Bloomberg XTX Markets has become the last major global market maker to take the plunge into crypto despite its founder’s dislike for the digital asset space. Chief Executive Officer Alex Gerko tweeted that the company has filled one of the four crypto positions advertised in October. The roles are on the operations team and trading desk, and based in …

  Bloomberg Ghana’s currency took the title of the world’s best performer against the dollar this week amid optimism the debt-distressed country is moving closer to unlocking an International Monetary Fund bailout. The cedi has rallied 10% in the past five days, the biggest advance among about 150 currencies tracked by Bloomberg. That’s a turnaround for an exchange rate that …

  Bloomberg Peru’s new President Dina Boluarte named a US-educated economist who has spent most of his career at the central bank as economy minister, potentially soothing investor nerves after last week’s political chaos. The new finance chief, Alex Contreras, served as deputy economy minister under former President Pedro Castillo. Contreras worked at the central bank between 2007 and 2019, …