Jun 30, 2016 08:06 am UTC| Research & Analysis Insights & Views
According to market spreads, the eight most liquid currencies pairs (in decreasing order) are EUR/USD, USD/JPY, EUR/JPY, GBP/USD, EUR/GBP, AUD/USD, USD/CAD, and USD/CHF. The following illustrations are restricted to this...
Britain likely to become ‘Disunited Kingdom (DK)’ after ‘Bidding Adieu’ to the European Union
Jun 30, 2016 07:50 am UTC| Insights & Views
Britons may have decided to stay out of EU, but when Scottish voters decided two years ago to remain part of the United Kingdom, many thought the raucous independence drive was settled. Think again. Brexit has brought the...
Jun 29, 2016 13:16 pm UTC| Insights & Views
Stable NOKSEK is anticipated: Both the NOK and the SEK will continue to appear to investors as anattractive alternative to the European currencies. But they should offer quite limited relative value opportunities,...
FxWirePro: - Speculate and hedge EUR/SEK via CRBS amid stagnant IVs
Jun 29, 2016 12:50 pm UTC| Research & Analysis Insights & Views
As shown in the diagram, EURSEK ATM calls are trading a tad below 12% (11.97% to be precise), even though IVs likely to fade a bit it is stagnant above 9%. If IV is on thehigher side, it implies that the market ponders...
FxWirePro: Swedish inflation curtails rate cut prospects by Riksbank
Jun 29, 2016 12:38 pm UTC| Insights & Views Central Banks
The brisk spike in inflation probably rules out new cuts by the central bank in Sweden. After four years mainly spent below 1%, the Swedish CPIF bounced sharply to 1.5% at the beginning of the year, taking a step towards...
Markets recalibrate Fed pricing in the wake of Brexit, hike unlikely until 2018
Jun 29, 2016 12:21 pm UTC| Insights & Views Central Banks Commentary
After the outcome of the recent UK referendum a period of heightened uncertainty is expected to prevail in the coming weeks, possibly months. European leaders appear to want to move forward with Brexit plans as quickly as...
Brexit Lessons- Think the unthinkable
Jun 29, 2016 12:16 pm UTC| Economy Commentary Insights & Views
If theres a valuable lesson to be learnt from the outcome of the UK EU referendum, is to always think the unthinkable even when the last run of opinion poll findings going in to a referendum start to move in the opposite...
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