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Lukas Becker

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Markets Editor at Risk.net

Markets Editor at FX Market

Markets editor of https://t.co/iDafHVNxyZ and FX Markets

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  • Yen rates losses from tariff drama top $1 billion

    1 week ago | nginx.production.bb8-centralbanking.uk3.amazee.io | Lukas Becker

    Tweet Facebook LinkedIn Save this article Send to Print this page Banks and hedge funds suffered big losses on Japanese interest rate positions after US President Donald Trump’s tariff announcement on April 2 sent yen yields on a rollercoaster ride.

  • Yen rates losses from tariff drama top $1 billion

    2 weeks ago | centralbanking.com | Lukas Becker

    Tweet Facebook LinkedIn Save this article Send to Print this page Banks and hedge funds suffered big losses on Japanese interest rate positions after US President Donald Trump’s tariff announcement on April 2 sent yen yields on a rollercoaster ride.

  • Yen rates losses from tariff drama top $1 billion

    2 weeks ago | risk.net | Lukas Becker

    Banks and hedge funds suffered big losses on Japanese interest rate positions after US President Donald Trump's tariff announcement on April 2 sent yen yields on a rollercoaster ride.

  • Inside the week that shook the US Treasury market

    1 month ago | centralbanking.com | Lukas Becker |Christopher Jeffery |Daniel Hinge |Daniel Blackburn

    Tweet Facebook LinkedIn Save this article Send to Print this page US Treasury dealers were close to hitting the panic button on the morning of Wednesday, April 9. A poorly received three-year note auction the previous day had raised serious questions about whether US Treasuries could provide a safe haven from the potential fallout of an escalating global trade war. Investors began dumping Treasuries at a rate that threatened to overwhelm dealer capacity.

  • Inside the week that shook the US Treasury market

    1 month ago | risk.net | Lukas Becker

    US Treasury dealers were close to hitting the panic button on the morning of Wednesday, April 9. A poorly received three-year note auction the previous day had raised serious questions about whether US Treasuries could provide a safe haven from the potential fallout of an escalating global trade war. Investors began dumping Treasuries at a rate that threatened to overwhelm dealer capacity.

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Lukas Becker
Lukas Becker @LukasBeckerRisk
1 Nov 24

Hedge funds that had entered forward volatility agreements (FVAs) to lock-in cheap FX vol bets on the US election are reaping the rewards as vol jumps ahead of next week's event. https://t.co/pEGT4fQWYo

Lukas Becker
Lukas Becker @LukasBeckerRisk
21 Oct 24

Also new this morning: BNY says it will launch a 'done-away' cash Treasury and repo clearing service next year. On the repo side it plans to start with tri-party and move to bilateral soon after. https://t.co/cslJjog0wK

Lukas Becker
Lukas Becker @LukasBeckerRisk
21 Oct 24

The popular CNY carry trade - buy onshore Chinese government bonds via cross-currency swap - was netting a 100bp pick-up over SOFR this year. But recent movements in cross-currency basis spreads has made the trade less attractive and led to unwinds. https://t.co/ShMQ8oOVwr