Analysis On Fixed Income, Fx & Equity Markets

We have maintained a neutral stance on Turkish equities since exiting our bullish key market view in December, when the benchmark ISE-100 equity index came under heavy selling pressure... 2011-02-17

Our view that 2011 would see further upside for Ukraine's equity index, the PFTS, has served us well, seeing gains of over 10% since we last visited the bourse (see our online service,... 2011-02-09

Our asset class strategy for the wider Europe region continues to play out in our favour, and we reiterate the broad themes underpinning our regional financial market strategy.

Following the Hungarian forint's recent break through technical resistance at EUR269.00/EUR, we reiterate our constructive view on the currency, and target a move down towards HUF260.00/EUR... 2011-02-07

Emerging Balkan equity indices have performed strongly through the first month of 2011 since bouncing in the final quarter of 2010, and are currently testing key technical resistance... 2011-02-02

We are cautiously optimistic about the broad outlook for the banking sector in Emerging Europe, which we believe stands to benefit from a cyclical pickup in economic growth across the... 2011-02-01

Rising inflationary pressures are creating policy dilemmas for Emerging European central banks. Wary of the rising interest rate differentials with developed economies, central banks... 2011-02-01

We are turning outright bullish the Russian rouble against the US dollar and euro basket it is managed against, in our key market views portfolio. For some time now we have been highlighting... 2011-01-27

Although equities in the Commonwealth of Independent States look ripe for a short-term pull-back following a rapid run-up in the past six months, we believe that benchmark indices... 2011-01-24

We are bullish Kazakh stocks over a long-term horizon based on our positive outlook for Kazakhstan's long-term economic potential. Expanding resource and non-hydrocarbon sectors and... 2011-01-21