Aug 24, 2017 07:24 am UTC| Research & Analysis Insights & Views
Glimpse over fundamental outlook: Please be noted that NZD also appears vulnerable on the crosses. In this regard, the rally in AUDNZD from the June low suggests a renewed trending bias and growing risk of an extension...
FxWirePro: AUD/NZD bullish-bearish scenarios and hedging framework
Aug 24, 2017 05:52 am UTC| Research & Analysis Insights & Views
Bullish AUD scenarios: 1) China has been the major trade partner of Australia. As the Aussie trade exposure towards China is considerable, we cannot afford to disregard ongoing upswings in underlying spot FX. If China...
Moody's: Austrian banking system outlook lifted to positive on loan quality, capital levels
Aug 24, 2017 04:12 am UTC| Research & Analysis Economy
Moodys Investors Service has raised its outlook on the Austrian banking system to positive from stable as it expects loan quality to improve throughout the sector and capital levels to rise. Moodys expects problem loans...
Moody's: Thailand and Indonesia show high levels of restructured loans, but loss buffers strong
Aug 24, 2017 03:43 am UTC| Research & Analysis Economy
Moodys Investors Service says that restructured loans have grown substantially in Thailand and Indonesia in recent years -- compared with the rest of the ASEAN region -- but loss buffers remain strong. In particular,...
Moody's: Australian covered bond credit quality robust despite housing market risks
Aug 24, 2017 03:24 am UTC| Research & Analysis Economy
Moodys Investors Service says that the credit quality of Australian covered bond programs remains robust in the face of risks in the housing market, while issuance for 2017 is likely to broadly equal that for 2016. The...
Aug 23, 2017 12:54 pm UTC| Research & Analysis Insights & Views
Euro surged to its sturdiest multi-years high level against sterling, owing to the central banks policymaking and to the diverging economic themes for the Eurozone as well as the UK. The major G10 driving forces have...
Aug 23, 2017 10:18 am UTC| Research & Analysis Insights & Views
The GBP forecasts are downgraded in order to mirror less favorable cyclicals (the fragile growth among G10, the less probability of a near-term rate hike) and also to lodge the upward revisions to the EURUSD forecast....
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