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Japanese Yen and Thai Baht Crosses Added to Thomson Reuters Matching
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Launch of JPY/THB and THB/JPY to support Japana{ €}{ ™}s Ministry of Finance and Bank of Thailanda{ €
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Aug 28, 2018
TOKYO/HONG KONG, 28 August 2018 a{ €}" Thomson Reuters today announced the launch of real-time electronic tradin
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Cross-currency trading in JPY/THB and THB/JPY will be provided on Thomson Reuters electronic central limit order book
--->platform to clients in Japan, Thailand and globally. By enabling direct trading between the currencies, these new pair
--->s will bring a new level of efficiency, liquidity and transparency to participants in the FX market.
Recently Japana{ €}{ ™}s Ministry of Finance (MOF) and Bank of Thailand (BOT) reached a mutual agreement <
--->https://www.bot.or.th/Thai/PressandSpeeches/Press/News2561/JointPressE_MOFJ_BOT.pdf?elqTrackId=03ecfad51c3e428887d5bea
--->3a5cd4ecb&elq=ec4a09c572864c6d93bae2bfa7024a99&elqaid=76&elqat=1&elqCampaignId=2526> on initiatives to promote the use
---> of local currencies for trade and investment settlement, which includes, among others, promotion of the direct exchan
--->ge rate quotation and interbank trading between the Japanese Yen and the Thai Baht. This collaboration marks a key mil
--->estone in strengthening bilateral financial cooperation between Japan and Thailand.
Mrs. Chantavarn Sucharitakul, Assistant Governor, Corporate Strategy and Relations Groupa{ €}{ ‹} at the B
--->ank of Thailand said, a{ €}{ œ}The launch of JPY/THB on Thomson Reuters Matching marks another key milesto
--->ne in the financial cooperation between Thailand and Japan to promote the use of local currencies. By enabling commerc
--->ial banks to trade the JPY/THB currency pair directly on the Thomson Reuters Matching platform, these banks will have
--->more flexibility to manage their local currency liquidity without converting through other major currencies. This will
---> result in lower transaction costs for these banks and their clients. The Bank of Thailand believes that this initiati
--->ve is a significant step in promoting the use of local currencies of the region.a{ €}{: }
Jonathan Woodward, Head of Transactions Sales a{ €}" Asia Pacific at Thomson Reuters said, a{ €}{ œ}
--->Thomson Reuters has had a presence in Japan and Thailand for decades, working closely with the financial industry and
--->the banking community as the leading international financial information provider to operate in these countries. Addin
--->g these currency pairs to the Thomson Reuters market standard Matching capabilities will provide a new level of effici
--->ency, liquidity and transparency to the interbank market which will create benefits for all secondary market participa
--->nts.a{ €}{: }
With over 1,100 subscriber organizations, Thomson Reuters Matching is the leading anonymous electronic trade matching
--->system for the professional community, offering unbiased access to real time executable prices on more than 80 currenc
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<h1 class="tmpl-headline"><p>Japanese Yen and Thai Baht Crosses Added to Thomson Reuters Matching</p>
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<div class="tmpl-subhead"><p>Launch of JPY/THB and THB/JPY to support Japan's Ministry of Finance and Bank
---> of Thailand's mutual agreement on initiatives to promote the use of local currencies for trade and investment settlem
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<p class="tmpl-date">Aug 28, 2018</p>
<div class="tmpl-body"><p><b style="font-size: 0.8125rem;">TOKYO/HONG KONG, 28 August 2018 </b>- Thomson R
--->euters today announced the launch of real-time electronic trading of spot Japanese Yen and Thai Baht cross currency pa
--->irs on <a href="https://financial.thomsonreuters.com/en/products/trading-capabilities/foreign-exchange-markets/tr
--->ade-matching.html?elqTrackId=1f93df9c494e492b86aa2f80ff763f04&elq=ec4a09c572864c6d93bae2bfa7024a99&elqaid=76&a
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<p>Cross-currency trading in JPY/THB and THB/JPY will be provided on Thomson Reuters electronic central limit order bo
--->ok platform to clients in Japan, Thailand and globally. By enabling direct trading between the currencies, these
---> new pairs will bring a new level of efficiency, liquidity and transparency to participants in the FX market.</p>
<p>Recently Japan's Ministry of Finance (MOF) and Bank of Thailand (BOT) reached a <a href="https://www.bot.or.th/Thai
--->/PressandSpeeches/Press/News2561/JointPressE_MOFJ_BOT.pdf?elqTrackId=03ecfad51c3e428887d5bea3a5cd4ecb&elq=ec4a09c5
--->72864c6d93bae2bfa7024a99&elqaid=76&elqat=1&elqCampaignId=2526">mutual agreement</a> on initiatives to prom
--->ote the use of local currencies for trade and investment settlement, which includes, among others, promotion of the di
--->rect exchange rate quotation and interbank trading between the Japanese Yen and the Thai Baht. This collaboration mark
--->s a key milestone in strengthening bilateral financial cooperation between Japan and Thailand.</p>
<p><b>Mrs. Chantavarn Sucharitakul, Assistant Governor, Corporate Strategy and Relations Group{ ​} at the Bank
--->of Thailand</b> said, "The launch of JPY/THB on Thomson Reuters Matching marks another key milestone in the financial
--->cooperation between Thailand and Japan to promote the use of local currencies. By enabling commercial banks to trade t
--->he JPY/THB currency pair directly on the Thomson Reuters Matching platform, these banks will have more flexibility to
--->manage their local currency liquidity without converting through other major currencies. This will result in lower tra
--->nsaction costs for these banks and their clients. The Bank of Thailand believes that this initiative is a significant
--->step in promoting the use of local currencies of the region."</p>
<p><b>Jonathan Woodward, Head of Transactions Sales - Asia Pacific at Thomson Reuters</b> said, "Thomson Reuters has h
--->ad a presence in Japan and Thailand for decades, working closely with the financial industry and the banking community
---> as the leading international financial information provider to operate in these countries. Adding these currency pair
--->s to the Thomson Reuters market standard Matching capabilities will provide a new level of efficiency, liquidity and t
--->ransparency to the interbank market which will create benefits for all secondary market participants."</p>
<p>With over 1,100 subscriber organizations, Thomson Reuters Matching is the leading anonymous electronic trade matchi
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--->ency pairs.</p>
<p><b style="font-size: 0.8125rem;">Thomson Reuters</b><br>
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