Nov 03, 2016 11:31 am UTC| Research & Analysis
Clintons lead in the polls is rapidly dwindling the Real Clear Politics polling average shows Clinton is ahead by a meagre +1.7pp, compared to nearly +8pp a couple of weeks back but in the recent past, Trump gaining...
Nov 03, 2016 07:42 am UTC| Central Banks Research & Analysis
Today, thefocus would be on the Bank of England meeting and deemed as Super Thursday, where we get to see the policy announcements, minutes, an updated Inflation Report and Mark Carney hosts a press conference. The...
Nov 03, 2016 07:14 am UTC| Central Banks Research & Analysis
On the eve of Bank of Englands monetary policy today, lets begin by recalling as to how the UK central bank confused the markets in previous MPS. There was the widespread surprise when the MPC chose to leave rates...
Moody's latest edition of Inside China looks at the country's deleveraging reforms
Nov 03, 2016 02:55 am UTC| Research & Analysis
Moodys Investors Services November 2016 issue of Inside China examines the Chinese authorities response to, as well as the possible medium-term economic and financial implications of, elevated leverage among state-owned...
FxWirePro: Shrinking INR vols hit record lows – Uphold conditional spread trades
Nov 02, 2016 11:50 am UTC| Research & Analysis
The Indian rupee continued to drag its initial losses to Rs 66.85 against the US dollar in late morning deals on sustained bouts of dollar demand by importers and banks amid lower local equities. The domestic currency...
Nov 02, 2016 11:25 am UTC| Research & Analysis
The implied volatility of ATM contracts for next 1m-3m expiries of this the pair is flashing at around 10.5%, that is when vital economic data events took place in theeuro area. Euro area composite PMI post a solid gain...
FxWirePro: A glimpse on DXY FX risk-reversals, its underperformance and USD FX portfolios
Nov 02, 2016 08:02 am UTC| Research & Analysis
The direct corollary of this softness in vols at higher USD index risk-reversals is the continuation of USD skew underperformance. The climb of USDCNH to its historical highs is a perfect illustration of this dynamic...
South Africa’s plan to move away from coal: 8 steps to make it succeed
Germany lowers voting age to 16 for the European elections
IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects