May 12, 2017 02:55 am UTC| Research & Analysis
Moodys Investors Service says that Papua New Guineas (PNG) B2 rating and stable outlook reflect significant pressure on government financing and external liquidity amid structurally low commodity prices and continued weak...
Moody's: Kazakhstan's Baa3 rating balances low debt burden against credit challenges
May 12, 2017 00:24 am UTC| Research & Analysis
Kazakhstans Baa3 rating with a negative outlook is supported by its relatively large economy, low public debt burden and substantial fiscal reserves, Moodys Investors Service said in a recently published report. Its main...
May 11, 2017 23:54 pm UTC| Research & Analysis
Moodys Investors Service says that Australias budget for the fiscal year ending 30 June 2018 (FY2018) supports Moodys assessment of the sovereigns very high fiscal strength, but the countrys deficit will likely prove wider...
FxWirePro: Deploy naked straddle shorts in USD/TRY on reasonable IVs
May 11, 2017 12:35 pm UTC| Central Banks Research & Analysis Insights & Views
USDTRY has been slightly volatile in recent days, but ultimately range-bound. Investors should watch the exchange rate closely going forward as the demand for dollars has shot up in the banking system. Recently, CBTs...
May 11, 2017 09:38 am UTC| Central Banks Research & Analysis Insights & Views
The two main overnight movers were the NZD and the CAD. The NZD is under pressure on the back of dovish rhetoric from Governor Wheeler, while the CAD reversed its oil price following gains after Moodys downgraded several...
May 11, 2017 06:51 am UTC| Central Banks Research & Analysis Insights & Views
At its May interest rate review, the Reserve Bank of New Zealand kept the Official Cash Rate (OCR) on hold at 1.75%, as expected. However, the RBNZ also concluded that developments since the February Monetary Policy...
May 10, 2017 13:29 pm UTC| Research & Analysis Insights & Views
Macro outlook: In the UK, Politics continues to dominate the headlines, with further signs that the UK and the EU are entering the Brexit negotiations some distance apart. PM May accuses the EU of interfering with...
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