ING Financial Markets

In FICC (Fixed Income, commodities and Currencies) Research, we offer niche EM expertise, especially in EMEA. We are the go-to bank for Benelux issues, from regulations to rates to a Benelux credit focus. We have developed top notch covered bonds research, and have niche offerings in money markets, rate derivatives and European high yield. We overlay this with a global offering in macro, FX, commodities research and technical analysis. Europe is a key focus for us, but our global sphere extends to the Americas and Asia, in areas where we have selected DM & EM edges. Our analysts provide both written output and conference calls, but also travel the world to provide face-to-face presentations.

ING’s Equity Research team provides in-depth research on over 120 companies in the BeNeLux region, offering both breadth and depth of stock coverage. In addition to investment recommendations, our analysts offer thematic research, proprietary data points. insights into industry trends and unique valuation perspectives. ING’s Equity Research team was ranked the #1 Country Research team in the BeNeLux region in 2017 by the Extel Survey. Next to this, ING is the only bank to have been involved in all the BeNeLux IPOs in 2017. ING has the largest equities team focussed on Benelux listed securities and is the only Benelux broker with sales and research operations in both Amsterdam and Brussels and a sales hub in New York.

Marine Leleux ... (+3)
  • Marine Leleux
  • Maureen Schuller
  • Suvi Platerink Kosonen

Bank Brunch/Future of AT1, ECB's simplification recommendations, Cover...

ECB pushes to reshape AT1 debt, several alternatives remain plausible ECB's 17 points high-level plan to simplify banks' regulatory, supervisory and reporting framework Curve prospects favour covereds in the longer end over AA bank senior

Marine Leleux ... (+3)
  • Marine Leleux
  • Maureen Schuller
  • Suvi Platerink Kosonen

Bank Brunch/Future of AT1, ECB's simplification recommendations, Cover...

ECB pushes to reshape AT1 debt, several alternatives remain plausible ECB's 17 points high-level plan to simplify banks' regulatory, supervisory and reporting framework Curve prospects favour covereds in the longer end over AA bank senior

James Knightley
  • James Knightley

Knightley: Why 2026 will be good for some but not all in the US next y...

The cooling US jobs market is one of the reasons the US Fed cut rates again this month. And a lack of job security is weighing heavily on many Americans, especially in lower-income households. ING's James Knightley, however, says that overall, he's pretty upbeat about the economy's prospects next year.

Adam Antoniak ... (+6)
  • Adam Antoniak
  • David Havrlant
  • Dmitry Dolgin
  • James Knightley
  • James Smith
  • Peter Virovacz

THINK Ahead: A busy week of central bank rate decisions

The Bank of England, the National Bank of Hungary, the Czech National Bank and the Central Bank of Armenia all meet next week to decide on the direction for interest rates. Here's what we're expecting

Muhammet Mercan
  • Muhammet Mercan

Turkey's current account continued a gradual widening in October

Turkey's current account balance, which aligned with expectations in October, has maintained a gradual widening of the deficit on a 12-month rolling basis. In the capital account, though, inflows turned weak following outflows in September

Hamza Khan ... (+2)
  • Hamza Khan
  • Warren Patterson

The Commodities Feed

Energy • Crude oil speculative position: Speculators continued to increase their net long in ICE Brent over the last reporting week. According to exchange data, speculators increased their position by 4,175 lots to leave them with a record net long of 565,459 lots. Meanwhile for NYMEX WTI speculators reduced their net long by 15,591 lots to leave them with a net long of 396,381 lots. • US oil rig count: Latest data from Baker Hughes shows that over the last week the number of active rigs decreas...

Gustavo Rangel
  • Gustavo Rangel

LATAM: Political risk calls for caution

Presidential elections are scheduled in Mexico, Brazil and Colombia this year. We take a look at what the rise in political uncertainty means for economic policy and currency trading in the region

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