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Russia, China Deepen Stock Exchange Ties
Russia’s largest exchange group the Moscow Exchange (MOEX) and the China Financial Futures Exchange (CFFEX) signed an Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Thursday that will help further develop financial ties between the countries. The MoU signed by both exchanges aims to strengthen the bilateral partnership and facilitate the development of both parties through information sharing, reciprocal … Continue reading
Chinese Yuan Set To Be Added As Reserve Currency This Year: Bloomberg Survey
China is set to see its currency, the yuan, officially called renminbi, being added as a reserve currency this year, according to Bloomberg. A recent survey conducted by Bloomberg shows that eleven out of sixteen economists have predicted that the International Monetary Fund (IMF) will add the Chinese currency to its Special Drawing Rights (SDR) basket during … Continue reading
BRICs Should Move To Single Market, Create Tools For Global Economic Control, Chinese Official Says
The BRICs grouping of emerging market nations — Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa — should move toward a single trade and economic market, in addition to creating and promoting projects and tools for global economy control, Zhang Dejiang, the Chairman of the Standing Committee of China’s National People’s Congress (NPC), said during the first-ever BRICs Parliamentary Forum … Continue reading
BRICs Summit In Ufa To Unite Members For Development, Security
“The upcoming BRICs and the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summits would unite countries for development, peace and security of the region and world, visiting Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said here [Moscow] Wednesday,” Xinhuanet reports. During the meeting in Moscow with Sergei Lavrov, Russian FM, Mr Wang expressed his full support for the two summits … Continue reading
Russia Proposes BRICs Alternative To SWIFT Global Payment System
Russia is proposing an alternate to the SWIFT global interbank payment system for the BRICs (Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa) grouping of emerging market nations in a move which would further ramp up de-dollarization efforts and threaten the U.S. dollar’s global hegemony. The Central Bank of Russia (CBR) has called for a discussion with its peers on establishing … Continue reading
Chinese Yuan’s Inclusion To IMF’s SDR Basket Could Draw $1 Trillion
Around $1 trillion in global currency reserves will switch into Chinese assets should the International Monetary Fund (IMF) endorse the yuan as a reserve currency and include it in its Special Drawing Rights (SDR) basket this year, according to Standard Chartered, Bloomberg reports. “SDR inclusion in 2015 would likely have a significant market impact, driving an immediate sharp … Continue reading
UK And China Deepen Financial Links: London Launches Europe’s First Yuan-Denominated ETF
The UK has deepened its financial links with China on Wednesday and has become the first country in Europe to launch a yuan-denominated money market fund, which allows investors to gain direct exposure to China’s interbank lending market, Reuters reports. The exchange-traded fund (ETF) from China Construction Bank International — China’s second largest bank — will be domiciled in the … Continue reading
De-Dollarization: Chinese Yuan “Clearly Belongs” In SDR Basket, Lagarde Says
International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Christine Lagarde said on Sunday that the Chinese yuan “clearly belongs” in the Special Drawing Rights (SDR) basket and that the IMF would work with China to that end, Bloomberg reports. “Timing is something that we will be discussing amongst ourselves but I think we welcome this introduction,” Lagarde said. … Continue reading
Ruble-Yuan Futures Trading To Begin On Moscow’s Exchange On March 17
Ruble-Yuan futures are set to begin trading on the Moscow Exchange (MOEX) on March 17, RT reports on Thursday, citing Moscow Exchange Deputy Chairman Andrei Shemetov. According to Shemetov, the current number of tools offered on the Moscow Exchange that allow investors to hedge currency risks isn’t sufficient, hence why the exchange will roll out the new hedging instrument as quickly … Continue reading
More De-Dollarization: China’s Global Payment System Ready And Could Launch By September
China’s long-awaited global payment system to process cross-border yuan transactions is ready and could launch as early as September, Reuters reported on Monday, citing sources with direct knowledge of the matter. The launch of the China International Payment System (CIPS) will pave the way for internationalizing the yuan and should greatly increase global usage of the Chinese currency by cutting … Continue reading
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