Catalonia crisis: Spain enters unchartered territory following Madrid move to end autonomy
Oct 29, 2017 14:37 pm UTC| Insights & Views Politics
Shortly after Catalonias parliament in Barcelona voted to declare independence from Spain on October 27, the senate in Madrid voted to trigger Article 155 of the Spanish constitution, removing Catalonias autonomy. In...
Will the iPhone X be a hit beyond Apple diehards?: 3 questions answered
Oct 29, 2017 14:34 pm UTC| Insights & Views Technology
Editors note: As consumers eager to get their hands on Apples 10th anniversary phone line up online to be among the first to buy one, a few questions remain. Known as the iPhone X, the device starts at about US$1,000 and...
FxWirePro: CAD skew versus Brent skew – Crude bears to pressurize CAD
Oct 27, 2017 18:25 pm UTC| Research & Analysis Insights & Views
In the options space, CAD volatility remains stuck at the lows, and we identify an appealing skew opportunity. After the Canadian dollars sharp rise this year, USDCAD risk reversals have been under heavy pressure,...
FxWirePro: Bid USD/CAD 3m skews, bullish risk reversals to hedge crude price risks
Oct 27, 2017 07:53 am UTC| Research & Analysis Insights & Views
We all know that there exists the positive correlation between CAD and crude oil prices, this weeks report was bearish for crude but bullish for gasoline and distillate. Total commercial crude and refined product stocks...
Oct 27, 2017 06:59 am UTC| Research & Analysis Insights & Views Technicals
Our highest conviction macro trade in recent weeks has been short GBP as we felt that UK rate hikes were overpriced given the weak starting point for UK growth and the existential Brexit shock that continues to dominate...
Oct 27, 2017 06:31 am UTC| Technicals Insights & Views
Before we begin with this technical write up, lets glance through our previous write up on this pair, where we had advocated short hedges in order to arrest bearish risks a few days...
FxWirePro: Envisioning and ascertaining shrinking vol trap in EuroStoxx and Euro crosses
Oct 27, 2017 05:14 am UTC| Central Banks Research & Analysis Insights & Views
The much-awaited ECB QE recalibration exercise ultimately announced yesterday, but it contained very few surprises after a meticulous 6w build-up and ended in a virtual stalemate for FX and rates markets, with EUR crosses...
South Africa’s plan to move away from coal: 8 steps to make it succeed
Germany lowers voting age to 16 for the European elections
IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects