Jan 20, 2017 11:55 am UTC| Economy Insights & Views
Indian rupee is the only EM Asia currency that has not risen against the USD since the start of the year. While it is down only slightly against the USD, it has nevertheless underperformed the broader USD trend. The...
FxWirePro: Among APAC space, Aussie looks vulnerable against Kiwi dollar
Jan 20, 2017 11:33 am UTC| Economy Insights & Views
We noticed the two main risks to the bearish AUD view are that (1) the currency is dragged higher in a more sustained re-rating of the global growth outlookand that (2) better global news and some signs of housing...
No prospect of early policy change from ECB, scaling back of QE possible in 2017
Jan 20, 2017 11:04 am UTC| Insights & Views Central Banks
The European Central Bank (ECB) kept its main rates unchanged and maintained the bond-buying program at Thursdays meeting despite the uptick in inflation seen across the eurozone. President Draghi argued the increased...
FxWirePro: Deploy AUD/NZD vega puts in PRBS on hedging grounds
Jan 20, 2017 10:24 am UTC| Research & Analysis Insights & Views
Please be noted that the implied volatility of at the money contracts of this APAC pair has been inched up at shy above 7% for 3m tenors, while vega instruments of this tenor are signifying the hedgers interests in...
Trump's inauguration ushers in 2017, the year of the strongman
Jan 20, 2017 10:14 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics
Donald Trumps inauguration on January 20 exemplifies a phenomenon that is likely to shape global politics for years to come: the rise of the strongman. The term is broadly used to describe law-and-order candidates with...
Jan 20, 2017 06:12 am UTC| Research & Analysis Insights & Views
The two main risks to our bearish AUD view are that (1) the currency is dragged higher in a more sustained re-rating of the global growth outlookand that (2) better global news and some signs of housing resilience see the...
To what extent are you truly free?
Jan 19, 2017 13:09 pm UTC| Insights & Views Life
In the early 21st century, Western-style freedoms are often presented as an ideal template for the rest of the world. Yet supposedly free democracies are also marked by substantial and growing disparities of wealth, power...
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