Middle East enjoys low production cost, suffers high fiscal breakeven
May 29, 2015 10:21 am UTC| Insights & Views
Saudi Arabia is pursuing strategy to crowd out the high cost producers from the market which has faced criticism from some while others remain in line with Saudis. The overproduction strategy seems viable since average...
CAPE indicates opportunity in Europe, while US is stretched
May 29, 2015 09:14 am UTC| Insights & Views
Fundamentally speaking US stock market seem somewhat stretched, as measured from CAPE ratio. Cyclically Adjusted Price to Earnings (CAPE) ratio was developed by is a valuation measure developed by Nobel Laureate Robert...
Put call parity of EUR/GBP collar
May 29, 2015 09:09 am UTC| Insights & Views
Here we assumed the portfolio contains the same expiration for calculation purpose (it actually has to be near month on call shorting far month on put) with two different currency derivatives instruments of same...
IMF boss divulges weakness in Greece; Hedge Euro with collar
May 29, 2015 08:42 am UTC| Insights & Views
IMF chiefs comments that a Greek exit from the eurozone is a possibility show that the countrys creditors have tired of Syriza. Christine Lagarde during a meeting of G7 finance ministers in Dresden reveals the weakness...
Bund yields retreat to lowest in three weeks, further downside is likely
May 29, 2015 08:36 am UTC| Insights & Views
German 10 year bund yield is trading at its lowest point in three weeks, suggesting that further downside remain open. German retail sales grew at solid pace of 1.7% in April, compared to March, however sales are only...
Japanese consumers pour water on BOJ’s optimism
May 29, 2015 07:59 am UTC| Insights & Views
Bank of Japan in its latest economic review has suggested that economy has continued to recover moderately, taking cues from Japans GDP number that surprised on the upside by growing at 2.4% y/y in the first quarter,...
Cautious about Vega on ATM Puts
May 29, 2015 07:31 am UTC| Insights & Views
On the verge of economic data announcements in Euro zone as shown below, volatility in currency tend to go up given the tension in the market and readjusting of portfolios.Important data releases for today: German retail...