Mar 08, 2018 11:55 am UTC| Research & Analysis Central Banks Insights & Views
So what is happening with the euro? There has been relatively little news on the European currency over the past weeks. This is partially due to the fact that the FX market is currently focussing on the protectionist...
Moody's: ECB's changes to covered bond haircuts will increase CPT issuers' repo funding costs
Mar 08, 2018 08:44 am UTC| Research & Analysis
Changes to the haircuts that the European Central Bank (ECB) applies to covered bonds posted by their issuers as collateral in repo transactions will increase the cost of repo funding for issuers of conditional...
Mar 08, 2018 08:25 am UTC| Research & Analysis Central Banks Insights & Views
As the ECB edges towards normalization, an undervalued euro has room to rise further, we could foresee bullish scenarios for euro, given that the ECB changes guidance today, heralding an end to QE in Sept and hikes by...
FxWirePro: Relative values construction in euro crosses discounting ECB, NAFTA and oil risk premiums
Mar 08, 2018 07:05 am UTC| Research & Analysis Central Banks Insights & Views
As the ECB edges towards normalization, an undervalued euro has room to rise further, but lets not isolate the factor, instead glance through below driving forces of euros: Bullish euro scenarios: 1) The ECB changes...
Mar 08, 2018 06:45 am UTC| Research & Analysis Central Banks Insights & Views
The Brexit negotiations about the transition phase from March 2019 to the end of 2020 are ongoing. The negotiating partners have set a tight deadline until the end of March. That deadline might lapse without result. The...
FxWirePro: Updates on EM central banks and EMFX trading perspectives
Mar 07, 2018 12:15 pm UTC| Research & Analysis Central Banks
We have had two central bank meetings in CEE today: Poland and Turkey. The benchmark interest rate in Poland was last recorded at 1.50%. The NBP had to pass without incident, with rates and guidance left unchanged....
Mar 07, 2018 11:38 am UTC| Research & Analysis Central Banks Insights & Views
The Bank of Canada (BoC) would likely take a break in its hiking cycle today. The concerns surrounding the NAFTA negotiations are too great, especially after the saber-rattling in the USA has increased massively...
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