Deflation race between Swiss franc and Euro leads SNB's rate stance and EUR/CHF path

Mar 10, 2016 13:51 pm UTC| Insights & Views Central Banks

The long-term path for EUR/CHF will be determined by who sees inflation first: Switzerland or the Euro area. Although, the CPI in Switzerland increased 0.2% in February of 2016 over the previous month. But Swiss franc...

US Election Series

Andrew Jackson: Donald Trump's presidential forefather

Mar 10, 2016 13:17 pm UTC| Insights & Views Politics

To the horror of the mainstream Republican Party, Donald Trump is the frontrunner for its nomination in the 2016 presidential contest. To listen to the panicked, baffled tone of the coverage, you might think that nothing...

FxWirePro: EURIBOR futures and forward curves hint ECB's more easing in guidance

Mar 10, 2016 11:58 am UTC| Insights & Views

Having been roundly criticised for disappointing market expectations of more decisive policy action in December, the ECB might have been expected to rein in its verbal indications of future policy changes. However, recent...

China CPI surge only temporary, PBoC's accommodative monetary policy likely to persist

Mar 10, 2016 11:56 am UTC| Insights & Views

Chinas consumer price inflation rose 2.3 percent from a year ago, faster than Januarys 1.8 percent rise and well above Reuters expectations for 1.9 percent rise. The headline CPI inflation might continue to be relatively...

FX Hedging Strategy Series

FxWirePro: Norwegian CPI prints in positive again, EUR/NOK IVs extending above 20% ahead of ECB and Norges bank's monetary policy

Mar 10, 2016 10:33 am UTC| Insights & Views

Euro holding stronger against Norwegian krone from the slumps as the ECB likely to deliver dovish policy outcomes, we expect both a 20bp cut in its deposit rate and a 20bn expansion of its monthly asset purchases. On...

Housing policy is captive to property politics, so don't expect politicians to tackle affordability

Mar 10, 2016 04:31 am UTC| Insights & Views Real Estate

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbulls recent warnings that house prices would fall steeply under a Labor government confirm the underlying politics of housing policy in Australia. The default position for politicians is to...

Climate Change Series

How climate denial gained a foothold in the Liberal Party, and why it still won't go away

Mar 10, 2016 02:39 am UTC| Insights & Views Nature

It seems the Liberal Party is still having trouble letting go of climate denial, judging by the New South Wales branchs demand that the Turnbull government arrange a series of public debates on climate science. Leaving...