Dec 13, 2017 07:04 am UTC| Central Banks Research & Analysis Insights & Views
Fed is scheduled to announce funds rates decision tomorrow, and weve already stated in our previous post that the Federal Reserve is no longer expected to pause the rate hike cycle early next year for two main reasons....
Dec 12, 2017 14:48 pm UTC| Digital Currency Research & Analysis Insights & Views
The journey from $751.34 to a whopping $17,270 (at BITSTAMP exchange), or 2,199% in this year so far with a fortnight trading spare: Bitcoin price analysis BTCUSD surged to almost a mammoth 195% in this...
Dec 12, 2017 13:17 pm UTC| Research & Analysis Technicals Central Banks
Chart and candlestick pattern formed: 50% Fibonacci retracements from the peaks of $1357.47 (refer weekly plotting). The decisive breach below strong support at $1261.12, thats where a stern bearish candle pops up with...
FxWirePro: Figure odds out and hedge in Asian FX bloc and equities via options strategy in 2018
Dec 12, 2017 12:24 pm UTC| Research & Analysis Insights & Views
We are particularly concerned with how market sentiment may respond to Chinas growth slowdown, topping-out of EM growth indicators, heavy real money positioning, and the widening in credit spreads in 2H. Elsewhere, in...
FxWirePro: UK inflation beats consensus, if not Cable’s spot trade, excitement in EUR/GBP vol trades
Dec 12, 2017 11:16 am UTC| Research & Analysis Insights & Views Central Banks
Consumer prices in the United Kingdom rose by 3.1 pct in the year to November 2017, following a 3 pct gain in the previous month and beating market expectations of 3 pct. It was the highest inflation rate since March 2012,...
Dec 12, 2017 10:45 am UTC| Research & Analysis Central Banks Insights & Views
Amongst these crosscurrents, next weeks FOMC meeting might seem a sideshow. The meeting should deliver a rate hike that is largely priced, with even odds that the Committee adds the fourth dot to its 2018 projections, you...
Dec 12, 2017 09:42 am UTC| Research & Analysis Insights & Views
What else does the FX market need? It gets positive news from the Brexit negotiations, and the prospect of the EU summit this week declaring sufficient progress is as good as it could possibly be. But Sterling was only...
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