Moody's: Largest lenders to Nordic local governments face limited credit risks
May 14, 2018 11:10 am UTC| Research & Analysis
The four Nordic specialist lenders KommuneKredit (Aaa), Kommuninvest i Sverige Aktiebolag (Aaa), Kommunalbanken AS (Aaa), and Municipality Finance Plc (Aa1) benefit from strong ties to their sovereigns and low credit risk,...
Moody's: Uncertainty over future of Libor is broadly credit negative
May 14, 2018 09:31 am UTC| Research & Analysis
The uncertainty around the phasing out of Libor after 2021 is broadly credit negative, but there is only a low chance of it leading to defaults on individual instruments, Moodys Investors Service said in a report...

May 14, 2018 06:45 am UTC| Research & Analysis Insights & Views
The BOE, ECB, and RBNZ failed to augment a weak dollar narrative last week but momentum for a strong dollar stuttered instead as short-term dollar bulls reached near term satiation. For this week, continue to look to...
ICOs vs Traditional Securities issued over a Blockchain
May 11, 2018 13:35 pm UTC| Digital Currency Research & Analysis Insights & Views
Since the new method of raising money has been very instrumental in setting up of business based on newly invented technology which is Blockchain, it has simultaneously become a luring source for every huckster, scammer,...

FxWirePro: Trade perspective on US interest rate derivatives on disappointing CPIs
May 11, 2018 12:19 pm UTC| Research & Analysis Insights & Views Central Banks
Yesterdays US inflation data disappointed. Both the overall rate and the core rate came in below analysts expectations. Is inflation pressure not going to materialize? As a result, shall we not see rapid USD-positive rate...

FxWirePro: Balance risks between BoE and Brexit and hedge GBP/USD via options strips
May 11, 2018 11:34 am UTC| Research & Analysis Insights & Views
GBP has been a notable outperformer since the last KCV, albeit correcting lower in recent days as a May rate hike is called into question. Intra-month cable and the GBP NEER established fresh post-referendum highs, cable...
SEC gets green signal from Ney York district court for further prosecution on ICO scam
May 11, 2018 10:11 am UTC| Research & Analysis Insights & Views Digital Currency
In the American setting, the SEC and CFTC hearing in February provided a lifeline for cryptocurrencies and ICOs, promising to create regulatory frameworks that would nurture the developing market. The United States...