FxWirePro: After US polls, Trump’s inaugural and FOMC, what could drive USD vols?
Feb 03, 2017 07:29 am UTC| Research & Analysis Insights & Views Central Banks
Softer vols may prove a momentary soft patch as the Dow Jones broke the symbolic threshold of 20000 last week, bears resume again claw back to 19885 during earlier European session, tripling in nominal value since the lows...
Moody's: Pound drop from Brexit will shake UK airlines; Airports can withstand short term impact
Feb 03, 2017 01:08 am UTC| Research & Analysis
Peoples revised travel choices and operating dollar costs could see UK airlines revenues take a hit, with airports passenger growth likely to halve over the next two years due to the resulting macroeconomic landscape...
FxWirePro: NZD/USD projections and hedging framework for 2017
Feb 02, 2017 12:29 pm UTC| Central Banks Research & Analysis
NZDUSD medium term perspectives:The month ahead could see NZDUSD extending beyond 0.7500 (Sep high) if the US dollar continues to register disappointment in the Trump Administrations policies. Further ahead, though, the...
Feb 02, 2017 12:14 pm UTC| Research & Analysis Insights & Views
GBPCHF back-end volatility: 1Y -2Y GBPCHF straddles strike us as anexcellent defense against Brexit chaos, for a few reasons: 1) GBPCHF vols have retraced nearly all the way back to their post-referendum lows (refer...
Feb 02, 2017 12:07 pm UTC| Central Banks Research & Analysis
The US Federal Reserve maintained monetary policy unchanged last night, as broadly anticipated. The accompanying statement was a little more upbeat than before, noting the improvement in consumer and business sentiment....
Fitch: Social Spending and Cuts in State Transfers Pressure French Departments' Finances
Feb 02, 2017 10:20 am UTC| Research & Analysis
Fitch Ratings says that French departments finances have been under pressure in recent years from growing social spending, especially social benefits and social inclusion, and cuts in state transfers since 2014. This has...
FxWirePro: Stay short hedged in AUDJPY through one-touch calendar spread
Feb 02, 2017 07:00 am UTC| Research & Analysis Insights & Views Central Banks
We structured a bearish AUDJPY view through a calendar spread of one-touches (short a 3m one-touch put, long a 6m) to capture the good-bad duality in Trumps policy platform. The markets have been squarely focused since the...
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