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As the US Fed is expected to cut rates by either 25 or 50 bps this week, Asia-based treasurers suggest keeping track of the long-term fundamentals of the rate cycle.

Global FX market sees volatility as investors pull out of carry trades and stocks.

The dovish US Fed, rumoured BOJ intervention, a global IT glitch and the French election are bringing uncertainty to the dollar, euro and yen.

The bank is enabling 24/7 clearing in US dollar, to help corporates optimise liquidity.

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…

The People’s Bank of China (PBoC) set its reference rate for the renminbi against the US dollar at a five-year low of Rmb6.5693. CT asks experts how this will impact global markets, corporates and working capital.

Are equity investors reacting to crude debt statistics, or are we at risk of analysing things that aren’t there?

The rupiah’s 17-year low against the US dollar is placing great pressure on Indonesian companies, notably property developers, who need to pay off their FX debt, credit agencies are warning. Many are also painfully under-hedged, they added.

The People's Bank of China cut the renminbi benchmark lending and deposit rates, while further liberalising market limits; The State Bank of Vietnam’s raised the USD/VND exchange rate; India's new electronic Know Your Customer system will soon be ready for corporates.

As Indian FX regulations eased in 2014, Reliance took the opportunity to better manage its currency risk while reducing its need to hedge.

CT's Working Capital Chronicle has been updated with new cross-border China cash management solutions from Freescale/JP Morgan, Keppel/Standard Chartered, and a commodities trading firm with HSBC.

Freescale has set up a US dollar collect-and-sweep solution with JP Morgan, connecting Tianjin and its HK regional treasury.