Australia's political uncertainty spooks markets, sees warnings from major ratings agencies

Jul 04, 2016 11:21 am UTC| Insights & Views Economy Commentary

Aussie initially came under considerable pressure during Asian market open after it became clear over the weekend that the parliamentary elections would not result in a clear majority for either party. Australias political...

Reasons galore that make RBA’s easing look essential

Jul 04, 2016 09:34 am UTC| Insights & Views Central Banks

We reckon the monetary policy divergence should be the major factor in the H2 of the year for a lower AUDUSD in thelong run and interim upswings in theshort run as the todays RBA cash rates likely to remain unchanged,...

How do sterling and euro look like in OTC after 1 week of Brexit referendum outcome? – UK bankers suffer from liquidity, Carney to unleash dilemma

Jul 04, 2016 08:16 am UTC| Insights & Views Central Banks

After UK decides to exit from EU, euros vulnerability against majors still looks intact, euro against dollar and yen has just shown a negligible recovery from the recent lows, but the commodity currencies, such as CAD and...

FX Hedging Strategy Series

FxWirePro: Probable RBA’s status quo adds bullish momentum in AUD/USD, OTC still favors bears – Use credit combos for hedging on decent IVs

Jul 04, 2016 07:38 am UTC| Research & Analysis Insights & Views

We reckon the monetary policy divergence should be the major factor in the H2 of the year for a lower AUDUSD in thelong run and interim upswings in ashort run as the todays RBA cash rates likely to remain unchanged,...

FX Hedging Strategy Series

FxWirePro: Unwise to extrapolate AUD/USD delta calls on positive RR shift as hedging sentiments still indicate bearish risks

Jul 04, 2016 06:23 am UTC| Research & Analysis Insights & Views

Lets have a glance on OTC hedging positions for AUDUSD: Delta risk reversals of AUDUSD: From the nutshell, we understand that 25-delta risk of reversal of AUDUSD has been one of the most expensive pairs to be hedged for...

Fading hope: why the youth of the Arab Spring are still unemployed

Jul 03, 2016 12:25 pm UTC| Insights & Views Economy

The 2011 Arab Spring was a clear signal to governments and ruling parties that the time had come for reform, if not revolution. People in the Middle East and North Africa were demanding nothing less than sweeping...

Just how safe are Australia's airports?

Jul 03, 2016 12:13 pm UTC| Insights & Views

This weeks terror attack at Turkeys largest airport and recent attacks in Egypt and Belgium have highlighted the aviation sectors vulnerability to terrorist attacks. It is still a preferred target of terrorist groups,...