Global Geopolitics Series

FxWirePro: A glimpse over dollar hedging after Trump’s first move and Fed’s monetary policy

Feb 07, 2017 11:32 am UTC| Central Banks Insights & Views

The FOMC statement in the recent monetary policy meeting explains for no urgency for rate hikes, while the jobs data give Fed some breathing room. The February 1st FOMC statement reiterated the Committees outlook for...

FxWirePro: Can you offset GDT prices through NZD TWI, what’s buzzing with RBNZ?

Feb 07, 2017 09:44 am UTC| Central Banks Insights & Views

The sharp rise in NZDUSD during the past month continues to reflect the pullback in the US dollar as well as continuing strength in the NZ economy. The November high at 0.7400 is now vulnerable, and should that break then...

FX Hedging Strategy Series

FxWirePro: GBP/JPY diagonal option strips to capture IV convexity and to arrest uncertainties

Feb 07, 2017 06:00 am UTC| Central Banks Research & Analysis

Japanese real exports fell in Decemberbut finished Q4 with a strong gain. January flash manufacturing PMI for Japan edged up further; future output index signals a favorable outlook. Japanese core CPI deflation...

RBA monetary policy: Assessing future bias

Feb 07, 2017 05:52 am UTC| Commentary Central Banks

Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) chose to keep the interest rate steady at 1.5 percent. Lets look at the details of policy announcement to assess the bias of RBA. Key highlights RBA notes that the global...

RBA maintains cash rate at 1.50 pct, citing improvement in global economic outlook

Feb 07, 2017 05:15 am UTC| Commentary Economy Central Banks

The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has maintained its benchmark interest rate at the current record-low level of 1.50 percent at its first monetary policy meeting of 2017, held earlier today, as was widely anticipated by...

RBA likely to stand pat, may revise down near term growth forecast

Feb 06, 2017 15:37 pm UTC| Commentary Central Banks Economy

The Reserve Bank of Australia is expected to stand pat during its meeting tomorrow, noted Societe Generale in a research report. Given that the severe deceleration in the third quarter will have called for major revisions...

FxWirePro: Czech inflation in line with projections - Uphold shorts in EUR/CZK on central bank’s revised forecasts

Feb 06, 2017 12:22 pm UTC| Central Banks Insights & Views

In the new inflation report, the Czech central bank CNB sharply revised up its 2017 inflation forecast from 1.9% to 2.4%. This clearly portrays that inflation would persist above the 2% target for several quarters going...