FxWirePro: A Glimpse At ZAR’s RV And Delta-Hedge Trades On Looming South African Debt Crisis
Apr 03, 2020 13:47 pm UTC| Research & Analysis Economy
Due to global recession fears and rising risk aversion yesterday brought a further sell-out for many EM currencies. The rand was amongst the biggest losers over the past days and reached new lows against USD and EUR. This...
Apr 03, 2020 11:24 am UTC| Research & Analysis Economy
GBPs performance ranks mid-table over the past month (+0.5% vs USD, -2.5% vs EUR) as the global impact of the coronavirus has come to dominate GBPs local difficulties with Brexit. But even though Brexit is now being...
FxWirePro: Take Prudent Look At Short Euro Trades Amid Pandemic Outlook
Apr 02, 2020 11:26 am UTC| Research & Analysis Economy
Pandemic COVID-19 impact has broadened, eliciting abrupt financial market moves. We all know that the strength of a relationship can be severely tested during times of crisis. This is currently very obvious in the EU, and...
FxWirePro: Driving Forces, OTC Outlook And Hedging Strategies Of EUR/JPY
Apr 02, 2020 11:00 am UTC| Research & Analysis Economy Insights & Views
Universal fact is that the strength of a relationship would be severely tested during times of crisis. This is currently very obvious in the EU, and the euro is not taking it well. There is no agreement about how to...
Coronavirus: to save businesses, we should pioneer an unusual kind of insurance
Mar 26, 2020 16:07 pm UTC| Economy
The COVID-19 outbreak has triggered a collapse of revenues in sector after sector: transport, hotels, restaurants, tourism, recreation and culture, consumer durables and numerous others. This economic shock, equivalent to...
The six mega challenges testing leaders at a time of national and global crisis
Mar 26, 2020 16:04 pm UTC| Politics Economy
The COVID-19 pandemic is an extreme crisis that puts government under severe pressure. It puts the political judgement of the president or prime minister under the most intense spotlight. Not since the height of the Cold...
Coronavirus and the global economy: yes, there really is cause for optimism
Mar 26, 2020 16:02 pm UTC| Economy
Stock markets are rebounding on the back of the newly agreed US$2 trillion American fiscal stimulus plan. It comes after a week that was the worst in history for the Dow and many others around the world. My impression is...
South Africa’s plan to move away from coal: 8 steps to make it succeed
Germany lowers voting age to 16 for the European elections
IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects