Onshore institutional demand likely to support Malaysia’s 20-year bond auction; yields to rise tracking U.S. Treasuries

Oct 27, 2016 09:04 am UTC| Commentary Economy

Onshore institutional demand is expected to support Malaysias 20-year bond auction worth MYR2 billion, scheduled to be held on October 28; however, 10-year yields are likely to rise, mainly tracking strength in U.S....

US Election Series

US Election Series: Expect S&P 500 to lose quarter of its value with no clear victor

Oct 27, 2016 08:57 am UTC| Commentary Politics

Republican Presidential nominee Donald Trump hasnt given up his constitutional rights to take legal steps if he believes that there are considerable doubts over the election outcome. There has been amedia frenzy over...

German 10-year bund yields rise to highest in 5 months; Fed rate hike speculations boost investors’ risk appetite

Oct 27, 2016 08:42 am UTC| Commentary

The German 10-year bund yields touched its highest levels in five months Thursday as investors moved away from safe-haven buying to riskier assets including equities and crude oil amid rising speculations of the Federal...

South African Treasury widens budget deficit forecast on economic growth concerns

Oct 27, 2016 08:34 am UTC| Commentary Economy

The South African Treasury Department has widened its forecast for the budget deficit for the fiscal year 2016-17, governing concerns over the countrys declining rate of economic growth that has in turn, reduced tax...

Chile’s jobless rate likely to have risen further in September

Oct 27, 2016 08:27 am UTC| Commentary

Chiles jobless rate is expected to have increased in September. The economy has been expanding below its reduced trend rate of less than 3 percent. The Chilean governments counter-cyclical fiscal spending is possibly...

FxWirePro: UK third quarter GDP preview

Oct 27, 2016 07:50 am UTC| Commentary Economy

Todays GDP figure will be released at 8:30 GMT from the Office of National Statistics (ONS). It is the first flash estimate of the third quarter GDP. The data is of extreme importance as it would represent the performance...

FX Hedging Strategy Series

FxWirePro: A glimpse on Swiss franc – Uphold USD/CHF put ladders on 1m tepid vols

Oct 27, 2016 07:41 am UTC| Central Banks Commentary

Stay short in USDCHF; trade is very close to stop-out level. This trade was initially recommended in September post-BoJs September policy framework change on the expectation that the BoJ shift would bring attention to...