Correction: Fitch Affirms Kuwait at 'AA'; Outlook Stable
Nov 10, 2016 10:44 am UTC| Research & Analysis
This is a correction to a commentary published on 9 November. The forecast for the FY16/17 fiscal deficit has been corrected to KD1bn (3% of GDP), from KD400m (1.2% of GDP) previously. Fitch Ratings has affirmed Kuwaits...
FxWirePro: Bidding USD/JPY 1m/3m risk reversals to optimize hedging via diagonal credit put spreads
Nov 10, 2016 10:03 am UTC| Research & Analysis
The FX Markets began pricing in owing to a Trumps victory after the Republican candidate took the lead over the democrat. The U.S. dollar managed to bounce back vigorously after the US Election Day from the slumps of...
Nov 10, 2016 07:43 am UTC| Research & Analysis
The narrow-dated forward vols in antipodean currencies are priced highly asymmetrically with respect to a rolling history of 1M ATM vol. For instance, the above chart explains that indicative offers on 1M1M FVAs in...
Nov 10, 2016 07:33 am UTC| Research & Analysis
The excessive yen skew premium Yen calls are in high demand for all crosses as the market is behaving in a risk-off way. As we wrote here and here, the yen probably met an inflexion point after months of strength. A...
Nov 09, 2016 14:36 pm UTC| Research & Analysis
The U.S. dollar tumbled over 1% to a one-month low against the other major currencies on Wednesday, as Donald Trump appeared to be winning the U.S. presidential election. Markets began pricing in owing to a Trumps...
Nov 09, 2016 12:54 pm UTC| Research & Analysis
The results of the US elections has caused turbulence in almost all asset avenues including EMFX as the Republican candidate Donald Trumpis crowningas the 45th president of the United States on Wednesday, crushing the...
Nov 09, 2016 10:17 am UTC| Research & Analysis
We forecast a moderately higher gold price during the remainder of the year with a 4Q16 price forecast of $1,350/oz as our economists expect a slow pace of Fed tightening with the next rate hike likely at the December...
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