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FxWirePro: Chinese Domestic Data, Geopolitical Trade-Conflict and IV Skews Signal USD/CNY’s Bullish Risks – Uphold Longs Via Options

Aug 13, 2019 13:37 pm UTC| Research & Analysis

Chinas credit data came in with a disappointment, reflecting the downside risks to the economy. New loans were CNY1.06trn in July (consensus: CNY1.28trn), and new aggregate financing was CNY1.01trn (consensus: CNY1.63trn),...

FxWirePro: Spotlight on Euro amid geopolitical and global economic factors – EUR/USD OTC bids signal both bearish and bullish risks

Aug 13, 2019 11:05 am UTC| Research & Analysis

It is likely to surprise many that the euro has not come under more pressure as a result of the renewed government crisis in Italy. The two factors are playing a key role here: Firstly, the market is likely to have got...

Regulatory Series on Cryptocurrencies: Kiwis Love For Bitcoin and Tax Regime

Aug 13, 2019 10:48 am UTC| Research & Analysis Digital Currency Insights & Views

We know that the US tax authorities, Internal Revenue Service (IRS) have been striving with all ways they can with an intention of simplifying the process of filing tax returns. Tax liability is an obligation and mandatory...

Cryptocurrency Derivatives Series: Blade Raises Funds From Coinbase and SV Angel To Launch Cryptocurrency-Derivatives Exchange

Aug 13, 2019 06:18 am UTC| Research & Analysis Digital Currency Insights & Views

Bakkts collaboration with the ICEs leading futures exchange and clearing infrastructure most likely to bring physical delivery futures contracts to market participants in 30 countries, which has been the talk of the...

FxWirePro: Post-FOMC and Trade-Tensions’ Effects on FX Vols

Aug 09, 2019 12:41 pm UTC| Research & Analysis Central Banks

The latest tariff threat from Trump emphatically reinforces the perspective of dollars bullishness; the crucial difference for FX volatility is the potential for greater velocity and urgency to dollar rallies than might...

FxWirePro: Shift in Bullish Vols Among Asian and High-Beta EMFX-Bloc

Aug 09, 2019 12:01 pm UTC| Research & Analysis

The brutal late-summer bullish seasonality of FX vol (refer 1stchart) has re-asserted itself following an eventful FOMC meeting and a rather more dramatic turn of events on US/China trade towards the fag end of the week....

FxWirePro: Dip in UK GDP stimulates bearish pressures in Sterling and IVs – GBP/JPY OTC outlook and options strategy

Aug 09, 2019 11:00 am UTC| Research & Analysis

UK Q2 GDP growth having been side-lined for a few days, some intra-day volatility was injected back into GBP after an FT report suggested that PM Johnson is likely to hold a general election in the days after Brexit...

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Economy

The US is one of the least trade-oriented countries in the world – despite laying the groundwork for today’s globalized system

Given the spate of news about international trade lately, Americans might be surprised to learn that the U.S. isnt very dependent on it. Indeed, looking at trade as a percentage of gross domestic product a metric...

Beyond the spin, beyond the handouts, here’s how to get a handle on what’s really happening on budget night

Three weeks from now, some of us will be presented with a mountain of budget papers, and just about all of us will get to hear about them on radio, TV or news websites on budget night. The quickest way to find out what...

Johannesburg in a time of darkness: Ivan Vladislavić’s new memoir reminds us of the city’s fragility

Ivan Vladislavić is Johannesburgs literary linkman. He tells us, in the first pages of his new book, The Near North, that before cities were lit, first by gaslight and later electricity, people of means paid torchbearers...

Economist Chris Richardson on an ‘ugly’ inflation result and the coming budget

With Jim Chalmerss third budget on May 14, Australians will be looking for some more cost-of-living relief beyond the tax cuts although they have been warned extra measures will be modest. As this weeks consumer price...

Inflation is slowly falling, while student debt is climbing: 6 graphs that explain today’s CPI

Australias inflation rate has fallen for the fifth successive quarter, and its now less than half of what it was back in late 2022. The annual rate peaked at 7.8% in the December quarter of 2022 and is now just 3.6%, in...

