Improvements in market liquidity has contributed to the decline, says BIS paper
The Bank for International Settlements announced that it will carry out its seventh triennial survey of foreign exchange and derivatives markets in April and June 2007.Every three years, the BIS coordinates a global central bank survey of foreign exchange and derivatives market activity. The bank says that the purpose of the survey is to obtain […]
Central bank governors from Mexico, Europe and China join board
BIS releases annual report
The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) published its Quarterly Review today, reporting strong growth in debt issuance and derivatives trading.It reports that issuance of bonds and notes in international debt securities markets increased by 24% on a gross basis in the first quarter of 2006, to around US$1.2 trillion, and by 9% on a net […]
Plans to extend services in Asian time zone