FxWirePro: DAX, CAC and US exporters need smart hedging in 2018
Dec 12, 2017 07:08 am UTC| Research & Analysis Insights & Views Central Banks
The currency market has been acting as the adjustment factor between countries positioned at different parts of the economic cycle clock. It has been one of the few assets on which carrying long volatility positions has...
Announcement: Moody's: Outlook stable for Chinese financial institutions through 2018
Dec 12, 2017 03:59 am UTC| Research & Analysis
Moodys Investors Service says that its outlook for financial institutions in China through 2018 is stable, because of strengthening government regulations on the industry and stable economic growth. The government will...
Announcement: Moody's: Risk and opportunity in China's deleveraging and strong regulation
Dec 12, 2017 02:12 am UTC| Research & Analysis
Moodys Investors Service (Moodys) says that economy-wide leverage in China will continue to increase, albeit at a slower pace than before, while rising earnings growth is helping improve the credit profiles of the countrys...
Dec 11, 2017 13:05 pm UTC| Research & Analysis Digital Currency Insights & Views
We at EconoTimes, consider this as an underestimation if the critic says Bitcoin has had an eventful week, starting December at around $10,000 and stopping to a whopping $19,000 mark on last weekend (some exchanges traded...
FxWirePro: Hedging FX themes amid FED and ECB on eve of X’mas
Dec 11, 2017 12:32 pm UTC| Research & Analysis Central Banks Insights & Views
The FX market reaction to the US labor market report on Friday was an ideal illustration of how the market operates at present. That means the real economic data would have justified USD appreciation, as positive as the...
Dec 11, 2017 12:08 pm UTC| Research & Analysis Central Banks Insights & Views
While Christmas is fast approaching, this week is still a busy one for both policymakers and financial markets. Fed is scheduled to announce its funds rates on 13th Dec that is most likely to hike by 25 bps and ECB to...
Announcement: Moody's: Covered bonds markets in Australia, NZ, Singapore and Korea to stay strong
Dec 11, 2017 03:50 am UTC| Research & Analysis
Moodys Investors Service says that the credit quality of covered bonds in the Asia Pacific markets of Australia, New Zealand, Korea and Singapore will remain strong in 2018, underpinned by the high credit quality of...
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