Nov 17, 2016 13:19 pm UTC| Research & Analysis
The FxWirePros weighted average dollar spot index that measures hourly performances of thedollar against abasket of 7 currencies, the USD has been fluctuating during the course of the day but gaining the traction for...
Nov 17, 2016 10:32 am UTC| Central Banks Research & Analysis Insights & Views
Mexican Peso has been edgy on the lingering expectations from analysts for Banxico to hike today and again once before the end of the year, and a 50bp rate increase next week seems more likely than waiting until...
Nov 17, 2016 09:55 am UTC| Central Banks Research & Analysis
The NZD has underperformed considerably post-RBNZ monetary policy and the Trumps victory. Concerns about exports, plus a stronger US dollar, are at play. While NZ fundamentals remain strong, the NZD will bear a risk...
Nov 17, 2016 07:53 am UTC| Central Banks Research & Analysis
With the deterioration in the local political situation and a less supportive environment from higher G3 yields, the outlook for the lira is worsening, in our view. We find option exposure most attractive at present,...
Moody's: Shift in US policies could dampen trade, weaken growth in Americas and APAC
Nov 17, 2016 03:01 am UTC| Research & Analysis
Moodys Investors Service says that while the nature of policies under the next US (Aaa stable) administration is uncertain, President-Elect Donald Trumps campaign proposals indicate that a shift in policies that could...
Nov 17, 2016 01:12 am UTC| Research & Analysis
Moodys Investors Service says that the surge in overseas acquisitions by Japanese and Chinese insurers reflects the respective dynamics of these two markets, and is raising diverging credit risks. Japanese insurers...
Nov 16, 2016 08:56 am UTC| Central Banks Research & Analysis
TheGDT dairy auctionovernight resulted in a 5% rise overall, with WMP up 3% and SMP up 10%. The result is roughly in line with earlier futures predictions which had priced in a response to weather affected...
Johannesburg in a time of darkness: Ivan Vladislavić’s new memoir reminds us of the city’s fragility
Economist Chris Richardson on an ‘ugly’ inflation result and the coming budget
IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects