Overall executive optimism has dropped sharply due to COVID-19. Those with a negative outlook cite concerns about the pandemic, the upcoming election, and the stock market volatility, while many of...
In times of crisis, the most important qualities are assurances that banks value relationships and are willing to lend, followed by digital functionality.
The mere existence of historic government and central bank intervention in the markets suggests that liquidity was scarce and price discovery strained - to put it mildly. On the positive side, there...
Credit market infrastructure, despite the unprecedented wave of activity in trading, issuance and official sector intervention, held up remarkably well, all things considered. Bid-to-cover rations in...
Who are the banks companies and financial institutions turn to in times of historic volatility?
In foreign exchange, a massive spike in volatility due to the COVID-19 crisis and a nearly...
Despite the deep integration of European financial markets, European corporate FX remains a country-based business, at least to some extent. In Germany, for example, three banks—Commerzbank,...
Although the players remain the same, Canadian foreign exchange today is a different, and increasingly, a two-innings game.
FX trading was one of the first businesses to go digital, with...