What to watch from FOMC meet ahead?

Sep 21, 2016 08:33 am UTC| Commentary Central Banks

We expect a great deal of debate among FOMC policymakers over the path of thehikes as well as whether to go for a hike at this meeting or not. Since the last meeting in July, several policymakers openly called for afaster...

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FxWirePro: GBP/JPY backspreads for bearish hedging - 1m IV skews jack up payoffs but minimize losses regardless of swings

Sep 21, 2016 08:19 am UTC| Central Banks Research & Analysis

1W and 1M ATM IVs of GBPJPY are rising in OTC markets, flashing a tad below 13% and 12.29% respectively on the BoJs monetary policy. 1w IV skews are equally interested in both OTM calls and OTM puts, while 1m skews...

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FxWirePro: GBP/JPY IV skews conducive for put writers – Ideal time to capitalize on momentary upswings owing to BOJ in “credit put spreads”

Sep 21, 2016 07:42 am UTC| Central Banks Research & Analysis

The yen is pressurized against the US dollar, the pair spiked to the highs of 102.784, settled to trade at 102.040 levels currently, trimming its advance this year to about 17 percent. While GBPJPY is no exception, has...

FxWirePro: How to trade Yen after BoJ policy?

Sep 21, 2016 07:37 am UTC| Commentary Central Banks

The Bank of Japan (BoJ) launched very ambitious policy tweaks todaywhile keeping the interest rates and purchase target at the same level. For the first time, in its history and among the history of its peers, the BoJ has...

Bank Indonesia likely to stand pat

Sep 21, 2016 07:25 am UTC| Commentary Central Banks

The Indonesian central bank, Bank Indonesia, is expected to stand pat for the second consecutive time tomorrow during its meeting. According to a Societe Generale research report, the central bank is likely to keep its...

BOJ monetary policy: Assessing future bias

Sep 21, 2016 06:48 am UTC| Commentary Central Banks

Bank of Japan (BoJ) braved the market and more specifically Yens strength and kept the policy almost unchanged, except for few tweaks n its easing program - Bank of Japan shifted the timeline for reaching the 2...

MAS likely to keep policy on hold in October, manufacturing sector to weigh on growth in H2

Sep 21, 2016 06:11 am UTC| Commentary Central Banks

The Singaporean central bank, Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), is expected to keep its policy on hold next month, according to HSBC Global Research. Data released recently have deteriorated, particularly in the labor...