Moody's: Australia's economy displays resilience to commodity price declines, but external financing risks linger

Oct 12, 2016 02:40 am UTC| Research & Analysis

Moodys Investors Service says that Australia (Aaa stable) will be the fastest growing Aaa-rated commodity exporting economy in 2016 -- a reflection of its resilience to shocks, as export volumes have increased strongly...

Moody's: Australian major banks face rising but manageable risks in some segments of the commercial real estate sector

Oct 10, 2016 01:24 am UTC| Research & Analysis

Moodys Investors Service says that higher vacancy rates from an increase in supply of, and weak demand for, office properties and, growing settlement risk from potential oversupply of newly-built residential apartments in...

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FxWirePro: USD/JPY spikes to hit 4-weeks highs- Knock-in options for hedging

Oct 07, 2016 07:10 am UTC| Research & Analysis

USDJPY does not seem that vulnerable into and through theSeptember 21Bank of Japan (BoJ) policy decision. We highlight the potential for disappointment and a possible market reaction similar to that observed in July and...

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FxWirePro: Usage of 1m EUR/CAD positively skewed ATM IVs to optimize hedging odds in Call Ratio Back Spreads

Oct 06, 2016 12:05 pm UTC| Research & Analysis

In the euro area, we see a recovery in German factory orders (actual 1% versus 0.2% consensus, previous 0.3%) and informative minutes from the ECB September meeting. In particular, we look for hints as to why the council...

Moody's maintains stable outlook for Pakistani banks reflecting strengthening economy and high liquidity buffers

Oct 06, 2016 08:41 am UTC| Research & Analysis

Moodys Investors Service has maintained its stable outlook on Pakistans banking system, reflecting the rating agencys expectation that the countrys banks will continue to benefit from a stable deposit base, high liquidity...

FxWirePro: USD vol spread trades in Scandis – USD/SEK better over EUR/SEK owing to premiums of US elections and Riksbank easing cycle

Oct 06, 2016 08:10 am UTC| Central Banks Research & Analysis Insights & Views

EURSEK is unchanged over the past month, albeit once again the cross briefly flirted with the upper end of the six-year range at 9.60-9.70. We expect continued range-trading through until year-end and then only very...

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FxWirePro: EUR/JPY option arbitrage via short box spreads and credit put for hedging

Oct 06, 2016 07:25 am UTC| Research & Analysis

OTC outlook: As the delta risk reversals have again shown in bearish interests but as the positive change in negative numbers signify the traction for hedging sentiments for further downside risks but with a...