FxWirePro: Why payer position in CZK interest rate swap? Tepid CPI keeps CNB to stay pat but other key fundamentals indicate rate hikes underway

Sep 27, 2017 13:13 pm UTC| Central Banks Research & Analysis

The Czech National Bank held its benchmark two-week repo rate at 0.25 pct on September 27, 2017, after a 20bps hike in the previous meeting, as policymakers await for new economic forecasts and more clarity on European...

FxWirePro: Has Sterling really responded to hawkish BoE? What causes acceleration in GBP rallies? FX OTC setup to unearth fact from fiction

Sep 27, 2017 12:42 pm UTC| Central Banks Research & Analysis Insights & Views

Pound recovers on hawkish Bank of England, it is quite easy to cook up story like this. Is it wise enough to give all credits BoE? Well, in FX market, it is not the isolated news that drives the action, we would rather...

FxWirePro: Can it be hat-trick Christmas treat from Fed for Treasury markets? It’s not only dollar but a cyclical retort between sterling and euro too

Sep 27, 2017 11:58 am UTC| Central Banks Research & Analysis Insights & Views

Rates analysts across the globe know that the dollar needs yield support, while the correction is on track. The Federal Reserve began its hiking cycle since Christmas season of 2015 by increasing its key interest rate by...

FxWirePro: Buzzing Vega longs in NZD/JPY diagonal options straps to serve dual objectives capitalizing on mounting IVs ahead of RBNZ and BoJ’s Kuroda’s speech

Sep 27, 2017 11:39 am UTC| Research & Analysis Central Banks Insights & Views

RBNZ is due to release its monetary policy statement tomorrow, wherein it announces OCR rates which is likely to remain on hold. This is going to be the last monetary policy proclamation for the governor, Wheeler in this...

Speculative NZD/JPY double touch binaries to favor FxWirePro’s strength index

Sep 27, 2017 08:08 am UTC| Technicals Research & Analysis Insights & Views Central Banks

We foresee, ahead of RBNZs OCR Review and BoJ governor Kurodas speech, NZDJPY likely to sense volatile moves in the upcoming trading sessions. You could easily figure out from last two days it has shown the stern...

FxWirePro: Glimpse through UST and emerging treasury yields after Yellen’s hawkish rhetoric

Sep 27, 2017 07:14 am UTC| Central Banks Research & Analysis Insights & Views

US Treasury yields rose 3-7bp over the week as the FOMCs SEP was perceived as hawkish given the dots continued to project three hikes in 2018. Federal Reserve Chair, Janet Yellen gave one of her most openaddresses...

FxWirePro: Bid adieu from RBNZ’s Wheeler, OCR unlikely to change; Yellen hints faded risk aversion – Uphold ATM longs in NZD/USD CPS capitalizing on IV skews

Sep 27, 2017 05:55 am UTC| Research & Analysis Central Banks Insights & Views

RBNZ is due to release its monetary policy statement tomorrow, wherein it announces OCR rates which is likely to remain on hold. This is going to be the last monetary policy proclamation for the governor, Wheeler in this...