Mexican Peso rout deepens as Iran tensions push USD/MXN toward 18.70

The Mexican Peso weakened for the second straight day, with losses of over 1.49% against the US Dollar, as the US-Iran conflict continues to underpin Oil prices, increasing the chances that the Federal Reserve might raise interest rates to control high inflation.

Colombian Peso: BanRep seen tightening further – Standard Chartered

Standard Chartered’s Dan Pan expects Banco de la República to deliver a final 25bps rate hike at the 30 October meeting, citing a positive output gap, high Oil prices and El Niño-related inflation risks.

The US Oil reserve hit a 44-year low. Now the barrels are coming back

Washington lent out a third of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve this year rather than selling it. The loans come due from now to 2029, and after the midterms, the reserve has nothing left to hold fuel prices down.

Asia FX: Risk-off bias and safe havens – MUFG

MUFG’s Michael Wan notes stabilising global risk sentiment but highlights growing concerns over sustainability of the AI trade and its spillover to FX markets. He expects 2027 to be more challenging for risk assets, with Asia’s export growth rolling off. The bank currently prefers Asia Tech FX such as KRW, TWD and CNY, while favouring long positions in Dollar, JPY and CNH versus higher beta currencies.

Banxico seen holding at 6.50% through 2027 – Citi Mexico survey

Citigroup Mexico released its survey, in which most private economists shared their expectations for Mexico’s economy.

Tether says Iran-linked USDT volumes fell 94% after freezes

Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino says wallet freezes cut Iran-linked USDT volumes 94%, rebutting a Senate report on shadow banking flows. He posted the figures on 19 October.

The post Tether says Iran-linked USDT volumes fell 94% after freezes appeared first on Forex Crunch.

EBA classifies Circle’s USDC as EU’s first ‘significant’ e-money token under MiCA

The EBA has classified Circle's USDC as the EU's first significant e-money token under MiCA, with joint EBA-ACPR supervision from 12 November 2026.

The post EBA classifies Circle’s USDC as EU’s first ‘significant’ e-money token under MiCA appeared first on Forex Crunch.

BIS paper: banks can slow stablecoin growth by paying savers more

A BIS working paper finds a one basis point rise in bank deposit rates cut ten-week stablecoin growth from about 15% to about 12%, with USDC more sensitive than USDT.

The post BIS paper: banks can slow stablecoin growth by paying savers more appeared first on Forex Crunch.

MSCI rules could drop Strategy and Metaplanet from indexes from 30 November

MSCI adopts rules that could remove Strategy and Metaplanet from its global indexes, with the final list of affected companies due on 11 November and removals effective 30 November.

The post MSCI rules could drop Strategy and Metaplanet from indexes from 30 November appeared first on Forex Crunch.

Japan’s megabanks complete first joint yen stablecoin payment test

MUFG, Mizuho and SMBC completed Japan's first joint yen stablecoin pilot, testing cross-border payments for Mitsubishi Corporation with real transactions targeted in fiscal 2026.

The post Japan’s megabanks complete first joint yen stablecoin payment test appeared first on Forex Crunch.