Swaha Pattanaik wrote a new post, Scandal will reshape FX trading dynamics
Swaha Pattanaik wrote a new post, Scandal will reshape FX trading dynamics Probes into possible currency market manipulation will speed up industry change. The shift to electronic trading will be...
View ArticleSwaha Pattanaik wrote a new post, ECB needs cunning plan to join currency wars
Swaha Pattanaik wrote a new post, ECB needs cunning plan to join currency wars The euro is at two-and-a-half-year highs, a strength that could drive ultra-low inflation even lower. In principle, the...
View ArticleSwaha Pattanaik wrote a new post, Companies risk changing euro view at wrong...
Swaha Pattanaik wrote a new post, Companies risk changing euro view at wrong time A rising single currency has confounded and hurt European exporters. An increasing number are becoming euro bulls, but...
View ArticleSwaha Pattanaik wrote a new post, Greek bond fever may do economy few favours
Swaha Pattanaik wrote a new post, Greek bond fever may do economy few favours Greece’s first bond in four years has met roaring demand. The 3 bln euro deal suggests past bondholder losses and present...
View ArticleSwaha Pattanaik wrote a new post, M&A-capex inversion wrongfoots stock-pickers
Swaha Pattanaik wrote a new post, M&A-capex inversion wrongfoots stock-pickers Resurgent business investment was supposed to lift equity markets this year. The backdrop was certainly propitious:...
View ArticleSwaha Pattanaik wrote a new post, ECB abets risky passion for peripheral debt
Swaha Pattanaik wrote a new post, ECB abets risky passion for peripheral debt A promise of monetary easing is pushing down Italian, Spanish, Irish, and Portuguese bond yields, some to record lows. A...
View ArticleSwaha Pattanaik wrote a new post, QE forces investors to applaud M&A
Swaha Pattanaik wrote a new post, QE forces investors to applaud M&A Nowadays, bidders’ shares rise on news of a deal. The reverse used to be true. Equity market enthusiasm reflects relief that...
View ArticleSwaha Pattanaik wrote a new post, Central banks abet the complacency they...
Swaha Pattanaik wrote a new post, Central banks abet the complacency they fret about Monetary policymakers worry that today’s torpid markets carry the seeds of tomorrow’s torrid moves. They’re right...
View ArticleSwaha Pattanaik wrote a new post, Euronext IPO will be a tough sell
Swaha Pattanaik wrote a new post, Euronext IPO will be a tough sell The European exchanges group reckons it’s worth up to 1.8 bln euros. The pitch relies on a 5 pct revenue growth target. With...
View ArticleSwaha Pattanaik wrote a new post, Can sterling hit $2? Only with a perfect storm
Swaha Pattanaik wrote a new post, Can sterling hit $2? Only with a perfect storm Having touched $1.70, the pound is on the brink of escaping its five-year range. A return to $2 looks like a fantasy...
View ArticleSwaha Pattanaik wrote a new post, “Seller beware” when profiting from market...
Swaha Pattanaik wrote a new post, “Seller beware” when profiting from market calm Volatility, gauged by indicators like VIX, is ultra-low. While it could be the calm before a storm, investors...
View ArticleSwaha Pattanaik wrote a new post, Dollar set to take pound’s strong currency...
Swaha Pattanaik wrote a new post, Dollar set to take pound’s strong currency title Sterling became the FX market strongman during the past year as investors started to believe the UK would be the...
View ArticleSwaha Pattanaik wrote a new post, German yield curve is the safest one to play
Swaha Pattanaik wrote a new post, German yield curve is the safest one to play The spread between short- and long-dated bond yields keeps shrinking in the UK, United States and Germany. Stronger...
View ArticleSwaha Pattanaik wrote a new post, BHP spin-off won’t appeal to commodity players
Swaha Pattanaik wrote a new post, BHP spin-off won’t appeal to commodity players The mining giant plans to hive off some assets into a new company. The prices of nickel and aluminium, two of its key...
View ArticleSwaha Pattanaik wrote a new post, ECB deserves to lose market’s inflation...
Swaha Pattanaik wrote a new post, ECB deserves to lose market’s inflation confidence Euro zone inflation is moribund. Investors are increasingly doubting Mario Draghi’s ability to boost it, according...
View ArticleSwaha Pattanaik wrote a new post, Euro has further to fall
Swaha Pattanaik wrote a new post, Euro has further to fall The single currency has dropped sharply since the ECB eased policy this week. The central bank now openly hankers for a weaker euro to boost...
View ArticleSwaha Pattanaik wrote a new post, Commodity bear market looks entrenched
Swaha Pattanaik wrote a new post, Commodity bear market looks entrenched A rising dollar, the prospect of U.S. rate rises, and moderating Chinese growth are casting long shadows over the asset class....
View ArticleSwaha Pattanaik wrote a new post, Commodity producer/trader boundary starts...
Swaha Pattanaik wrote a new post, Commodity producer/trader boundary starts to blur Glencore’s interest in a deal with Rio Tinto was about more than corporate ambition. Commodity traders are keen to...
View ArticleSwaha Pattanaik wrote a new post, Weaker euro won’t do much to stoke inflation
Swaha Pattanaik wrote a new post, Weaker euro won’t do much to stoke inflation The ECB not-so-secretly hopes a cheaper currency will boost euro zone inflation. Good luck. The fall in...
View ArticleSwaha Pattanaik wrote a new post, Draghi can only dream of moving like BOJ’s...
Swaha Pattanaik wrote a new post, Draghi can only dream of moving like BOJ’s Kuroda The ECB chief might fantasise about taking big decisions with a one-vote margin, as the Bank of Japan leader just...
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