FxWirePro: Achieve zero-cost hedging via GBP/CHF vs USD/CHF put switches
May 24, 2018 13:35 pm UTC| Research & Analysis Insights & Views
In this write-up, we emphasize on zero-cost GBP put/CHF call vs. USD put/CHF call switch: Our macro G10 FX portfolio is positioned short GBPCHF, a directional view that marries deteriorating UK cyclical and Brexit unease...
EY Americas tax to organize Fintech day in Boston
May 24, 2018 12:16 pm UTC| Research & Analysis Fintech Insights & Views Commentary
The buzz around fintech has gained the substantial attention of traditional financial institutions in the recent times, start-ups, venture capitalists, and regulators. Banks and regulators are hard-pressed to revisit their...
FxWirePro: Low vols and depressed risk reversals - Shorting EUR/CNH call to finance USD/CNH calls
May 24, 2018 09:47 am UTC| Research & Analysis Insights & Views Central Banks
If you are reckoning about a break in the dollar appreciation trend, then USD calls seem to be cheaper relative to spot retracement headroom in CNH, thus, we advise the best value in USD calls judging from the number of...
May 24, 2018 08:20 am UTC| Research & Analysis Insights & Views
Bearish GBPJPY scenarios: 1) BoE rate hikes are delayed until much later in 2018 as core CPI continues to moderate and wages remain sticky below 3%; 2) The UK and EU fail to agree on the Irish border, leading to a...
The US overtakes Hong Kong to rank first among world's most competitive economies
May 24, 2018 08:00 am UTC| Insights & Views Economy
The US has leapfrogged Singapore and Hong Kong to top IMDs latest World Competitiveness Rankings. The top five most competitive economies in the world remain the same since 2016, but their order has changed. With the US at...
Does cannabis cure cancer? We asked an expert
May 24, 2018 07:53 am UTC| Insights & Views Health
For thousands of years people have used cannabis for recreational, ritualistic and medicinal purposes. In the modern era, the latter property excites a lot of people, and there is no shortage of wild claims about the...
Acquisition of ‘Paradex’ rebrands ‘GDAX’ to ‘Coinbase Pro’
May 24, 2018 07:53 am UTC| Digital Currency Fintech Insights & Views
One of the largest cryptocurrency exchanges in the U.S., Coinbase is presenting a group of new and advanced features to their crypto empire which was a trading platform GDAX previously, now rebranding to Coinbase...
South Africa’s plan to move away from coal: 8 steps to make it succeed
Germany lowers voting age to 16 for the European elections
IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects