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FxWirePro: Spotlight on 2020 US election hedges

Oct 15, 2019 13:20 pm UTC| Research & Analysis

TheUSelection race is on and the dollar clawed back some losses asthe US-China trade deal optimism faded, setting the EM currencies on the back foot and the Fwd election vols hedges back in the action. Even after the...

FxWirePro: Sentiment Shifts in LatAm FX-bloc – Options Trade Updates

Oct 15, 2019 12:45 pm UTC| Research & Analysis

The broad USD had a choppy price action in the past 2 weeks, creating a difficult environment for Latam currencies even though implied vols have continued to move lower. Optimism for a China-US trade deal as well as...

FxWirePro: Spotlight on Key Driving Forces For Turbulence in Euro-bloc – Deploy 3-Way Straddle To Hedge EUR/GBP

Oct 15, 2019 11:15 am UTC| Research & Analysis

The primary motivation for these trades was poor European growth momentum as also reflected in the weak flash PMIs, which was expected to weigh on cyclical economies with strong links to regional growth. Thus, EURGBP...

Cryptocurrency Derivatives Series: Bitcoin Enters Congestion Area, CME Hints Mounting Interest – Stay Positioned Via Bear Calendar Spread

Oct 15, 2019 08:36 am UTC| Research & Analysis Digital Currency Insights & Views

Bitcoin prices have been drifting in sideways from the last couple of days,BTCUSDat Coinbase, is oscillating between $8,850 and $7,700 areas since September 25th. Today, the price at the major crypto-exchanges have entered...

Regulatory Series on Cryptocurrencies: Grayscale Investments Becomes FINRA Approved Diversified Crypto Fund

Oct 15, 2019 06:26 am UTC| Research & Analysis Digital Currency Insights & Views

Grayscale Investments, a digital asset management firm founded by Digital Currency Group, announced recently that they have received FINRA approval to list its Digital Large Cap Fund (DLC) on OTC Markets under the symbol...

Cryptocurrency Derivatives Series: CME To Offer Market Data on Google Cloud Platform (GCP)

Oct 15, 2019 05:27 am UTC| Research & Analysis Digital Currency Insights & Views Commentary

CME group, which is the diverse derivatives marketplace, has been in the limelight to make buzzing announcements such as, bitcoin futures in 2017, very recently announced bitcoin options trading mechanism that is going to...

FxWirePro: Two Options Strategy Among BRICS EMFX Space

Oct 14, 2019 12:31 pm UTC| Research & Analysis

We maintain a constructive view on RUB among EMFX strategy and especially so against ZAR. The idiosyncratic nature of RUB, other than via the skew premium highlighted above, is also reflected by the low-beta to vol ratios...

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Economy

German bunds flat after Eurozone September CPI slips slightly, trade balance lower than estimates

The German bunds remained flat during European session Wednesday after the eurozones consumer price inflation (CPI) for the month of September, slipped slightly, falling short of market expectations as well. Also,...

NZ consumer prices rise 0.7 pct in September quarter, inflation pressures continue to build

New Zealands consumer price inflation was a little higher than expected in the September quarter, rising 0.7 percent q/q. The annual inflation rate dropped from 1.7 percent to 1.5 percent, largely due to the variability in...

KRW likely to recoup more of year-to-date losses along with yuan appreciation in coming weeks, says Scotiabank

The South Korea won is expected to recoup more of its year-to-date losses along with the yuan appreciation in the coming weeks, according to the latest research report from Scotiabank. The Bank of Korea lowered its...

Australian bonds suffer tracking U.S. Treasuries on hopes of successful Brexit deal; September labour report eyed

The Australian government bonds suffered during Asian trading session Wednesday tracking a similar movement in the United States Treasuries after hopes arose of a successful Brexit deal soon amid a calmer trade talk...

