Moody's: China home prices cool further in face of continued regulatory measures
Sep 29, 2017 03:28 am UTC| Research & Analysis
Moodys Investors Service says that Chinas residential property prices have cooled further in view of the implementation of tight controls in major cities since September 2016 aimed at curbing price rises by dampening...
Moody's: Philippine banking system stable, despite rapid loan growth
Sep 29, 2017 01:50 am UTC| Research & Analysis
Moodys Investors Service says that the outlook for the Philippine banking system is stable over the next 12-18 months and reflects the banks good asset performance, strong loss buffers and ample liquidity capacity -...
Sep 28, 2017 12:35 pm UTC| Research & Analysis Insights & Views Central Banks
Before we proceed through the core part of this write up, lets have a glance through the implied volatilities of EURCHF ATM contracts from the above nutshell, IVs of this underlying pair of all expiries have still been the...
Sep 28, 2017 12:15 pm UTC| Research & Analysis Insights & Views
Contemplating the recent fundamental, technical and OTC developments, weve devised options strategy for EURCAD on hedging grounds. Mechanics: Buy EURCAD 2m ladder, strikes 1.4080/1.4678/1.4988 (we wouldnt like to be...
FxWirePro: Global central banks’ policy shift and frontiers on VXY valuations
Sep 28, 2017 10:57 am UTC| Central Banks Research & Analysis Insights & Views
The Fed was far from the only monetary policy game in town this week, and FX markets were as much driven by an ongoing repricing of BoE, policy rhetoric surprises in NOK, JPY, and to a lesser extent AUD. Rather than a...
Sep 28, 2017 07:20 am UTC| Central Banks Research & Analysis Insights & Views
RBA is scheduled to announce its cash rates on October 2nd followed by monetary policy statement. If the Aussie central bank remains firmly on hold, as we expect, AUD may lose its bullish streaks. While Mr Kuroda...
FxWirePro: Glimpse on G3 central banks and Macro trade perspectives in Q3’2017
Sep 28, 2017 06:21 am UTC| Central Banks Research & Analysis Insights & Views
The FOMC lent its imprimatur to the global reflation trade. For good measure, the Norges Bank also brought forward its lift-off by six months to mid-2019. The Feds confidence in US inflation and the repricing of a...
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