Moody's maintains stable outlook on Kuwait's banking system
Mar 15, 2017 00:08 am UTC| Research & Analysis
Moodys Investors Service has maintained its stable outlook for Kuwaits banking system, reflecting the rating agencys view that government-funded projects will drive economic growth, and subsequently business for banks....
Mar 15, 2017 00:05 am UTC| Research & Analysis
Chief financial officers (CFOs) of insurers in Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries see weak oil prices and intense competition as the main threats to their companies profitability, but remain relatively upbeat...
FxWirePro: Cable still seems fragile - Mounting hedging sentiments move in sync with driving forces
Mar 14, 2017 12:52 pm UTC| Central Banks Research & Analysis
Cable is the most over-valued G10 currency versus the dollar (refer above chart). Indeed, cable is more expensive versus 2Y rate spreads than at any point in the last five years. Fair-value currently languishes at 1.15,...
Mar 14, 2017 11:10 am UTC| Research & Analysis
Earlier in January, we closed our long gold trades in order to lock in profits ahead of the largely uncertain risks around Trumps inauguration and the kick-off of his presidency. Obviously, both those immediate catalysts...
Mar 14, 2017 07:29 am UTC| Central Banks Research & Analysis Insights & Views
We have received two surprises to reduce downside risks to USDJPY. One is from politics and the other is from the macro side: With respect to politics, we had expected that FX and trade issues would have been...
Mar 14, 2017 03:42 am UTC| Research & Analysis
Moodys Investors Service says that Chinese developers will face increasing competition, after the Chinese government (Aa3 negative) stressed during the National Peoples Congress in early March 2017 that it would strengthen...
Mar 13, 2017 13:08 pm UTC| Central Banks Research & Analysis Insights & Views
The FOMC is likely to enact a3rd hike in the federal funds rate this week. On Wednesday, March 15, the FOMC is likely to hike its funds rate by 25 basis points for the third time during the current economic...
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