FxWirePro: The Day Ahead- 9th December, 2016

Dec 09, 2016 05:06 am UTC| Commentary Economy Central Banks

Not many economic dockets and events scheduled for today but some with high volatility risks associated. Data released so far: Australia: Investment lending for homes up by 0.7 percent in October while home loans...

Climate Change Series

Central Banking Series

How the Fed joined the fight against climate change

Dec 09, 2016 03:44 am UTC| Insights & Views Central Banks

The Federal Reserves policy committee is expected to lift its target interest rate a quarter-point to a range of 0.5 percent to 0.75 percent at its final meeting of 2016. The main reasons the Fed has kept rates near...

Bank of France reaffirms Q4 GDP forecasts at 0.4 pct

Dec 08, 2016 15:53 pm UTC| Commentary Central Banks

French central bank on Thursday reaffirming an prelim GDP growth forecast made last month that Frances economy will expand by 0.4 percent in the fourth quarter. The Bank of France said that the countrys economy is...

Central Banking Series

ECB extends QE to December but purchase pace reduced to €60 billion

Dec 08, 2016 12:59 pm UTC| Commentary Central Banks

The European Central Bank (ECB) has extended its Public Sector Purchase Program (PSPP) until December 2017. However, it reduced the purchase pace by 20 billion. In its latest policy decision today, the ECB said it would be...

Central Banking Series

Will key capital ratio be hindrance to further ECB easing?

Dec 08, 2016 12:47 pm UTC| Commentary Central Banks

The asset purchase program introduced by the European Central Bank (ECB) back in 2015 and extended earlier this year is about to end in March next year. The central bank is currently purchasing 80 billion worth of bonds...

FX Hedging Strategy Series

FxWirePro: Deep dive into EUR/CAD 1w IVs lures rosy opportunities in strangle shorts as interim bulls attempt to prolong range, Skews substantiates

Dec 08, 2016 12:22 pm UTC| Central Banks Research & Analysis

The current EURCAD ATM implied volatilities making extreme noise above 23% as the EUR heads into todays ECB meeting on the front foot, having staged an aggressive reversal post initial Italian referendum weaknesson...

Central Banking Series

What to expect from ECB ahead?

Dec 08, 2016 12:11 pm UTC| Commentary Central Banks

Today, European Central Bank (ECB) is to provide further guidance in policy meeting. The result to be announced at 12:45 GMT, followed by apress conference at 13:30 GMT. Meeting is to be held in Frankfurt. Current...