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MOODY'S - Uruguay's Fiscal Consolidation Measures That Seek 1% of GDP Deficit Reduction Will Be Challenged by Macroeconomic Weakness

Jun 22, 2016 23:34 pm UTC| Research & Analysis

PM- MOODYS CHANGES OUTLOOK ON URUGUAYS RATING TO NEGATIVE; AFFIRMS GOVERNMENT BOND RATING AT BAA2 MOODYS - URUGUAYS FISCAL CONSOLIDATION MEASURES THAT SEEK 1% OF GDP DEFICIT REDUCTION WILL BE CHALLENGED BY MACROECONOMIC...

Moody's changes outlook on Uruguay's rating to negative; affirms government bond rating at Baa2

Jun 22, 2016 23:29 pm UTC| Research & Analysis

Moodys Investors Service has today affirmed the government of Uruguays Baa2 issuer and government bond ratings and changed the outlook to negative from stable. The governments senior unsecured government bond ratings were...

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FxWirePro: FX option positioning of USD/TRY on Brexit win scenario

Jun 22, 2016 10:33 am UTC| Research & Analysis

The campaign surrounding the EU referendum is on the home straight. In less than 24 hours, the polling stations will open and the British electorate will start to decide on the membership of Great Britain in the...

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FxWirePro: Hedge NZD/USD via 3 way straddles versus put over RBNZ and Fed uncertainties

Jun 22, 2016 09:39 am UTC| Research & Analysis

New Zealands upbeat GDP reduces prospects of OCR cut, so as US CPI for Fed hikes. NZ produced the upbeat GDP QoQ numbers last week, actual 0.7% versus forecasts at 0.5%. On the flip side, Feds deferral on rate hiking...

FxWirePro: New Zealand's upbeat GDP reduces prospects of OCR cut, so as US CPI for Fed hikes, lead NZD/USD at 1-year highs

Jun 22, 2016 07:34 am UTC| Insights & Views Research & Analysis

NZ produced the upbeat GDP QoQ numbers last week, actual 0.7% versus forecasts at 0.5%. New Zealand economy advanced a seasonally adjusted 0.7 pct in Q1 of 2016, following 0.9 pct expansion in the previous period and...

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FxWirePro: What if EUR/JPY risk off phase materializes – Short extreme skew and buy 2m put spread at zero cost

Jun 21, 2016 13:22 pm UTC| Research & Analysis

Short the extreme EUR/JPY skews as shown in the diagram. The next two months would observe numerous developments, including notably the UK referendum outcome. Expression: The EUR/JPY 2m risk reversal is trading at...

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FxWirePro: Portfolio review of EURJPY put ladder – shorts on track to fetch desired yields, longs yet to function to arrest downside risks

Jun 21, 2016 11:49 am UTC| Research & Analysis

This is justa review of the short put ladder option strategy that was advocated on exactly a week ago (14th June). Before we begin please follow below weblink for our previous option recommendation on this...

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Nigerians throw naira notes around to show love: but it could land you in jail

The legal implication of physically damaging the naira, Nigerias currency, came into focus recently with the prosecution of at least two celebrities by the countrys Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. Nigeria has a...

The US is one of the least trade-oriented countries in the world – despite laying the groundwork for today’s globalized system

Given the spate of news about international trade lately, Americans might be surprised to learn that the U.S. isnt very dependent on it. Indeed, looking at trade as a percentage of gross domestic product a metric...

Beyond the spin, beyond the handouts, here’s how to get a handle on what’s really happening on budget night

Three weeks from now, some of us will be presented with a mountain of budget papers, and just about all of us will get to hear about them on radio, TV or news websites on budget night. The quickest way to find out what...

Johannesburg in a time of darkness: Ivan Vladislavić’s new memoir reminds us of the city’s fragility

Ivan Vladislavić is Johannesburgs literary linkman. He tells us, in the first pages of his new book, The Near North, that before cities were lit, first by gaslight and later electricity, people of means paid torchbearers...

