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BMI View: We believe Emerging European credit default swaps (CDS) markets could be in for a significant re-pricing over the next few months if the EU's ban on naked CDS trading is revoked. The ban has been the main factor behind persistent anomalies between our proprietary sovereign risk ratings and regional CDS markets over recent quarters, meaning the CDS spread between several... 2013-05-23


Turkey / Economy

Recent monetary policy decisions imply that Turkey's central bank is becoming more concerned about supporting growth than aiding the rebalancing process, and as a result we are turning... 2013-02-21


Bosnia-Herzegovina / Economy

BMI View: A better external environment has improved emerging Europe's sovereign outlook for 2013, but we see greater potential for relative value plays in regional credit default swap... 2013-01-31


Analysis On Fixed Income, Fx & Equity Markets

Emerging Europe Interest Rate Forecasts

2013-01-28

Turkey

BMI View: We have added a bearish view on the South African rand to our regional asset class strategy table, given the weak technical picture and a confluence of negative fundamentals.... 2013-01-24


Croatia

We expect the Croatian kuna to remain within a trading range of HRK7.5500/EUR and HRK7.6000/EUR in the coming months as a result of counterbalancing pressures on the unit. Downside... 2013-01-09


Emerging Europe Interest Rate Forecasts

2012-12-17
BMI Sovereign Ratings

BMI View: We believe Emerging European credit default swaps (CDS) markets could be in for a significant re-pricing over the next few months if the EU's ban on naked CDS trading is revoked.... 2013-05-23


Bosnia-Herzegovina

BMI View: A better external environment has improved emerging Europe's sovereign outlook for 2013, but we see greater potential for relative value plays in regional credit default swap... 2013-01-31


BMI View: Growing antipathy to fiscal consolidation continues to hurt Emerging Europe's sovereign profile. We view economies with low growth trajectories in a more negative light than... 2012-11-08


Emerging Europe is the most highly exposed emerging market region in the world to the rapidly escalating sovereign debt crisis and increasing risks of economic stagnation (if not recession)... 2011-11-04

Currency Forecasts

Turkey

Recent monetary policy decisions imply that Turkey's central bank is becoming more concerned about supporting growth than aiding the rebalancing process, and as a result we are turning... 2013-02-21


Czech Republic

The Czech koruna is likely to underperform other central European currencies in the short-term as export growth wanes and portfolio inflows into government debt stall due to the fragile... 2013-01-08


Turkey

On November 7 we removed our bullish key market view on the TRY/US$ exchange rate, after implied gains of 1.1% over seven days, as we believed the Turkish lira had come too far too... 2012-11-15


Turkey

Following a torrid 2011 in which the Turkish lira depreciated more than 20% against the US dollar, the currency has enjoyed a reversal of fortunes in the first few weeks of January.... 2012-01-19