Jan 10, 2017 02:29 am UTC| Research & Analysis
Moodys Investors Service says that the 2017 outlook for the creditworthiness of sovereigns in Asia Pacific is stable overall, reflecting a mix of credit-supportive and credit-challenging factors. Rising income levels...
Jan 10, 2017 01:25 am UTC| Research & Analysis
The creditworthiness of sovereigns in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) has an overall negative outlook for 2017, reflecting the liquidity stress facing commodity-dependent countries, subdued economic growth, and persistent...
FxWirePro: GBP options and swap trades on mixed bag of UK data and looming harder Brexit
Jan 09, 2017 13:06 pm UTC| Research & Analysis Insights & Views
The general perception is that FX markets have seen a higher number of extreme events in 2015-2016. This includes an unusual number of flash crashes such as in Octoberwhen GBPUSD collapsed by 6% in the space of a few...
FxWirePro: Shorting cable volatility without risking more than option premium
Jan 09, 2017 12:59 pm UTC| Research & Analysis
In this write up we emphasize on the opportunity in shorting cable volatility without harming FX portfolio. Well, weve seen a very turbulent 2016, hereafter, no much dramatic action expected in the GBP space, but the...
FxWirePro: Has the Brexit dust settled? Is Cable slump poised?
Jan 09, 2017 10:54 am UTC| Research & Analysis Insights & Views
After Brexit apprehensions, GBPUSD recoupled with short-term rates, which are unlikely to trend in H117. The Brexit formalities would not be softbut seems unlikely to bring in large surprises or any dramatic movements in...
Jan 09, 2017 03:37 am UTC| Research & Analysis
Moodys Investors Service and its Indian affiliate, ICRA Limited, see subdued prospects for Indias banks, with both identifying asset deterioration as a key challenge over the medium term. Asset quality will remain a...
Jan 06, 2017 13:50 pm UTC| Research & Analysis Insights & Views
The stats were bullish for crude and bearish for products across the board. US crude imports dropped by nearly 1 Mb/d, as fog on the US Gulf Coast restricted tanker arrivals; this drove the large and temporarily bullish...
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