As big business goes green, green bonds ready for takeoff

Dec 17, 2015 00:49 am UTC| Insights & Views

The climate summit in Paris has shown that global big business is now also on board with the transition to a low-carbon economy. However, the most promising instruments in finance for promoting green investing,...

Experts weigh in on Fed hike: it was the right call, but will it work?

Dec 17, 2015 00:38 am UTC| Insights & Views Economy Central Banks

Editors note: The Federal Reserves policy-setting committee decided to raise its target interest rate known as the Fed funds rate for the first time in nine years. It increased the rate from a range of zero to 0.25% to a...

After Fed’s fresh history of 9 years, Dollar dealing in direct quotes to flourish and indirect quotes to languish

Dec 16, 2015 19:41 pm UTC| Insights & Views

Yes, deal done as per the much anticipated economic phenomenon. Fed finally lifts off its interest rates by 25 bps at 0.50% since 2006. Furthermore, Policy makers separately forecast an appropriate rate of 1.375...

Fed Liftoff Series

FED liftoff series – Decision day – watch out for dissenters

Dec 16, 2015 15:29 pm UTC| Insights & Views Central Banks

We are only few hours away from much anticipated FOMC decision. We expect, a 25 basis points hike in Federal fund rate, discount rates and 25 basis points hike in excess as well as required reserve. We also expects FED to...

FxWirePro: WTI - Not a long indeed but stay hedged via vertical spread to mitigate WTI vega risks ahead of crude inventory check

Dec 16, 2015 14:00 pm UTC| Insights & Views

Universal fact is that the prevailing supply glut has impacted on drop in oil prices, the commodity continued on their downward trajectory last week and recorded multi-year lows.WTI crude futures have recently dropped to...

Eurozone PMI devastating fragile EUR/USD ahead of Fed, OTC volumes almost factor-in Fed decision

Dec 16, 2015 13:27 pm UTC| Insights & Views

The fall in the headline euro-zone Composite PMI, from 54.2 to 54.0, was a little worse than the consensus forecast of no change but it did not fully reverse last months increase.The fall in the euro-zone Composite PMI in...

How Can CNY get benefited through TWI? Which currency crosses may push CNY? Does Fed disregard PBoC's TWI?

Dec 16, 2015 12:36 pm UTC| Insights & Views

After PBoCs trade-weighted view of CNY during a last weekend, the warning shot from PBoC for the Fed as FX Wars, we dont think Fed takes into account very seriously.Once the expected Fed rate hike becomes reality, even...