Economist Chris Richardson on an ‘ugly’ inflation result and the coming budget

With Jim Chalmerss third budget on May 14, Australians will be looking for some more cost-of-living relief beyond the tax cuts although they have been warned extra measures will be modest. As this weeks consumer price...

Politics

Sudan’s civil war is rooted in its historical favouritism of Arab and Islamic identity

The current civil war in Sudan goes beyond a simple power struggle between two generals. It reflects a deep-rooted crisis within the countrys governing structure thats been present since it gained independence from the...

South Africa’s youth are a generation lost under democracy – study

South African president Cyril Ramaphosa recently painted a rosy picture in which the countrys youth democracys children had enormous opportunities for advancement, all thanks to successive post-apartheid governments led...

Sadiq Khan on track for third term as London mayor – but nearly half of Londoners dissatisfied with performance

Polls have consistently shown that the incumbent mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, appears to be on track to win a third term in office at the upcoming mayoral elections on May 2. One poll we commissioned as part of our...

The politics stopping the UK from opening a youth mobility scheme with Europe

Earlier this week, it seemed possible that young people in the UK might soon be able to travel freely to work and live in Europe again. The European Commission laid out proposals to open mobility to millions of 18- to...

Biden administration tells employers to stop shackling workers with ‘noncompete agreements’

Most American workers are hired at will: Employers owe their employees nothing in the relationship except earned wages, and employees are at liberty to quit at their option. As the rule is generally stated, either party...

Science

IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects

About a trillion tiny particles called neutrinos pass through you every second. Created during the Big Bang, these relic neutrinos exist throughout the entire universe, but they cant harm you. In fact, only one of them is...

The Mars Sample Return mission has a shaky future, and NASA is calling on private companies for backup

A critical NASA mission in the search for life beyond Earth, Mars Sample Return, is in trouble. Its budget has ballooned from US$5 billion to over $11 billion, and the sample return date may slip from the end of this...

Dark matter: our new experiment aims to turn the ghostly substance into actual light

A ghost is haunting our universe. This has been known in astronomy and cosmology for decades. Observations suggest that about 85% of all the matter in the universe is mysterious and invisible. These two qualities are...

A Nasa rover has reached a promising place to search for fossilised life on Mars

While we go about our daily lives on Earth, a nuclear-powered robot the size of a small car is trundling around Mars looking for fossils. Unlike its predecessor Curiosity, Nasas Perseverance rover is explicitly intended to...

The rising flood of space junk is a risk to us on Earth – and governments are on the hook

A piece of space junk recently crashed through the roof and floor of a mans home in Florida. Nasa later confirmed that the object had come from unwanted hardware released from the international space station. The 700g,...

Technology

Bitfinex CTO Deems Database Breach Claims 'Fake' Amidst Hacker Allegations

Bitfinexs Chief Technology Officer Paolo Ardoino has cast doubts on claims of a database breach by hacker organization FSOCIETY, branding the allegations as fake. Ardoino refuted the purported leak of 22,500 user emails...

Walmart Spotted with Tesla Semi in California as True Launch Date Revealed

Walmarts adoption of a Tesla Semi hit the California highways, signaling the electric trucks expanding reach. The sighting follows Teslas revelation of a late 2025 and early 2026 launch window for the highly anticipated...

Altcoin Market Rally Predicted, Analysts Forecast $4 Trillion Market Cap Surge

Analysts are predicting a substantial rally in the altcoin market, with projections indicating a surge that could drive the market cap to an impressive $4 trillion. This optimistic outlook is supported by positive economic...

Shiba Inu's Remarkable 12% Surge Fueled by Record SHIB Burns, Community Momentum

Shiba Inus ascent reaches new heights as the cryptocurrency experiences a remarkable 12% surge, fueled by record-breaking SHIB burns. The surge reflects robust community engagement and underscores the dynamic nature of the...
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