Was the Fed right to delay raising interest rates? Two scholars react
Sep 22, 2016 00:29 am UTC| Research & Analysis Central Banks
The Federal Reserve decided to leave its target interest rate unchanged at a range of 0.25 percent to 0.5 percent while suggesting a hike later in the year was very likely. The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC),...
FxWirePro: A correlation to balance the odds between GBP/USD and USD/JPY
Sep 21, 2016 13:49 pm UTC| Research & Analysis Insights & Views
The pound slipped to a fresh one-month low against the U.S. dollar on Wednesday, despite the release of upbeat U.K. data as investors remained cautious ahead of the Federal Reserves policy decision due later in the...
Sep 21, 2016 13:10 pm UTC| Economy Research & Analysis
GBP fell further than expected in the aftermath of the UK vote to leave the EU and after the MPC eased policy at the start of August. Since then, a bounce in economic indicators has been accompanied by a GBP bounce to...
Sep 21, 2016 11:50 am UTC| Research & Analysis
FX OTC outlook: Since1W EURJPY implied volatility has been declined massively on the back of BOJs shift in its monetary policy, slight bullish swings were observed today in spot FX (day highs at 114.395), but collapsed...
Sep 21, 2016 08:19 am UTC| Central Banks Research & Analysis
1W and 1M ATM IVs of GBPJPY are rising in OTC markets, flashing a tad below 13% and 12.29% respectively on the BoJs monetary policy. 1w IV skews are equally interested in both OTM calls and OTM puts, while 1m skews...
Sep 21, 2016 07:42 am UTC| Central Banks Research & Analysis
The yen is pressurized against the US dollar, the pair spiked to the highs of 102.784, settled to trade at 102.040 levels currently, trimming its advance this year to about 17 percent. While GBPJPY is no exception, has...
Moody's: Prospects remain robust for Islamic finance despite subdued sukuk issuance
Sep 21, 2016 00:44 am UTC| Research & Analysis
New sukuk issuance continues to remain subdued in 2016, but growth prospects for the Islamic finance sector are still strong, says Moodys Investors Service in a report published today. Growth in the Islamic banking...
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