Investors to Pause FX Litigation Amid US Government Probe – Reuters

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Investors to Pause FX Litigation Amid US Government Probe – Reuters
Lawyers pursuing an antitrust lawsuit by investors accusing 12 major banks of rigging prices in the FX market agreed to put most of the litigation on hold amid a related criminal probe by the US Department of Justice. In a letter filed in Manhattan federal court, the Justice Department said the plaintiffs agreed to a six-month stay, with a few exceptions, on depositions and document exchanges.
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Euro Falls Further Towards Dollar Parity

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Euro Falls Further Towards Dollar Parity – Financial Times
The euro is under $1.08 for the first time in almost 12 years and European stocks are slipping as momentum from a rebound in US indices continues to fade, while eurozone sovereign borrowing costs are also falling.
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Jobs Report Deepens Emerging Market Rout

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Jobs Report Deepens Emerging Market Rout – Financial Times (subscription)
The rout in emerging market currencies accelerated after Friday’s better than expected US jobs report sent the US dollar higher and supported investors’ view that the US Federal Reserve could raise interest rates sooner rather than later this year.

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Dollar Revs Up for Jobs Data

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Dollar Revs Up for Jobs Data, Euro Bonds Rally on ECB – Reuters
The dollar hit a new 11-year high against major currencies on Friday as investors bet the monthly US jobs report would add to the chance of rate hikes, even as the European Central Bank embarks on a 1 trillion euro campaign of bond-buying.
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UK Wins Court Case With ECB on Euro Clearing

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UK Wins Court Case With ECB on Euro Clearing – Wall Street Journal (subscription)
A European Central Bank policy requiring British companies managing trades in euros to relocate to the eurozone will be annulled, Europe’s second-highest court ruled Wednesday, marking a victory for the UK government which had argued such a move was against European law and would push business away from London’s financial centre.
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Banks Likely to Trim Their Customer Bases

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Banks Likely to Trim Their Customer Bases – Profit & Loss (subscription)
The capital available to bank FX businesses is much reduced compared to a short time ago; the impact of the Fix fiasco is seeing more players pull back from proprietary risk taking and pushing more towards an agency model; the lessons of the SNB event are still being absorbed; and then there is the “hot” topic of last look being openly debated around FEMR and, possibly, by certain regulatory agencies. All of this is likely to lead to several players doing what some institutions did years ago, and trim their customer bases.
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