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Overall credit default swaps notional that was reported to swap data repositories last week dropped by 30% from the previous week, according to data from the International Swaps and Derivatives Association. Overall interest rate derivatives trading that was reported, however, climbed by 19%.
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Moody’s upgraded Vietnam’s sovereign rating by one notch from B2 to B1 on Tuesday. The upgrade was driven by the country’s stabilising economy and strengthening balance of payments, as well as an easing of contingent risks in its banking system. The outlook is stable.
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The average daily volume total for over-the-counter fx instruments in the US was down by 0.6% in April versus October 2013, however, volumes in the UK were up 7% for the same period. -
Open interest in interest rate swap futures on the Chicago-based futures bourse Eris Exchange has increased 401% year over year, with the second quarter of this year setting a new record.
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Royal Bank of Scotland caught the market off guard on Friday by releasing early preliminary first half results that showed progress in its turnaround programme, but its recently gutted investment bank saw revenues fall and chief executive Ross McEwan warned of “significant” drags on capital generation to come.
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US money market fund providers were faced with arguably the worst of all worlds this week when the Securities and Exchange Commission opted to impose not only redemption gates and liquidity fees — largely unopposed by the industry — but also floating net asset values. But for eurozone banks — many of which used to rely on US money funds to finance their US operations — the changes are likely to be inconsequential, after new evidence suggested their reliance on these investors has fallen.
