Jun 24, 2019 08:22 am UTC| Research & Analysis Central Banks
NZ RBNZ Official Cash Rate review: (scheduled on June 26th, Previous: 1.50%, Consensus: 1.50%) In May, the RBNZ cut the OCR and mentioned that the outlook was finely balanced between having to cut once more at some...
Jun 24, 2019 07:44 am UTC| Research & Analysis Digital Currency Insights & Views
Many skeptics and critics of Bitcoin came up with their dubious notions that it has created a bubble and likely to collapse in yesteryear. But now the scenario has absolutely been changed, there has been FOMO the rallies...
FxWirePro: A Run Through on Chinese Renminbi Amid US/China Trade Turmoil and FX Derivatives
Jun 21, 2019 13:32 pm UTC| Research & Analysis
USDCNY falls like a stone, touching 6.83 marks this week and recovered to 6.87 areas again. The overall sentiment seems to be very bearish on CNY, and there were widely spread concerns that USDCNY would go beyond 7.00...
Regulatory Series on Cryptocurrencies: French Central Banker on Cryptocurrency Regulation
Jun 21, 2019 12:24 pm UTC| Research & Analysis Digital Currency Insights & Views
The central bank governor Francois Villeroy de Galhaumentionedthe task force wouldinvestigate andassess as tohow the digital assets should be regulated. In the recent past, the French government has alreadypasseda bill...
FxWirePro: Affinity between EUR/JPY vanilla versus exotic options using delta factor
Jun 21, 2019 11:00 am UTC| Research & Analysis
In this write-up, we run you through the comparative analysis between vanillaand one-touch optionsspotting out the difference between EURJPY vanilla and one-touch options. When you look at the above nutshells, as...
FxWirePro: CFTC FX Positioning on EUR/JPY, OTC Outlook and Options Strategy
Jun 21, 2019 10:04 am UTC| Research & Analysis
EUR saw funds and asset managers continue with their opposite stances. The former trimmed their net shorts by USD1.2bn to USD15.1bn, while the latter cut their net long positions by USD0.1bn to USD19.4bn (refer 1st...
Jun 21, 2019 08:06 am UTC| Research & Analysis Digital Currency Insights & Views Commentary
Facebook, the social media giant, officiallylaunchedits much-anticipated cryptocurrency today with the launch of its officialwebsiteand whitepaper. Ever since the announcement, there has been a mixed bag of reactions,...
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