FxWirePro: Stay short in EMFX in 2017 despite momentary bullish setting – Outright trades
Jan 17, 2017 09:28 am UTC| Research & Analysis Insights & Views
In the recent past, EM FX basket has recovered against a backdrop of widespread dollar softness. The squeeze of long USD positions, more dovish-than-expected December FOMC minutes and falling UST yields have resulted in...
Social Media Revolution Series
How to be a healthy user of social media
Jan 17, 2017 08:00 am UTC| Insights & Views Life
We can learn a lot about people through how they use social media. For example, Twitter language can be used to predict the risk of dying from heart disease. Analyses of Facebook updates show women tend to be warmer...
Jan 17, 2017 06:01 am UTC| Research & Analysis Insights & Views
British consumers powered the economy through Junes Brexit vote and beyond, but many economists ponder accelerating inflation would weigh on household spending this year.Consumer-price data, as well as measures...
What does Trumps election mean for digital freedom of speech?
Jan 17, 2017 00:17 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics
As the shock of Donald Trumps election victory is giving way to analysis about how his presidency will affect Americans lives, our digital freedom of speech deserves special consideration. The ability to express ourselves...
What shaped King's prophetic vision?
Jan 17, 2017 00:15 am UTC| Insights & Views
The name Martin Luther King Jr. is iconic in the United States. The outgoing 44th president, Barack Obama, spoke of King in both his Democratic National Convention nomination acceptance and victory speeches in...
Jan 16, 2017 12:53 pm UTC| Central Banks Research & Analysis Insights & Views
The lira drew out a modest recovery on Friday after the central bank came up with additional actions to tighten liquidity in the banking system. In the past two days, CBT has canceled its normal one-week repo funding for...
FxWirePro: Is it mispricing in EUR/USD/JPY IV skews
Jan 16, 2017 11:35 am UTC| Research & Analysis Insights & Views
The EUR/JPY volatility surface is offering very attractive opportunities because the skew on the 6m and 1y is currently excessive (refer 4th graph). Where IV skews seem to be mispricing, which is why implied vols of this...
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