MAS likely to adopt further easing to a neutral policy by next policy review in April 2020, says ANZ Research

With the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) expecting growth to improve only modestly in 2020 and core inflation not seeing a pick up, further easing to a neutral policy is possible at the next policy review in April...

Politics

Donald Trump’s alleged habit of ‘unwanted touching’ of women continues just before proposing to Melania Trump

Many people, especially the critics, have been having a hard time believing that the marriage and relationship between Donald Trump and Melania Trump are as good as they say it is. One of the pressing issues anchored to...

Melania Trump reacts to Donald Trump cheating allegations

Donald Trump and Melania Trump have always been in the limelight since they tied the knot. But the status of their marriage has become much more exposed to public speculations once they occupied the White House. Many...

Melania Trump: Is she distancing herself from Donald Trump’s political woes?

The past weeks have been hectic for the Trump administration, especially after an impeachment inquiry has been officially launched in the Congress in late September against President Donald Trump. Meanwhile, it is hard not...

How a 1905 debate about 'tainted' Rockefeller money is a reminder of ethical dilemmas today

Many nonprofits, including top universities and museums are confronting serious ethical dilemmas regarding accepting tainted money. The MIT Media Lab, an interdisciplinary research lab, has been widely criticized for...

Trump's bad Nixon imitation may cost him the presidency

Whatever Donald Trump does, Richard Nixon usually did it first and better. Nixon got a foreign governments help to win a presidential election over 50 years ago. Trumps imitation of the master has proven far from...

Science

HIV cure studies major advancements reported in 2019 spark hope

Finding a cure that would eliminate HIV from the body remains one of the biggest challenges in humanity. However, there have been numerous studies published this year alone that seemed to have proven that, ultimately, HIV...

Former NASA scientists insisted they found evidence of life on Mars

Scientists are usually very careful when answering questions on the long-running mystery of whether or not extraterrestrial life exists in space, especially on Mars. But a former scientist of the National Aeronautics and...

NASA Apollo 10 allegedly captured UFO images from space

Humans now have plenty of ideas on how space looks like, thanks to the numerous missions that the National Aeronautics and Space Administration and other similar agencies have launched over the years. However, images taken...

NASA rover allegedly captures an image proving there's life on Mars

It has been decades since humans started launching missions to space. At this point, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has already sent numerous rovers to Mars to observe the several sections of the...

Elon Musk reminded NASA it can share SpaceX’s IP to anyone; Agency unwilling to do so due to security concern

Elon Musk and NASAs partnership has been standing on rocky ground in recent months as the Commercial Crew endeavor has been delayed. The mission aims to put American astronauts to space using SpaceXs services, opting to...

Technology

'Fortnite: Chapter 2' to offer may new features and all-new island to navigate

Fortnite: Chapter 2 marks the return of the game after the black hole that lasted for 40 hours. Going offline for almost two days also signified the end of season 10, and now it is making its comeback and introducing...

‘The Sims 5’ release date depends on ‘TS4’ expansion contents

EA remains silent about their plans for The Sims 5. With that, fans of the life simulation video game series are looking at the possible remaining expansion contents for The Sims 4 to get an idea when an all-new title is...

‘Pokémon Sword and Shield’ release date: Upcoming entry needs 10.3 GB worth of storage

Nintendo is slated to reveal more information about Pokémon Sword and Shield in just a few hours. Until now, its difficult to discern what sort of detail is going to be shared. Is there a new Pokémon thats...

‘World of Warcraft Classic’ new dungeon arrives today; European servers to receive an update tomorrow

World of Warcraft Classic is preparing to bring in new content for the game, this time adding Dire Maul into the world. The dungeon was supposed to arrive next month but was slotted in early, hitting North American servers...

‘Elder Scrolls 4: Skyblivion’ release date: Developers will be changing areas on the map to reflect certain stories

Elder Scrolls 4: Skyblivion isnt expected to come out soon, and the games release is just adding more anticipation to an already anticipated title. Part of the reason for this excitement is due to the developers addressing...