Understanding stocks
The stock market, like horse racing, is driven by the law of averages; it seems the past does not predict the future. Rollercoaster ride, anyone?
Financial Spread Betting: trading derivatives
With fast, low-cost, easy-access online trading and the lure of tidy profits, ever more private speculators are drawn to America’s massive E-mini futures market - while UK day traders are stuck in the Stone Age. But beware the risky charms of ample leverage.
Financial Spread Betting: betting on gold values
There is nothing surer in the world than the value of gold. But, as buying the stuff can prove a little tricky, you stand more chance of making money by betting on whether the price of an ounce - currently at a 16-year high - will go up or down.
India’s Monetary Policy: underlying macroeconomics
Success of any monetary policy formulation is dependent on successful communication between the central bank and all market participants
State Bank of Pakistan: reforming way of monetary policy formulation
The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has issued its Monetary Policy Statement for the first half of FY08.
Do China’s capital controls still bind? Implications for monetary autonomy and capital liberalisation
Divergent interpretations of the interaction of monetary and foreign exchange policies in China often arise from different assumptions about the efficacy of capital controls.
The changing face of foreign exchange
The last year has seen many changes in the FX market, with rising volumes and significant developments such as the acquisition of EBS by Icap
Triparty Repo Markets – it is time for the Next Generation
Saheed Awan, Director of Global Securities Financing at the industry-leading Triparty Repo service provider Clearstream, explains the coming evolution of market developments.
Monetary Policy and Financial System credit operations in Brazil
Viewed in terms of average daily balances, the January monetary base totalled R$96.7 billion, for a reduction of 1.7% in the month and expansion of 12.4% in 12 months. Among the components, the balance of currency issued decreased 4.6% in the month, reflecting lesser demand for manual currency in the period.