Oil in Global Economy Series

Driving forces of crude inventory - WTI slips below $33/brl to hit multi-year lows

Jan 07, 2016 12:31 pm UTC| Insights & Views

We think this is nothing but demand supply equation seems heading a rampant, as per the US department of energy, demand during end of 2015 was weaker than at any time in more than ten years, and was 9.3% down on the YoY...

China Crisis Series

Instability rocks China; will it create ripple effects across markets?

Jan 07, 2016 11:26 am UTC| Insights & Views

The health of the Chinese economy has resurfaced as a key concern as we head into 2016, extending a major blow to the markets already rattled by geopolitical tensions stemming from Saudi-Iran tensions and North Koreas...

Europe Fallout Series

A year after Charlie Hebdo, France is still searching for answers

Jan 07, 2016 10:06 am UTC| Insights & Views

France has had a tumultuous time in the year since two brothers opened fire in the offices of satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo, killing 11, before going on to murder another five people in Paris. Just ten months later, the...

FX Hedging Strategy Series

FxWirePro: PBoC TWI weapon weighing CNY but bringing back surge in Chinese exports yet factor in – strategy for hedging receivables

Jan 07, 2016 08:19 am UTC| Insights & Views Technicals

We reckon that the USDCNY exchange rate determination will indeed mirror an increasing reference to the NEER currency basket even if the PBoC has not explicitly committed to this. The central bank set the yuans official...

FxWirePro: EUR/JPY tests channel support at 127.020 but downtrend remains intact – use bounces for fresh short build-ups

Jan 07, 2016 06:10 am UTC| Insights & Views

The pair took supports at channel base line at 127.020 to form a bottom on daily terms. It is breaking resistance at 129.667 levels also on weekly terms.But this should not be deemed as trend reversal, so there may be...

When the rich get richer they pay little tax on the gains

Jan 07, 2016 01:36 am UTC| Insights & Views

Should we tax the capital income people receive from their investments or property? This may seem a strange question - dont we already? But the answer is that due to exemptions, we collect virtually nothing when people...

Real or not, North Korea's 'h-bomb' is part of a well-planned agenda

Jan 07, 2016 01:25 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics

North Koreas announcement that it had successfully tested a hydrogen bomb was met with shock and surprise around the world but there have been months of indications that something in just this vein was on the way. Kim...