30 December 2014 Market Reviews

Daily Insight

IMF head talks with Putin

Yesterday, Ukrainian lawmakers passed the 2015 state budget law at 4:30 in the morning ahead of the next mission of IMF which starts on January 8th. The Fund is looking for additional US$15bn from don ...

ICUDailyInsight-20141230.pdf  (727kb)

29 December 2014 Market Reviews

Daily Insight

Ruling coalition to finalize the state budget law

Yesterday the ruling coalition worked all day and possibly through the night to finalize the 2015 state budget law with a 60% probability that it will be adopted. With the approved budget in place, th ...

ICUDailyInsight-20141229.pdf  (642kb)

26 December 2014 Market Reviews

Daily Insight

Minsk talks largely unproductive

In the first day of talks in Minsk on the ceasefire that was agreed to in September but was largely disregarded until very recently, a prisoner swap agreement was met yesterday. Although talks will co ...

ICUDailyInsight-20141226.pdf  (683.5kb)

25 December 2014 Market Reviews

Daily Insight

Holiday season trading

Holiday season trading As calmed holiday season FX trading provides a temporary reprieve, central banks can concentrate on yearly reports. The Russian central bank aims to fix the FX rate at 55/USD ...

ICUDailyInsight-20141225.pdf  (710.8kb)

24 December 2014 Market Reviews

Daily Insight

2015 state budget law under discussion

PM Yatsenyuk's draft of the 2015 state budget bill has caused controversy among the ruling majority PMs, and, despite support from the pro-president faction, critics expect broad changes to the draft. ...

ICUDailyInsight-20141224.pdf  (774.2kb)

23 December 2014 Market Reviews

Daily Insight

Ruble regains ground, hryvnia's TWI down

Russia's FX market has become an epicenter of attention, particularly in light of its sheer size and importance as an export market for former Soviet states. After starting last week at 52/USD...

ICUDailyInsight-20141223.pdf  (684.5kb)

23 December 2014 Market Reviews

Daily Insight

Ruble regains ground, hryvnia's TWI down

Russia%27s%20FX%20market%20has%20become%20an%20epicenter%20of%20attention%2C%20particularly%20in%20light%20of%20its%20sheer%20size%20and%20importance%20as%20an%20export%20market%20for%20former%20Soviet%20states.%20After%20starting%20last%20week%20at%2052%2FUSD...

ICUDailyInsight-20141223.pdf  (684.5kb)

23 December 2014 Market Reviews

Daily Insight

Ruble regains ground, hryvnia's TWI down

Russia's FX market has become an epicenter of attention, particularly in light of its sheer size and importance as an export market for former Soviet states. After starting last week at 52/USD...

ICUDailyInsight-20141223.pdf  (684.5kb)