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Bullish/Bearish Scenarios, OTC Indications and Hedging Perspective of EUR/CAD

Feb 22, 2019 06:25 am UTC| Research & Analysis

Bearish EURCAD Scenarios: 1) Euro area growth fails to rebound much above 1% and the ECB softens the guidance for ratehike towards the end of 2019 or indeed even 2020, 2) The extended political protests in France...

FxWirePro: A run through on richness and cheapness among G10 FX universe

Feb 21, 2019 13:11 pm UTC| Research & Analysis Insights & Views

There has been substantial FX market moves over the past month and this has led to some changes in the ranking of currencies on this framework. The positive momentum of the FOMC minutes for the US dollar did not last...

FxWirePro: Deploy EUR/GBP 3-way options straddles bidding 1m OTC tools

Feb 21, 2019 09:14 am UTC| Research & Analysis Central Banks

EURGBPhas been oscillating between a tight range of 0.8994 0.8282 levels, but the minor trend remains slightly bearish bias. 3-way options straddle seems to be the most suitable strategy for EURGBP contemplating some...

Digital Currency Revolution

Mounting Interests of Wall Street Players in Crypto-Avenue - JP Morgan Comes With JPM Coin, Is Facebook Launching Facecoin?

Feb 21, 2019 06:04 am UTC| Research & Analysis Digital Currency Insights & Views Commentary

Before we run you through the core part of this write-up, lets just reiterate that the leading investment and trading platform eToro released the key inferences of a survey conducted on investors sentiment towards...

SEC’s rule change of timeline for BTC ETF approvals

Feb 20, 2019 13:11 pm UTC| Research & Analysis Digital Currency Insights & Views

The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announces the commencement of the deadline for either approval or disapproval of Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) application by the VanEck/SolidX. The SECs standpoint...

FxWirePro: Spotlight on South African Budget, Rand Likely to Suffer on Sluggish Fiscal Delivery – Uphold USD/ZAR ITM Longs

Feb 20, 2019 11:41 am UTC| Research & Analysis

Today the South African finance minister presents the budget for the fiscal year 2019/2020. Convincing the markets will not be an easy task. After all, the budget deficit is around 4% of GDP and the government debt is just...

FxWirePro: Hedging Strategy for Sterling Amid Brexit Deal Probabilities

Feb 20, 2019 11:24 am UTC| Research & Analysis

The Brexit deadlock still remains intact, as the geopolitical dust seems to have been livened up again, the Malthouse compromise is making the rounds, a joint proposal by Brexit hardliners and more moderate Tory MPs. Is...

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Economy

What should you do if you can’t pay your rent or mortgage?

The cost of living crisis is making it difficult for many people to pay their bills, including housing costs. Private sector rents have increased by an average 9% over the year to February 2024, and rising interest rates...

Reducing energy demand and improving efficiency will help prevent the next gas crisis

Gas prices have relaxed, Europe has come out of the winter with record gas storage levels and a surfeit of liquefied natural gas is set to reach the shores of Europe over the coming years. Many commentators are hopeful...

Minimum wage for South African farm workers: study shows 2013 hike helped reduce poverty even though compliance was poor

Minimum wage policies are typically aimed at reducing poverty. Yet there is little direct evidence of this effect, especially in developing countries. And none for South Africa. In a recent paper, we consider the...

If the RBA’s right, interest rates may not fall for another year. Here’s why.

The Reserve Bank is now assuming Australians will see no interest rate cuts this year and quite possibly none before the next federal election, due next May. Thats a big change compared to just three months ago. Back...

Some experts say the US economy is on the up, but here’s why voters don’t think so

Many Americans are gloomy about the economy, despite some data saying it is improving. The Economist even took this discussion to TikTok. When its US editor John Prideaux examined inflation, wage and employment numbers,...

Politics

Donald Trump Allegedly Offers Oil Execs a Deal to Scrap EV Incentives for $1B Donation

Former President Donald Trump reportedly proposed a $1 billion deal to oil executives, offering to end electric vehicle (EV) subsidies in return for campaign funding, according to The Washington Post. This move underscores...

US Supreme Court upended decades of precedent in 2022 by allowing voters to vote with gerrymandered maps instead of fixing the congressional districts first

For the 2022 midterm elections, the U.S. Supreme Court allowed Alabama to use congressional districts that violated the law and diluted the voting power of Black citizens. A 5-4 vote by the Supreme Court in February...

Germany lowers voting age to 16 for the European elections

Ahead of the European parliament elections in June, Germany has lowered the age limit on participation to 16. This makes it the largest of just a handful of states in the EU to allow people under the age of 18 to vote....

South Africa will be president of the G20 in 2025: two much-needed reforms it should drive

South Africa will play an important international role in 2025 as president of the G20. The G20 is a group of 19 countries as well as the African Union and the European Union. Between them they represent 85% of global...

Taiwan is experiencing millions of cyberattacks every day

Taiwan stands out as a beacon of democracy, innovation and resilience in an increasingly autocratic region. But this is under growing threat. In recent years, China has used a variety of grey zone tactics to pressure...

Science

Why are algorithms called algorithms? A brief history of the Persian polymath you’ve likely never heard of

Algorithms have become integral to our lives. From social media apps to Netflix, algorithms learn your preferences and prioritise the content you are shown. Google Maps and artificial intelligence are nothing without...

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...

Dark matter: our new experiment aims to turn the ghostly substance into actual light

A ghost is haunting our universe. This has been known in astronomy and cosmology for decades. Observations suggest that about 85% of all the matter in the universe is mysterious and invisible. These two qualities are...

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...

Technology

GameStop, AMC Stocks Soar as 'Roaring Kitty' Returns, Sparking Meme Stock Frenzy

Shares of retail investor favorites GameStop and AMC Entertainment surged on Tuesday, fueled by social media posts from Keith Gill, also known as Roaring Kitty, the key figure behind the 2021 meme stock...

ECB Calls for Monitoring and Possible Regulation of AI in Finance

The European Central Bank (ECB) has highlighted the need for careful monitoring and potential regulation of artificial intelligence (AI) in the financial sector to prevent harm to consumers and ensure market stability....

BYD Launches Shark Hybrid Pickup in Mexico, Eyes New Factory Amid US Tariff Hike

BYD has introduced its Shark hybrid pickup truck to the Mexican market, with plans for a new factory, aiming to bolster its North American footprint despite recent U.S. tariff hikes on Chinese electric vehicles. BYDs...

Important Shiba Inu Metric Explodes by 2,300% as SHIB Price Rises: Details Inside

Important Shiba Inu metric explodes by 2,300% as the SHIB price rises. Shiba Inu adoption continues to grow, with users now able to book Airbnb and buy Nike clothes via SHIB. Shiba Inus Daily Volume Surges 2,300%,...

Pepe Coin Reaches New ATH as Smart Money Moves 250.5B PEPE Tokens

Pepe currency has emerged as one of the most promising cryptocurrencies in the meme coin industry this year, recently reaching a new all-time high. Despite the turmoil in the broader crypto market, the coin has defied...