FxWirePro: Defensive themes of EURO, 6m vols to intensify on Europe elections
Nov 14, 2016 14:08 pm UTC| Research & Analysis Insights & Views
Europe faces one constitutional referendum (Italy in December) and three to four national elections next year: Netherlands in March, France in April/May, Germany by October and possibly Italy. There are good reasons to...

Nov 14, 2016 12:40 pm UTC| Technicals Central Banks Insights & Views
The Turkish lira weakened sharply last week, with USDTRY surpassing 3.05 range and then 3.27 at one stage on Friday. Following on from the above explanation on EM FX, we note here that CBT is likely to be pushed into a...

What Trump means for US trade and globalisation
Nov 14, 2016 12:39 pm UTC| Insights & Views Economy
Trade was one of the cornerstones of Donald Trumps campaign for the US presidency. And, as observers across the board scurry to make sense of what a Trump presidency will actually look like, it is likely to be an area of...

Chinese 5-year CDS spike in November on perception of weakening sovereign credit worthiness
Nov 14, 2016 12:15 pm UTC| Insights & Views Economy
China started trading of credit-default swaps (CDS) on the nations interbank market after being faced with rising bond failures. In September 2016 the Peoples Bank of China (PBoC) approved CDS trading by financial...

Clinton's loss was not because of sexism, but because she wasn't radical enough
Nov 14, 2016 08:58 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics
Hillary Rodham Clinton failed to make it into the White House as president because she badly lost the delegate count. But she did win the popular vote, albeit closely, so she wasnt widely rejected by voters - just in...
Why Trump's victory will mean the end of US soft power
Nov 13, 2016 21:13 pm UTC| Insights & Views
The United States that emerged as the last man standing and the bedrock of liberty at the end of the Cold War initially had its moral standing seriously questioned during George W. Bushs presidency. It started with the...

Why markets have bounced back after the election of Donald Trump
Nov 13, 2016 16:26 pm UTC| Insights & Views Politics
If theres one thing that financial markets dont like its uncertainty. Though Donald Trump signifies uncertainty to many, to the markets hes a relatively safe entity. Hence, despite an initial fall that followed his...