S. dollar. The dollar retreated on Monday after a stellar run … Continue reading Interbank market and liquidity flow scan: The pound firms up against the dollar.
It’s around 11:26 in the morning in Tokyo. Good morning. I am wishing Sydney an early good afternoon. It’s about 1:26 pm on your side of the world. Other than the Dallas Cowboys getting spanked by the San Francisco 49ers, there is nothing major to report. Wait a minute. There is an election to choose … Continue reading Good day, Australia and Japan. The American currency continues to strengthen …
Lawyers Write the Bets. Bankers Sell the Bets. 