Jul 10, 2017 11:31 am UTC| Insights & Views Economy Central Banks
Fridays US Non-Farm Payrolls report published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) was mixed, providing something for bulls and bears alike. The headline number was better than expected but the unemployment rate rose...
FxWirePro: ECB to unfasten monetary policy, bund volatility likely to propel EUR/JPY upside further
Jul 10, 2017 11:21 am UTC| Central Banks Research & Analysis Insights & Views
Yet a central bank cant impose short-term restraint on a financial cycle running for several years. When excesses become apparent, its too late to act against them. A financial cycle is like a stately container ship; if it...
FxWirePro: Deploy USD/TRY straddle amid CBT’s regime for FX swap deposits
Jul 10, 2017 09:15 am UTC| Central Banks Research & Analysis Insights & Views
Last month, the central bank of Turkey (CBT) left its benchmark one-week repo rate at 8 pct in its last monetary policy meeting on June 15th, 2017 as widely expected. Policymakers noticed the economic recovery is gathering...
Jul 10, 2017 08:47 am UTC| Central Banks Research & Analysis Insights & Views
Last week the Bank of Japan did what it has been doing for some time and had also announced, i.e. to keep yields close to zero. JPY came under pressure. Accordingly, the bullish influence would be the most direct on the...
Jul 10, 2017 07:21 am UTC| Research & Analysis Insights & Views
Please be noted that the nutshell showing the positively skewed IVs of GBP against JPY options has been showing well-balanced risks both upside and downside in 1m tenors, to indicate both puts and calls have been fairly...
Jul 08, 2017 18:22 pm UTC| Insights & Views Politics
The timing of the G20 summit in Hamburg could hardly be more significant for the German chancellor, Angela Merkel. The worlds leading forum for international cooperation on world economic growth, international trade and...
A very British EU: how Europe has been portrayed by thriller writers
Jul 08, 2017 18:21 pm UTC| Insights & Views Entertainment
Over a year before the UKs fateful EU membership referendum, BBC Four broadcast The Great European Disaster Movie. This was an authored documentary by Italian journalist Annalisa Piras. Co-produced with several European...
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