US Election Series

US election series: Scorecard and explainer (Democrats)

Mar 02, 2016 09:41 am UTC| Commentary Politics

US presidential election series: Scorecard and explainer (Democrats) Election in Worlds largest economy is a must watch, since it is likely to have years of implications with regard to policies, both economic and...

Euro area’s composite and services PMI figures for February likely closer to flash reading

Mar 02, 2016 09:14 am UTC| Commentary

Euro areas flash composite and services PMI for had fallen marginally from the Decembers figures. However, they were still consistent with a resilient euro area economy. The final release is expected to closer to the flash...

Countervailing forces likely to impact Australia’s economic growth momentum in 2016

Mar 02, 2016 09:05 am UTC| Commentary

Australias Q4 GDP grew 0.6%, surpassing market median expectations of 0.4% growth. Moreover, the countrys Q3 economic growth was revised up from 0.9% to 1.1%. Australias annual growth reached 3% in Q4, as compared with Q3s...

Weaker euro and slow growth in Western Europe may weigh on CEE economies

Mar 02, 2016 09:05 am UTC| Commentary Economy

Hungary, Poland and Czech Republics PMI numbers for February were pretty strong. The PMI for Hungary and Poland both rose to 54.8 and 52.8, respectively, whereas for Czech Republic it dropped from 56.9 to 55.5. However, it...

US Election Series

US election series: Trump and Clinton wins big in Super Tuesday

Mar 02, 2016 09:01 am UTC| Commentary Politics

Results of Super Tuesday is almost out and it seems Mr. Donald Trump and Mrs. Hilary Clinton will be partying tonight. Both of them edged closer to become their partys nominee for the top job contest. However the race is...

FX Hedging Strategy Series

FxWirePro: Aussie and British produce mixed bag of economic numbers - Improve odds on backspreads for optimal hedging on higher IVs

Mar 02, 2016 08:23 am UTC| Commentary

GBP depreciated about 3% on a trade-weighted basis last week and is now slightly undervalued (2%), as perceptions of EU exit risk increased even though PM Cameron achieved an improved agreement with EU leaders and...

Oil in Global Economy Series

Key commentaries from Russia's Alexander Novak

Mar 02, 2016 07:51 am UTC| Commentary

For those who are not familiar with Mr. Novak, he is Russias oil minister and his commentaries below are very important, since it came after oil executives meeting with Russian president Vladimir Putin in...