Currency snapshot (major pairs)
Nov 13, 2015 17:46 pm UTC| Insights & Views
Dollar index trading at 99.12 (+0.61%). Strength meter (today so far) - Euro -0.82%, Franc -0.80%, Yen +0.27%, GBP -0.12% Strength meter (since last week) - Euro -0.15%, Franc -0.44%, Yen +0.17%, GBP...
Nov 13, 2015 17:23 pm UTC| Insights & Views
Energy pack is mixed, while gas is up, oil is trading in red. Weekly performance at a glance in chart table. Oil (WTI) WTI is sharply down today as global inventory closes in on record $3 billion. Todays range...
Nov 13, 2015 16:06 pm UTC| Insights & Views
Equities are all red in todays trading. Kindly note all instruments mentioned here are CFDs, whose values might differ from cash or future traded. Performance this week at a glance in chart table - SP 500 SP 500...
Renminbi series: Yuan into SDR – aftermath (near term probabilities and possibilities)
Nov 13, 2015 15:30 pm UTC| Insights & Views
Mega announcement for the year is scheduled for November, when International Monetary Fund (IMF) will take decision in its review, whether to add Chinese currency Yuan or Renminbi in its Special drawing Rights (SDR) or...
Renminbi series: Yuan into SDR - Fact set
Nov 13, 2015 13:19 pm UTC| Insights & Views
Mega announcement for the year is scheduled for November, when International Monetary Fund (IMF) will take decision in its review, whether to add Chinese currency Yuan or Renminbi in its Special drawing Rights (SDR) or...
EUR/CAD ATM spot delta makes option strips more productive
Nov 13, 2015 12:30 pm UTC| Insights & Views
As we foresee more bearish potential on this pair huge profits achievable with the strip strategy when EURCAD exchange rate makes a strong move either upwards or downwards at expiration, with greater gains to be made with...
Is Hong Kong economy and Burberry sales signaling improvement in China?
Nov 13, 2015 12:11 pm UTC| Insights & Views
Burberry a luxury brand from UK, reported signs of improvement in its China and Hong Kong stores. Burberry, higher end brand house, known for its trench coats, cashmere scarves and ponchos gets 30-40% of its revenue...
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