Aug 24, 2017 11:03 am UTC| Research & Analysis Insights & Views
The Jackson Hole Symposium begins today but markets may have to wait until tomorrow to get the noteworthy speeches by both ECB President Mario Draghi and Fed President Janet Yellen. There may be quite a few...
FxWirePro: Option trades for resilient Scandis that seem undervalued against euro’s robustness
Aug 24, 2017 10:48 am UTC| Research & Analysis Insights & Views
The spring sell-off in NOK has been reversed, but NOK bulls need further evidence of improving fundamentals before taking action. We see the continued recovery of the Norwegian economy and base effects lifting inflation...
Aug 24, 2017 09:50 am UTC| Research & Analysis Insights & Views
The World Gold Council (WGC) broadcasted data on demand and supply in 2Q and 1H 2017. The WGC reported Q2 gold demand of 953.4t was 10% lower than 2016, while 1H demand slowed 13% to 2,026.1t. Year-on-year comparisons were...
Aug 24, 2017 07:24 am UTC| Research & Analysis Insights & Views
Glimpse over fundamental outlook: Please be noted that NZD also appears vulnerable on the crosses. In this regard, the rally in AUDNZD from the June low suggests a renewed trending bias and growing risk of an extension...
FxWirePro: AUD/NZD bullish-bearish scenarios and hedging framework
Aug 24, 2017 05:52 am UTC| Research & Analysis Insights & Views
Bullish AUD scenarios: 1) China has been the major trade partner of Australia. As the Aussie trade exposure towards China is considerable, we cannot afford to disregard ongoing upswings in underlying spot FX. If China...
Moody's: Austrian banking system outlook lifted to positive on loan quality, capital levels
Aug 24, 2017 04:12 am UTC| Research & Analysis Economy
Moodys Investors Service has raised its outlook on the Austrian banking system to positive from stable as it expects loan quality to improve throughout the sector and capital levels to rise. Moodys expects problem loans...
Moody's: Thailand and Indonesia show high levels of restructured loans, but loss buffers strong
Aug 24, 2017 03:43 am UTC| Research & Analysis Economy
Moodys Investors Service says that restructured loans have grown substantially in Thailand and Indonesia in recent years -- compared with the rest of the ASEAN region -- but loss buffers remain strong. In particular,...
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