Politics

US Urges China, Russia to Reject AI Control in Nuclear Arms, Align with Global Norms

Paul Dean, a senior U.S. arms control official, emphasized the critical need for China and Russia to join the U.S. in declaring that humans will always decide on the deployment of nuclear weapons, not artificial...

South Africa’s youth are a generation lost under democracy – study

South African president Cyril Ramaphosa recently painted a rosy picture in which the countrys youth democracys children had enormous opportunities for advancement, all thanks to successive post-apartheid governments led...

Sadiq Khan on track for third term as London mayor – but nearly half of Londoners dissatisfied with performance

Polls have consistently shown that the incumbent mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, appears to be on track to win a third term in office at the upcoming mayoral elections on May 2. One poll we commissioned as part of our...

Biden administration tells employers to stop shackling workers with ‘noncompete agreements’

Most American workers are hired at will: Employers owe their employees nothing in the relationship except earned wages, and employees are at liberty to quit at their option. As the rule is generally stated, either party...

Labour can afford to be far more ambitious with its economic policies – voters are on board

To say that the Labour party is flying high in the polls is something of an understatement. But despite its consistent lead against the Tories, the opposition finds itself in a rather odd position: on the cusp of power but...

Science

IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects

About a trillion tiny particles called neutrinos pass through you every second. Created during the Big Bang, these relic neutrinos exist throughout the entire universe, but they cant harm you. In fact, only one of them is...

The Mars Sample Return mission has a shaky future, and NASA is calling on private companies for backup

A critical NASA mission in the search for life beyond Earth, Mars Sample Return, is in trouble. Its budget has ballooned from US$5 billion to over $11 billion, and the sample return date may slip from the end of this...

A Nasa rover has reached a promising place to search for fossilised life on Mars

While we go about our daily lives on Earth, a nuclear-powered robot the size of a small car is trundling around Mars looking for fossils. Unlike its predecessor Curiosity, Nasas Perseverance rover is explicitly intended to...

The rising flood of space junk is a risk to us on Earth – and governments are on the hook

A piece of space junk recently crashed through the roof and floor of a mans home in Florida. Nasa later confirmed that the object had come from unwanted hardware released from the international space station. The 700g,...

Peter Higgs was one of the greats of particle physics. He transformed what we know about the building blocks of the universe

Peter Higgs, who gave his name to the subatomic particle known as the Higgs boson, has died aged 94. He was always a modest man, especially when considering that he was one of the greats of particle physics the area of...

Technology

Shiba Inu (SHIB) Team Insider Unravels Key Burn Mystery: Exclusive Details

In a revealing discussion, Lucie, a member of the Shiba Inu team, sheds light on the enigmatic key burns orchestrated by the projects founder, Ryoshi. Lucies insights, shared in response to community inquiries, clarify the...

World's Largest Electric Container Ship Sets Sail with 50,000 kWh Battery Power

COSCO Shipping, a Chinese state-owned firm, has unveiled what it calls the worlds largest river-to-sea electric container vessel. The Green Water 01 is a 10,000-ton+ electric vessel that sets a new standard for...

Tesla Drivers Get $4k Off 2024 Chevy Blazer EV; Costco Auto Slashes Prices on New EVs

Tesla owners rejoice as Chevrolet rolls out an unprecedented $4,000 discount on the 2024 Blazer EV, open to Tesla drivers and a quirky list of EV owners. The electric vehicle market got more enticing with incentives...

Tesla Granted South Korean Emission Credit Trading Rights by Environmental Ministry

Ministry of Environments green light for Tesla to trade emission credits in South Korea marks a significant milestone, enabling the electric car giant to tap into a potentially lucrative market. With estimated credits...

US Lawmakers Push SEC for Bitcoin Options Trading Approval

In a bipartisan effort, US Representatives Mike Flood and Wiley Nickel have penned a letter to SEC Chair Gary Gensler, urging swift action in approving options trading for Bitcoin exchange-traded products (ETPs). Amid...