FxWirePro: Russian central bank and government authorities send hints to uphold USD/RUB call spreads
Feb 21, 2017 12:15 pm UTC| Research & Analysis Insights & Views Central Banks
In Russia, there have been comments from officials this week following RUBs recent appreciation. Despite the onset of CBR FX purchases of around $2bn per month, the ruble has appreciated on the back of resilient oil...
Feb 21, 2017 11:40 am UTC| Research & Analysis Insights & Views
The benchmark interest rate in Singapore was last recorded at 0.46 pct. While the Fed looks through the rise in prices, the real exchange rate would appreciate. A week that delivered hawkish Fed testimony and a solid...
FxWirePro: Uphold USD/SGD “Interest Rate Swaps” owing to Federal Reserve’s developments
Feb 21, 2017 10:15 am UTC| Research & Analysis Insights & Views Central Banks
If the Fed looks through the rise in prices, the real exchange rate will appreciate. The increased inflation due to tighter labor markets would also tend to increase the real exchange rate, though this almost certainly...
Feb 21, 2017 09:39 am UTC| Research & Analysis Insights & Views
Technically, AUD remained in ranging mode, mostly between 0.7747 and 0.7162 in short term. Remains contained in a consolidative range of 0.7162-0.7874 levels. For more readings on our recent our technical write up,...
FxWirePro: Keeping valuations aside, why owning delta hedge in EUR/PLN?
Feb 21, 2017 06:23 am UTC| Research & Analysis Insights & Views
French election risk premia have ramped higher in recent days as the shrinking time horizon and enforcing punchier day-weight marks on gamma books. Overnight implied vols for the two election rounds command a1.5-2 times...
Feb 21, 2017 05:53 am UTC| Research & Analysis Insights & Views
We believe that political risk into the French elections is priced more appropriately in bonds (but not in currencies) than going into the Brexit and US vote. In the remote scenario of a Le Pen Presidency with...
Moody's: Singapore banks' under cost and net interest margin pressures, but should subside in 2017
Feb 21, 2017 01:09 am UTC| Research & Analysis
Moodys Investors Service says that the full year and Q4 2016 (October-December 2016) financial results of the three largest banks in Singapore by assets reveal a further decline in profitability and mixed asset quality...
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