Currencies are prices. Prices determined by the international financial markets as is the case for other securities: shares, bonds, etc. As with any other financial decisions, before buying or selling,…
Protection against the pitfalls of financial markets
Financial markets can be dangerous, full of threats to businesses that come in the form of lower revenues in foreign currencies as well as an increased cost of commodities. Some…
Industrial Commodities: the End of the Collapse?
Prices of many industrial commodities are at multi-year lows. In the eKuota infographic below, we see what happened to prices during 2015. Steel decreased by 56%, nickel lost 41%, palladium 30%. No…
Understanding Risk Probabilistic Scenarios for Companies
Knowing the likelihood of loss or gain is essential for any company, especially when exposed to financial risks. Knowing in advance the chances of getting a positive financial margin from payments in foreign…
Yuan: the effects on import & export
Last August, the Chinese currency (Renminbi or Yuan), experienced a major devaluation. The Central Bank of China removed the limits to currency price fluctuations and cut interest rates. A big…
Weak Euro: are you ready?
In Today’s financial environment money knows no boundary. Digital currencies such as “bitcoin” have been accepted by large institutional investors and emerging currencies as the Yuan is replacing the US Dollar…
Prices are dropping. Deflation is a threat. Who for?
A new risk: the risk of low inflation
The new EU EMIR regulation is on. Are you ready?
European Markets Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR) is a new EU regulation aiming to reduce risks and increase the stability of the financial markets.
Will banks help Italian companies abroad?
The survey, designed and developed by eKuota (the full text of the survey is located here), is an analysis of the Italian economic and business world who does not give…
Survey: italian companies, export and banks
Authors: Laura Oliva and Raffaele Zenti [ct_button url=”http://eepurl.com/M_M1L” style=”grey” size=”small” type=”round” target=”_self”] Ask the Survey [/ct_button][ct_divider] The present and also the future, is global. What strategy have Italian companies ? What tools…
What is a SWAP for a loan?
The interest rate swap – also called IRS – is a contract with a financial broker in order to hedge changes in interest rates. A swap allows the person who…
