Jul 07, 2017 12:24 pm UTC| Insights & Views
KRW has depreciated by more than 3% versus USD since early June. As a result, the won has gone from being Asias best-performing currency in the first quarter to the worst performing in the second quarter. This is in...
FxWirePro: USD/ZAR seems unhedged amid long build ups in SAGB rates
Jul 07, 2017 11:48 am UTC| Insights & Views Central Banks
The Rand is the easily the worst performing major currency in the month-to-date and week-to-date periods with the latest bout of weakness coming on increased political interference in the countrys central bank. USDZAR...
Jul 07, 2017 11:46 am UTC| Insights & Views Economy Central Banks
Statistic Norway is set to publish inflation data for the month of June on 10 July. Norways inflation rate fell further below the central banks target level in May, despite the end of Easter sales and the first monthly...
FxWirePro: LATAM FX driving forces and options trading perspectives
Jul 07, 2017 11:31 am UTC| Research & Analysis Insights & Views
BRL: In Brazil, reform optimism has not waned and there is increasing the risk that Temer may not complete his term. USDBRL should move higher as reform optimism wanes. Economic activity should recover and the rate easing...
FxWirePro: Naked options seem inefficient, options spread structures for directional Euro bulls
Jul 07, 2017 10:31 am UTC| Research & Analysis Insights & Views
EUR vols do not yet attractive to sell. Some may be tempted to benefit already from the spike in EUR swaption vols triggered by last Tuesdays Draghi speech in Sintra. EUR vol is up, but from very low levels so it is still...
Jul 07, 2017 08:07 am UTC| Research & Analysis Insights & Views
Please be noted that the IVs of EURJPY is spiking highest among G10 FX space and risk reversals have been indicating bearish risks in short run and has been neutral in the long run. A Risk Reversal is an individually...
FxWirePro: What’s underlying in EUR/JPY OTC tools?
Jul 07, 2017 07:55 am UTC| Research & Analysis Insights & Views
Please be noted that the IVs of EURJPY is spiking highest among G10 FX space and risk reversals have been indicating bearish risks in short run and has been neutral in the long run. A Risk Reversal is an individually...
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