Nov 18, 2016 12:02 pm UTC| Research & Analysis
GBP has been a world beater for much of this year. The worlds worst performing currency up until a few weeks ago when the High Court ruled against the government over the means of triggering Article 50 and the worlds...
If the 'bond market rout' continues it could impact home prices
Nov 18, 2016 10:13 am UTC| Research & Analysis Economy Real Estate
For the past three decades the yields on long-term bonds have been on a downward trend. This has dramatically reversed since the election of Donald Trump, with more than a trillion dollars wiped off the global bond market...
Nov 18, 2016 10:04 am UTC| Central Banks Research & Analysis
After 3-4 days of bearish streaks in USDMXN, bulls have resumed again in its major bull trend, spiked from the lows of 20.1265 levels to the current 20.6205 levels, rallies continued after Mexican central banks monetary...
Nov 18, 2016 07:59 am UTC| Research & Analysis
Retail sales volumes MoM in UK surged by 1.9% in October, exceeding all expectations (CON 0.5%; LBCB 0.6%) after a modest 0.1% gain in September. Some strength in todays report was expected, with advance indicators of...
Curious Employees Make Better Problem-Solvers, Research States
Nov 18, 2016 06:25 am UTC| Research & Analysis Life Business
Being able to solve a problem is often parts and parcel when it comes to being an employee, and employers depend on that ability to run a smooth business. New research suggests that curiosity can be a huge asset when it...
The emotions at play when customers con businesses
Nov 18, 2016 00:31 am UTC| Research & Analysis Business
Customers who are fearful are more likely to be ethical in a tricky situation as the stakes increase, while angry customers will behave unethically no matter what the stakes, our research shows. In our study, we...
FxWirePro: EUR/USD spot FX synchronizes with OTC hedging executions
Nov 17, 2016 13:39 pm UTC| Research & Analysis
The implied volatilities of ATM contracts of this the pair are flashing at around 9.15% for 1w expiries and above 10% across longer tenors. Delta risk reversals negative ticks signify the hedging positions are well...
Johannesburg in a time of darkness: Ivan Vladislavić’s new memoir reminds us of the city’s fragility
Economist Chris Richardson on an ‘ugly’ inflation result and the coming budget
IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects