Dispute over war ship in the South China Sea is a return to 'business as usual' for US and China
Jun 14, 2017 15:33 pm UTC| Insights & Views
The South China Sea is a volatile place or rather, its politics are. China, Vietnam, Malaysia, Brunei, the Philippines and Taiwan have been fighting over this azure stretch of the Pacific for more than a century. But...
Jun 14, 2017 15:32 pm UTC| Insights & Views
We are continuing to act, when necessary, against unfair trading conditions in the steel sector, and against foreign dumping. European Union Trade Commissioner Cecilia Malmstroem speaks after the EU introduced new...
Four things schools can do to help tackle extremism and radicalisation
Jun 14, 2017 15:28 pm UTC| Insights & Views Life
The terrorist attacks in Manchester and London renewed discussions about how to stop young Muslims being radicalised. A lot of the ideas focus on closing down social media sites, reporting at-risk individuals or...
Jun 14, 2017 12:47 pm UTC| Insights & Views Economy Central Banks
Swedens CPIF gauge of inflation came in at 1.9 percent year-on-year in May, as compared with the Riksbanks projection of 1.7 percent and consensus expectations of 1.8 percent. CPIF, excluding energy was 1.6 percent...
FxWirePro: Deploy DXY straddles on dual reading of overnight volatility ahead of FOMC
Jun 14, 2017 12:42 pm UTC| Central Banks Research & Analysis Insights & Views
The old conflict between what the market expects and what the Fed suggests has been re-ignited. This does not involve a rate hike expected for today which is completely priced in on the market and which therefore...
FxWirePro: Low vol plus flat curve in sync with buying EUR/USD forward vols
Jun 14, 2017 12:07 pm UTC| Research & Analysis Insights & Views
After the French presidential election, the EURUSD volatility curve aggressively sold off, reaching its lowest level since 2014. Since then, implied vols have bounced only very timidly and are still very close to their...
FxWirePro: Chinese flow of investments slowdown, Is volatility underpricing China tail risks?
Jun 14, 2017 11:02 am UTC| Research & Analysis Insights & Views
As expected by us, Chinas investment growth slowed. Latest data showed that Chinas fixed asset investment grew 8.6% YoY year-to-date in May, below market expectations and previous reading at 8.9%. After seasonal...
Johannesburg in a time of darkness: Ivan Vladislavić’s new memoir reminds us of the city’s fragility
Economist Chris Richardson on an ‘ugly’ inflation result and the coming budget
Why Germany ditched nuclear before coal – and why it won’t go back
Labour can afford to be far more ambitious with its economic policies – voters are on board
Sudan: civil war stretches into a second year with no end in sight