The Markets | - Part 253

Surge in dollar-debt leaves some African nations exposed

A surge in foreign debt issuance by African nations has left some fragile economies exposed to the risk of billions of dollars in foreign exchange related losses if the U.S. currency strengthens abruptly, a think-tank said on Wednesday. Judith Tyson, senior researcher at the Overseas Development Institute (ODI), said the notional losses in terms of higher interest and capital repayments could total $11 billion (£7 billion) in the event of a slump of 35 percent…

Why less leverage can mean more trading profits

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TRADING financial markets is exciting for most people, particularly since most brokers offer high leverage and, with this leverage, even a small trader can generate a substantial gain. Yet this leverage can sometimes work to your disadvantage, leading to big losses very quickly. This is because markets are often random in the very short term. Sterling-dollar, for example, can rise or fall a great deal in just a week. The current average weekly change for…

How Fibonacci can help improve your forex trading

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FIBONACCI is one of the most famous names in mathematics, and his eponymous sequence of numbers can be observed in almost all areas of nature. But these same numbers can also be applied to FX trading, using the technical Fibonacci retracement tool. The tool’s major benefit is in identifying where potential entries and exits may arise. This is only logical as Fibonacci is a leading indicator. Leading indicators, unlike lagging indicators, can predict the inflection…

Financial Reforms: South Africa’s Twin-Peaks Regulation

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The South African banking sector is a very well regulated sector. This factor is a key contributor to the ability of the sector to withstand the financial crisis precipitated in the USA and spreading to Europe in 2008. Other factors contributing to this are the responsible and conservative business models adopted by SA banks and their relatively risk-averse nature. The Global Competitive Report rates the SA banking sector as the second most stable banking sector…

Nigeria now most-watched frontier market

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Nigeria has solidified its title as the most-watched frontier market in the latest WSJ Frontiers/FSG Frontier Market Sentiment Index as an increasing proportion of multinationals put the country on their watch list for potential future investment. Nigeria has held the top spot since the index was launched in June 2014 despite having endured a rough ride for the past few months. Followed by Vietnam, Kenya, and Argentina, which all rank among the top 20, Nigeria…

Nigeria: CBN Maintain or Tighten Policy?

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We expect policy to be held steady later today as the 100bp tightening in the MPR to 13% late-November 2014 is still yet to transmit its full effect throughout the economy. It is also unlikely for a tightening of policy prior to the election. However, there are various ways that the MPC could respond to current pressures, for example: • Tightening monetary policy further by around 100bp. • Raising Cash Reserve Ratio on Private Sector…

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