FxWirePro: No hindrance for safe-haven sentiments for CHF ahead of SNB
Sep 12, 2017 12:00 pm UTC| Central Banks Research & Analysis Insights & Views
We have SNB scheduled to announce monetary policy assessment this week and Libor rate that measures London interest rate for 3-month Swiss franc deposits. The Swiss National Bank is also expected to sit on its hands this...
FxWirePro: Dollar softness attracts net inflows into EM ETFs and MFs
Sep 12, 2017 09:29 am UTC| Research & Analysis Insights & Views
The dollar is downgraded further in the forecasts, this month across most of EM and also CAD. The most significant forecast change in G10 was a shift in directional views in CAD. The US continues to lag the growth upgrade...
Sep 12, 2017 07:42 am UTC| Research & Analysis Insights & Views
Please be noted that the GBP IVs have been progressively shrinking away. The cable volatility surface has returned to levels seen at the start of the year overall, while risk reversals have slightly shifted into...
Sep 12, 2017 06:03 am UTC| Research & Analysis
Notable economic data releases and events will be reserved for later in the week. They include the Bank of England policy decision on Thursday, which will be preceded by an expected tick up in consumer price inflation on...
Sep 11, 2017 12:28 pm UTC| Research & Analysis
The Turkish lira has been trading vigorously in the recent months and it has continued its robustness through August, although its performance has been far more impressive against the ultra-weak USD than against the basket...
FxWirePro: Key driving forces of USD/KRW and hedging strategy
Sep 11, 2017 11:50 am UTC| Research & Analysis Central Banks Insights & Views
The downside in USDKRW has been bounded by 1113, even with the EUR marching higher and EM currencies strengthening. It has witnessed a good run in 1Q among EMFX, subsequently, resulting in the KRW being one of the...
FxWirePro: Impact of PBoC’s FX regime on CNY NDFs
Sep 11, 2017 10:48 am UTC| Central Banks Research & Analysis Insights & Views
The strength of CNY can be traced to three factors: the rebound in real GDP, higher commodity prices (which has aided the reflation theme and reduced pressure on the banking system) and higher interest rate...
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