Greece still owes how much and to whom this year?
Jun 17, 2015 08:24 am UTC| Insights & Views
IMF payment of 1.5 billion is hardly the last of the hurdle, which Greece need to clear in 2015. Other than domestic liabilities of salaries and pensions, Greece has huge amount of debt it needs to clear this...
Norges Bank likely to bring in 25 bps rate cut, income and expenditures to be cross-hedged
Jun 17, 2015 07:58 am UTC| Insights & Views
Cross-hedging FX Strategies: We recommend leveraged products to sell EUR/NOK or otherwise buy far month NOK/SEK risk reversal. Real money funds should decrease NOK hedge ratios. Corporates should hedge NOK income via...
Greece month ahead- Key dates and events
Jun 17, 2015 07:33 am UTC| Insights & Views
Time is running short for Greek negotiators, both parties need to utilize whatever time is left, before things tumble for both the parties. Below are the key dates and events for the Greece drama to unfold...
NPV of GBP/USD Vega ATM puts raise cautious signs for bulls
Jun 17, 2015 07:26 am UTC| Insights & Views
As shown in the diagrammatic representation, Bears participation in put options is equally weighed with calls.As we can see 7D At-The-Money -0.49 delta bear one touch options are priced in at and carries vega at 88.18...
Is GBP/USD fairly priced? One good news from US suffice to tumble
Jun 17, 2015 06:48 am UTC| Insights & Views
The key fundamental drivers of GBP/USD for today:Ahead of the main FOMC show in the US today we are also keen on UK unemployment which would likely fall further again and average weekly earnings are also expected to rise...
Better than expected Eurozone inflation could spark another rally in bond yields
Jun 17, 2015 06:28 am UTC| Insights & Views
Today European inflation as measured by CPI would be released at 9:00 GMT. Preliminary reading showed that inflation as measured by CPI is expected to grow 0.2% m/m and to grow 0.3% on yearly basis. Core consumer price...
Emerging economies to confront FOMC projections amid dollar strength
Jun 17, 2015 06:14 am UTC| Insights & Views
Highlights of todays FOMC economic projection - inflation, GDP growth interest rates for next two years.The US economic shape is improving enough to suggest two rate hikes this year.Since the outcome of the FOMC meeting...
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