Nov 08, 2017 11:20 am UTC| Technicals Research & Analysis Insights & Views
Active bears in WTI crude breach ascending triangle supports, interim price dips backed by both leading and lagging oscillators: Shooting star and gravestone doji candle patterns have occurred at $57.22 and $57.24...
FxWirePro: CNB’s dovish hike to induce EUR/CZK shorts in forwards
Nov 08, 2017 10:19 am UTC| Central Banks Research & Analysis Insights & Views
The CNB failed to upgrade much its rate projection disappointing against market expectations. The CNB hiked the policy rate by 25bps to 0.50% as widely expected. However, the central bank upgraded its rate projection...
Nov 08, 2017 09:32 am UTC| Research & Analysis Insights & Views
Crude prices have been slightly edgy despite todays rallies as the Chinese crude imports skidded to their lowest level in a year, although traders mentioned the overall market remains well braced because of OPEC-led supply...
FxWirePro: A run up on NZ key fundamentals ahead of RBNZ - NZD options trades perspectives
Nov 08, 2017 06:58 am UTC| Central Banks Research & Analysis Insights & Views
NZD traders focus shifted onto RBNZ that is scheduled to announce its monetary policy after the inflation expectations in New Zealand decreased to 2 pct in the Q42017 from 2.10 pct in the Q32017, while the GDT-TWI fell...
Nov 08, 2017 03:58 am UTC| Research & Analysis
Moodys Investors Service (Moodys) says that its outlook for sovereign creditworthiness in 2018 is stable overall, with the healthy growth and synchronized global economic expansion of 2017 likely to continue into...
FxWirePro: Be choosy for gamma ownership amid Vega neutral scenario
Nov 07, 2017 13:37 pm UTC| Research & Analysis Insights & Views
The Vega-neutral vol curve flatteners for selective gamma ownership: With a few exceptions, ex-ante carry margins for gamma shorts have shrunk to wafer-thin levels as front-end implied vols have squeezed lower towards 2H17...
Nov 07, 2017 13:31 pm UTC| Research & Analysis
Todays data releases are the second tier and are unlikely to have much impact on markets. In the UK, the October Halifax house price index has produced upbeat numbers at 0.3% versus consensus at 0.2% (the latest update on...
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