Australia election preview: polls suggest result too close to call

Jul 01, 2016 12:18 pm UTC| Commentary Economy Insights & Views

The Australian federal election is scheduled to be held on July 2. The opinion polls conducted by various corporate suggest a close call, although market participants expect a win for the Liberal-National coalition....

Briferendum Aftermath Series

Does Brexit mean plain sailing for UK fishermen ... or stormy waters?

Jul 01, 2016 12:14 pm UTC| Insights & Views Law

The clash on the River Thames outside Westminster between Nigel Farages flotilla of fishing boats and Bob Geldofs Remain ship was one of the EU referendums defining images. But fishing has long been at the centre of UK...

FX Hedging Strategy Series

FxWirePro: Deploy AUD/CHF gamma instruments in diagonal option straps for both speculation and hedging

Jul 01, 2016 12:14 pm UTC| Research & Analysis Insights & Views Central Banks

The majority of central banks are happy with conventional measures such as that, but not the SNB. During the Brexit night, the Swiss National Bank intervened. After all, everyone is meant to realize that the Swiss...

Corporate deception: where do we draw the line on lying at work?

Jul 01, 2016 12:04 pm UTC| Insights & Views Law Business

Lying is part of everyday life and has been since humans first interacted. Consequently, deception has been a focus for ethical and philosophical debates for many centuries. There have been those who have perceived all...

FxWirePro: Macros environment unlikely to cushion Aussie’s dropping trade terms, AUD unlikely to prosper in H2

Jul 01, 2016 11:08 am UTC| Insights & Views Economy

In H2, we expect AU growth to remain subpar and AUD to drift lower. There are a few key things to watch in 2016. Governor Stevens retires in Sept 2016 while a federal election must be held tomorrow; opinion polls are...

Danish economy likely to slip into technical recession in H2 16

Jul 01, 2016 11:00 am UTC| Insights & Views Economy Commentary

United Kingdoms vote to leave the European Union is likely to considerably increase political uncertainty in the near term, causing lower investment activity and thus lower growth in GDP and employment in the Nordic...

FX Hedging Strategy Series

FxWirePro: Are you bearish on USD/CAD vols? Iron condor for trading as underlying spot likely to go in sideways

Jul 01, 2016 09:50 am UTC| Research & Analysis Insights & Views

Although the prices of USDCAD are trying bounce from last 2 weeks, now remained well below 21DMA that has pulled back into the sideway range lasted for 7 weeks. Lower IVs of ATM contracts have been lacklustre (1w tenors...