Sep 06, 2017 08:11 am UTC| Central Banks Research & Analysis Insights & Views
The key driving force of loonie remains the relative priced pace of policy normalization. The conjecture behind a partial retracement higher in USDCAD is the expectation that relative monetary policy pricing will converge...
Sep 06, 2017 07:29 am UTC| Research & Analysis Insights & Views
AUDUSD medium term perspectives: It is worthwhile to watch the key 0.8000 level breach for the day will it attempt another break above, as it did last night? AU GDP will be key today, as will be USD direction. As the...
Sep 05, 2017 00:40 am UTC| Research & Analysis
Moodys Investors Service is changing its outlook on Omans banking system to negative from stable, reflecting a reduction in the governments capacity to support the countrys banks, as well as softer economic growth and...
Sep 01, 2017 10:28 am UTC| Research & Analysis Technicals
GBPUSD has been drifting in a range as shown in the daily charts, even on monthly terms price remained in the range from last 3-4 months (1.3268 - upper range and 1.2589 levels lower range). After shooting star candle...
FxWirePro: Are USD/CHF vols appealing? Trade through parity with pinch of salt or bid FVAs
Sep 01, 2017 09:27 am UTC| Research & Analysis Insights & Views
USDCHF 3M3M FVAs: Owning USD/CHF vol appeals because it can benefit from the full gamut of risk triggers that can afflict all USD-vols, is a useful hedge overlay on a bullish Euro macro portfolio, and retains exposure to...
FxWirePro: Bidding 2m USD/CHF IV skews and risk reversals optimises hedging via call spreads
Sep 01, 2017 07:51 am UTC| Research & Analysis Insights & Views
Swiss franc vols and correlations have soared following the recent spike in EURCHF. USDCHF 3M3M FVAs have lagged the upturn and are value buys along a mildly inverted curve. Please be noted that the risk reversals are...
FxWirePro: AUD/JPY bullish, bearish scenarios and hedging framework
Sep 01, 2017 07:20 am UTC| Research & Analysis Insights & Views
Bearish scenarios: 1) The unemployment rate moves back towards 6%, forcing the RBA to respond more aggressively to weak inflation; 2) China data weaken materially. Bullish scenarios: 1) China eases policy and...
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