FxWirePro: Spotlight on Fed and BoJ in H2’2019, Uphold USD/JPY short hedges
Jun 14, 2019 07:39 am UTC| Research & Analysis Central Banks
USDJPY is dipping below 108.250 level to wrap up this week. As we head into the next week, major central banks (BoJ and Fed) are center of attraction as they are scheduled for their monetary policies, on Wednesday, and...
Jun 14, 2019 05:48 am UTC| Research & Analysis Digital Currency Insights & Views
The much-awaitedBakktsplatform for bitcoin futures contracts with physical delivery facility appears to be ready to go. Yes, it is finallyall set to unveilon this July 22nd. Quite a few crypto aspirants have been hoping...
FxWirePro: Crypto arbitrage opportunity for the day
Jun 13, 2019 14:05 pm UTC| Research & Analysis Digital Currency Insights & Views
The pioneer cryptocurrency (BTC) and its peers have surged by more than 110% in H1 of 2019. TheMay month has been a remarkable trading session for bulls as it established a year-to-date high of $9,090 mark. The prices have...
Digital Currency Revolution Series: Cryptocurrencies outpace energy and bullion markets in 2019
Jun 13, 2019 13:38 pm UTC| Research & Analysis Digital Currency Insights & Views
Of late, Bitcoin and other major cryptocurrencies have outperformed the energy and bullion commodity spaces, such as gold crude and some mainstream asset classes in 2019 so far. The pioneer cryptocurrency Bitcoin (BTC) is...
FxWirePro: Implications of SNB’s MPS on EUR/CHF, OTC updates and options trades
Jun 13, 2019 12:01 pm UTC| Research & Analysis Central Banks
This has been a year of lower vols, especially among FX space. Just glance at the OTC FX markets, shrinking implied volatilities (IVs) are luring options writers. Please observe USDCHF, EURCHF, and GBPCHF are showing lower...
Jun 13, 2019 08:30 am UTC| Research & Analysis Central Banks
As far as US monetary policy is concerned the US President is pushing the Federal Reserve into a corner with his constant criticism of its policies. Even if the FOMC was to lower the key rate purely as a result of...
Trend of Stable-Coin Series: A Bird's Eye View on Emerging Stable-Coins
Jun 13, 2019 07:43 am UTC| Research & Analysis Digital Currency Insights & Views
Of late, the interests in the trends of tokenization and stable coins are intensified as more and more. Profoundly, stable coins in the beginning stage was a product that was quickly developed to answer the demand for...
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