FxWirePro: EURUSD vs EURGBP 3M implied correlation on Brexit possibilities
Aug 28, 2019 11:20 am UTC| Research & Analysis Insights & Views
The pound is rising because the market hopes that Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn will be able to prevent a no-deal. Yesterday, he met with other parties of the opposition in order to find common ground. There were assurances...
Blockchain Revolution Series: ‘KBA’, the Indian Institute Joint-Ventures With R3
Aug 28, 2019 10:32 am UTC| Research & Analysis Digital Currency Insights & Views
A government initiative under the Indian Institute of Information Technology and Management, KBA (Kerala Blockchain Academy), has nowpartneredwith R3 which is a New York-based enterprise blockchain firm. R3 chose the...
FxWirePro: Bullish/Bearish Scenarios, OTC Updates of NZD/USD and Options Strategy
Aug 28, 2019 09:12 am UTC| Research & Analysis
Bearish NZDUSD scenarios, see below 0.61 if: 1) The housing market slowdown becomes deeper due to credit tightening by banks; 2) The immigration rolls over more quickly; 3) Global risk assets start to respond more...
FxWirePro: Renewed Kiwis Weakness In Sync With IV Skews
Aug 28, 2019 08:53 am UTC| Research & Analysis
We remain bearish on NZDUSD, forecasting 0.62 at Jun-20. We highlighted last month that, after initially leading the easing pack, NZD had begun to drift higher reflecting a convergence of dovish policy stances...
Stable-Coin Series: Bitfinex Comes-Up With New Stable Coins
Aug 28, 2019 06:50 am UTC| Research & Analysis Digital Currency Insights & Views
Of late, the interests in the trends of tokenization and stable coins are intensified more and more. With that said, the renowned crypto-exchange, Bitfinex, announced that it included support for three new stablecoin...
FxWirePro: Headwinds for Indian currency and EMFX flatness in USD/INR vol curve
Aug 27, 2019 13:08 pm UTC| Research & Analysis
As for the Indian rupee (INR), its steep 5% depreciation in August has eroded all of the gains made in the first five months of the year. Just yesterday, INR treaded new YTD lows against the greenback, with USD/INR already...
FxWirePro: A Glimpse Through Trade-War Effects on EMFX-Bloc and Vols Cheapness
Aug 27, 2019 12:35 pm UTC| Research & Analysis
The Chinese president Xi Jinping (potentially) being the biggest enemy of the U.S.? The order to U.S. companies to withdraw from China? For the financial markets, these are yesterdays news. Instead, market participants...
Johannesburg in a time of darkness: Ivan Vladislavić’s new memoir reminds us of the city’s fragility
Economist Chris Richardson on an ‘ugly’ inflation result and the coming budget
Biden administration tells employers to stop shackling workers with ‘noncompete agreements’
Labour can afford to be far more ambitious with its economic policies – voters are on board
IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects