Jan 19, 2017 06:51 am UTC| Research & Analysis Insights & Views
The Aussie continues to gain background support from solid Chinese bulk prices and the general correction in USD, though a short-term peak appears to be in place at 0.7570. Should risk aversion build, the 0.7430-50 should...
Jan 19, 2017 03:13 am UTC| Research & Analysis
Moodys Investors Service and its Indian affiliate, ICRA Limited, say that the performance of Indian commercial vehicle (CV) loans backing asset-backed securities (ABS) will stay stable in 2017. Similarly, the performance...
Moody's: Global green bond issuance could rise to USD206B in 2017 after record in 2016
Jan 19, 2017 00:02 am UTC| Research & Analysis
Moodys Investors Service says that global green bond issuance will reach another record in 2017, and could even rise to USD206 billion, following an increase of 120% to USD93.4 billion in 2016, reflecting strong...
FxWirePro: Positional option trades for prolonged EUR/CHF range bounded trend and jerking IVs
Jan 18, 2017 12:19 pm UTC| Research & Analysis Insights & Views
As you could spot out the implied volatilities of EURCHF ATM contracts from the nutshell evidencing IVs the contract of this underlying pair of all expiries have been the least among G10 currency segment. While, the...
FxWirePro: Hedge or delta-hedge MXN exposures capitalizing on vols, risk reversals and macros
Jan 18, 2017 11:56 am UTC| Research & Analysis Insights & Views
We are a little surprised at how well risk markets and EM currencies have traded despite a slew of trade protectionist-leaning appointments to the Trump cabinet over the past few weeks. As noted in our 2017 FX Outlook, we...
Jan 18, 2017 07:36 am UTC| Research & Analysis Insights & Views Central Banks
The macroeconomic data may have improved and headline inflation is on the rise, but these necessary but not sufficient conditions for a more hawkish bias shift at the Bank of Canada will instead probably encounter a...
Fitch Rates Philippines' USD Bond 'BBB-(EXP)'
Jan 18, 2017 06:32 am UTC| Research & Analysis
Fitch Ratings has assigned the Philippines forthcoming US dollar-denominated bonds an expected rating of BBB-(EXP). The Philippines intends to use the proceeds from the bond sale to pay the purchase price and accrued...
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