Euro's rout likely to continue, losing momentum intensifying after German ZEW and ECB's stance
Feb 16, 2016 12:30 pm UTC| Insights & Views
We could see losing momentum in euros gains after the yesterdays disappointing trade balance number of euro zone that has missed out the forecasts at 21.0B vs 22.4B, and no cushion from todays German ZEW survey that has...

Feb 16, 2016 11:09 am UTC| Insights & Views
On daily price patterns, after todays rejection of resistance at around 166.087 it began evidencing sharp dips to continue with the ongoing downtrend. Any price upswings were not convincing as there was no proper volumes...

Nothing will deter BoJ's intervention if Yen continues to strengthen rapidly
Feb 16, 2016 10:24 am UTC| Insights & Views
With the Japanese currency strengthening beyond 114 per dollar, the door remains open for BoJ to direct FX intervention. The rapid move in the Yen is fostered by international developments rather than a shift in domestic...

Feb 16, 2016 09:22 am UTC| Insights & Views Central Banks
More worsening in macro risk sentiments drove GBPJPY sharply lower from last couple of week to temporarily below 165 despite the BoJ adoption of negative interest rates policy (NIRP) and some official jawboning. Given fear...

Feb 16, 2016 07:05 am UTC| Insights & Views
Please observe as to how the delta risk reversal numbers are getting higher negative values gradually in a long run (flashing at -2.65 for 1 year expiries). Volatility smiles most frequently show that traders are willing...
Understanding Islamic State: where does it come from and what does it want?
Feb 16, 2016 02:38 am UTC| Insights & Views
Since announcing its arrival as a global force in June 2014 with the declaration of a caliphate on territory captured in Iraq and Syria, the jihadist group Islamic State has shocked the world with its brutality. Its...
The future is digital – let's hope the online-only Independent will be part of it
Feb 16, 2016 02:36 am UTC| Insights & Views Business
When it was announced that the The Independent was to cease producing the print editions of its daily and Sunday titles from March 26, the reaction of journalists and columnists to the news (and the inevitable redundancies...