Is sleepwalking problematic and can it be 'cured'?

Mar 20, 2017 12:05 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health

People have long been fascinated with sleepwalkers by those who roam during the night without awareness, climbing out of windows, walking down the street, urinating in a cupboard, or moving furniture. Sleepwalking is...

BoJ may introduce forward guidance on yield curve control policy relatively soon

Mar 20, 2017 11:49 am UTC| Insights & Views Central Banks

Growth in Japan is holding up nicely and economic activity has gained momentum since 4Q16 with the pickup in the global capex and manufacturing cycle. Inflation has started to push back above the waterline. But as Governor...

FxWirePro: EUR/CHF 3m strangles and short via 2w OTM calls writings to synchronize OTC indications

Mar 20, 2017 11:33 am UTC| Research & Analysis Insights & Views

Please be noted that the implied volatilities of EURCHF ATM contracts from the nutshell evidencing IVs the contract of this underlying pair of all expiries have been the least among G10 currency segment. These lower...

FxWirePro: Swiss foreign reserve surges as SNB banks on the ECB to pave the way

Mar 20, 2017 10:24 am UTC| Central Banks Insights & Views

As the market gradually adjusts to the idea of policy tightening by the ECB, it is useful to consider the options ahead for the Swiss National Bank (SNB). Switzerland is entirely enclosed by the euro area, which is its...

FxWirePro: Canadian economic slack warrants BoC’s status quo – “Diagonal Debit Put Spread” to keep EUR/CAD’s downside risks on check

Mar 20, 2017 09:42 am UTC| Central Banks Research & Analysis Insights & Views

The statement from BoCs March 1st meeting reiterated the point that, unlike the US, Canada was an economy that continues to be beset by material excess economic slack, and thus warrants a policy stance that remains very...

Why coca leaf, not coffee, may always be Colombia's favourite cash crop

Mar 20, 2017 02:45 am UTC| Insights & Views Economy

Colombias current peace process is facing numerous challenges. In a country that has suffered the worst impacts of the international drug war, one main dilemma is this: what to do with rural regions which have specialised...

Boards must do more to stamp out wrongdoing that damages trust in charities

Mar 20, 2017 02:18 am UTC| Insights & Views Law

When you put $20 in the charity collectors can at the traffic lights, you trust that it goes to the people the charity was set up to help. But how do you know if this is actually the case? The vast majority of donations...