Americas

The Trump administration’s decision not to announce new sanctions against Russia on Monday is unlikely to be the end of the sanctions saga, with designations having been proven to be the US's most effective weapon against Russia.

A swap execution facility (SEF) owned by the Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) has started trading two new foreign exchange non-deliverable forwards (NDFs), it was revealed on Tuesday.

US President Donald Trump will nominate lawyer Dan Berkovitz to be a commissioner at the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, the White House revealed on Monday.

Light, the Rio de Janeiro electricity company, will begin investor meetings on Wednesday ahead of a potential debut international bond sale.

Transportadora de Gas Internacional (TGI), the Colombian natural gas transportation company, has mandated banks ahead of a proposed $750m senior unsecured issue aimed at refinancing existing bonds.

Not a day goes by without some analyst, regulator or senior exchange executive weighing in on where the clearing of euro swaps should reside post-Brexit.

Symphony, a financial services tech company and competitor to Bloomberg, rolled out a video function to add to its chat platform, a technological advance that might help keep voice broking in business.

It is with sadness that the global banking fraternity bids farewell to HSBC’s Russell Julius, who passed away on April 8, at the age of 57.

A more volatile day in markets on Friday didn’t stop Brazilian pension fund RioPrevidencia’s deal trading well on the break as syndicate bankers covering Latin America remain positive on the primary market’s near-term prospects.

Banco de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires (Banco Ciudad) is lining up a potential international bond outing after mandating banks for an Argentine peso-linked trade.

China-based Daqo New Energy Corp, which makes silicon wafers for solar cells, has bagged $110m after pricing its follow-on of American Depository Shares (ADS) at the bottom of guidance.

Two high profile Latin American issuers brought the region’s corporate sector back into play on Thursday. Mexico’s Grupo Bimbo and Brazilian lender Banco do Brasil both managed hefty spread tightening after offering conservative price talk, much like the EM sovereigns that dominated primary markets.