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...

FxWirePro: Unearth richness and cheapness among Scandis and Antipodeans – Keep check on underlying spot risks via FX options strategies

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...

FxWirePro: Sterling projection prompts EUR/GBP bulls on upper hand - Capitalize on shrinking IVs to deploy writing overpriced calls in Debit Call Spreads

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....

FxWirePro: What to watch out from ECB, Euro OTC trades in focus

Aug 23, 2017 07:08 am UTC| Central Banks Research & Analysis Insights & Views

Usually, there would always be a build-up before major events. Likewise, ECB seems to be limiting the tractability: ECB President Draghi hinted at the last press conference, that the central bank had by in no manner...