Five budget myths that refuse to die
Apr 25, 2016 23:02 pm UTC| Insights & Views
In the lead up to the federal budget on May 3, we asked five experts to dispel some of the most common myths associated with government budgets. 1. The federal budget is like a household budget Richard Holden,...
Apr 25, 2016 13:18 pm UTC| Insights & Views
1W ATM of EUR/CHF is at shy below 5%. This lower IVs of ATM contracts have been lacklustre and seems like huge disparity exists between option premiums and IVs as the 1W ATM puts have been priced 23% more than NPV which in...
Fed to keep rates steady, unlikely to send a strong message of an imminent policy tightening
Apr 25, 2016 11:16 am UTC| Insights & Views
U.S. Federal Reserve policymakers meet on April 26-27 and markets largely expect that interest rates will be kept steady with a slim possibility of a surprise hike. Focus will be on the press statement and whether there is...
Apr 25, 2016 07:44 am UTC| Insights & Views
Among the three EM currencies, MXN performed the best with a net buy of USD0.9bn by leveraged funds to take the overall position to a net long of USD0.1bn, the first time of MXN long since November 2015. Leveraged funds...
FxWirePro: Time again for AUD/NZD “Credit Call Spreads” ahead of RBNZ policy
Apr 25, 2016 06:26 am UTC| Insights & Views
We expect the RBA to remain on hold in next weeks monetary policy decision, but the RBNZ may ease again this week either on April 27th or June, particularly the rising NZDbring an April cut into play. If not in April,...
Has climate change really improved U.S. weather?
Apr 25, 2016 01:16 am UTC| Insights & Views Nature
According to a new report published in Nature on April 20, 2016 by Patrick Egan and Megan Mullin, weather conditions have improved for the vast majority of Americans over the past 40 years. This, they argue, explains why...
Brexit: taking the great out of Britain
Apr 25, 2016 01:13 am UTC| Insights & Views
Its not every day we get to see a country seemingly intent on committing political suicide. And yet, despite the pleas of concerned friends and independent evidence about its potential political and economic costs, its...
Johannesburg in a time of darkness: Ivan Vladislavić’s new memoir reminds us of the city’s fragility
Economist Chris Richardson on an ‘ugly’ inflation result and the coming budget
Why Germany ditched nuclear before coal – and why it won’t go back
Labour can afford to be far more ambitious with its economic policies – voters are on board
Sudan: civil war stretches into a second year with no end in sight