Mar 01, 2017 09:23 am UTC| Research & Analysis
Euro area politics continue to be in focus with a Le Pen Presidency in the French elections the main concern, but so far the casualty has been the bond market in addition to the FX markets. Fluidity in French politics...
Mar 01, 2017 07:46 am UTC| Research & Analysis
Moodys Investors Service expects Indian economic growth to continue to pick up as liquidity conditions normalize, supporting expectations that the economic disruption caused by demonetization will be short term in...
FxWirePro: Scenario analysis for EUR/USD hedges amid French polls
Mar 01, 2017 07:45 am UTC| Research & Analysis Insights & Views
It seems that regional politics would imply a weaker euro, the forecast for EURUSD is unchanged with a decline to 1.04 in Q1end on regional political risks (greater in H1 due to the French elections) and optimism on Trumps...
Mar 01, 2017 07:09 am UTC| Research & Analysis
Potential event risks: Kiwis Q4terms of tradeis expected to rise 4%, driven mainly by the 2016 surge in dairy prices, with subdued import prices adding to the mix. Theres little fresh news in the data, which is why the...
Feb 28, 2017 12:54 pm UTC| Research & Analysis
Glance over OTC: 1M lacklustre IVs uphold the significance of USDCHF long put butterfly spread: ATM implied volatilities are not rising considerably, still below 9% (to be precise 7.45% for 1m expiries and 8.55% for...
FxWirePro: GBP/JPY “Diagonal Option Strips” for vol convexity - 1m2w IVs to hedge major data events
Feb 28, 2017 06:17 am UTC| Research & Analysis Insights & Views
GDP, PMIs, and monetary policies in both continents (Data schedules): In theUK: Manufacturing PMIs on March 1st, Construction PMIs on March 2nd and Service PMIs on March 3rd, annual budget release on March 8th, BoEs...
Moody's: UAE regulatory changes are credit positive for insurers
Feb 28, 2017 02:08 am UTC| Research & Analysis
United Arab Emirates (UAE) insurers will likely see a medium-term improvement in their credit profiles as the sector adjusts to financial regulations introduced in February 2015 and overcomes initial compliance hurdles,...
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