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FX Hedging Strategy Series

FxWirePro: Cable risk reversals curve moving in linear direction - No fresh hedging only speculate GBP/USD

Dec 09, 2016 13:38 pm UTC| Research & Analysis

Please be advised that the 25-delta risk of reversal of GBPUSD has not been indicating any dramatic shoot up nor any slumps (no fresh change inrisk reversals has been observed), but seems to be one of the pairs to be...

FX Hedging Strategy Series

FxWirePro: Are vega instruments luring you amid spiking IVs in GBP/USD ahead of BoE monetary policy? Flirt with option strips bidding 2w skews for certain yields

Dec 09, 2016 13:20 pm UTC| Research & Analysis

The ATM volatility of GBP crosses to spike crazily until next weeks BoE monetary policy meeting, We are expecting calm down a little after another roller-coaster ride in the GBP around the BoE meeting on next...

FX Hedging Strategy Series

FxWirePro: UK service and construction PMIs to add impetus on GBP, IV skews conducive for OTM writings – GBP/JPY cost-less collar spread on seesaw sentiments

Dec 09, 2016 07:41 am UTC| Research & Analysis

The British economy advanced 0.5 pct on quarter in the three months to September of 2016, slowing from a 0.7 pct expansion in the previous period and in line with the preliminary estimate. Net external demand was the main...

Moody's: Global speculative-grade default ticks lower in November; commodities firms account for half the month's defaults

Dec 09, 2016 00:10 am UTC| Research & Analysis

Moodys global speculative-grade default rate closed at 4.6% for the trailing 12-month period ended 30 November, slightly lower from Octobers 4.7%, the rating agency says in its latest global default report. Commodity...

FX Hedging Strategy Series

FxWirePro: Historical evidences evidence divergence between WTI IVs & RVs and convergence between risk reversals & forwards when OPEC acts

Dec 08, 2016 13:15 pm UTC| Research & Analysis

The implied volatilities of crude oil options have dropped considerably on the back of last weeks OPEC production cut pact. For an instance, the 3m at the money WTI implied volatility has dropped a massive 10 percentage...

FX Hedging Strategy Series

FxWirePro: WTI implieds likely to dip after OPEC but forwards to chase 1y risk reversals – Achieve $60 in snail's pace via optimized 1x1.5 call spreads

Dec 08, 2016 13:13 pm UTC| Research & Analysis

The recent OPECs agreement to cut output by 1.2 Mb/d from January next year together with the possibility of non-OPEC cuts of some 600 kb/d should result in meaningful global oil stock draws next year (even if full...

FX Hedging Strategy Series

FxWirePro: Deep dive into EUR/CAD 1w IVs lures rosy opportunities in strangle shorts as interim bulls attempt to prolong range, Skews substantiates

Dec 08, 2016 12:22 pm UTC| Central Banks Research & Analysis

The current EURCAD ATM implied volatilities making extreme noise above 23% as the EUR heads into todays ECB meeting on the front foot, having staged an aggressive reversal post initial Italian referendum weaknesson...

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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...

Gas is good until 2050 and beyond, under Albanese gas strategy

The Albanese government is talking up the crucial role of gas as a transition fuel through to 2050 and beyond. In a gas strategy to be released on Thursday, the government envisages the fuels uses would change over...

South Africa’s plan to move away from coal: 8 steps to make it succeed

The South African governments Just Energy Transition Implementation Plan was launched in November 2023. It is a roadmap guiding the country away from reliance on coal-fired power towards renewable energy alternatives by...

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...

What early 2024 polls are revealing about voters of color and the GOP

By the end of winter 2024, the return of Donald Trump to the top of the GOP presidential ticket has revealed a surprising trend in the former presidents base of support: his increasing popularity among Black and Latino...

Science

Is dark matter’s main rival theory dead? There’s bad news from the Cassini spacecraft and other recent tests

One of the biggest mysteries in astrophysics today is that the forces in galaxies do not seem to add up. Galaxies rotate much faster than predicted by applying Newtons law of gravity to their visible matter, despite those...

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...

Technology

Venture Capital Crypto Funding Hits $2.4 Billion in Q1 2024 Amid Bitcoin ETF Debut

Venture capital funding for cryptocurrency startups surged to $2.4 billion in Q1 2024, reflecting a 40.3% increase from the previous quarter. This increase was driven by the debut of the first U.S. Bitcoin spot...

Shiba Inu Burn Rate Skyrockets 579%, 9.83 Million Tokens Burned in One Day

Shiba Inus burn rate surged by 579% in the past 24 hours, destroying 9.83 million tokens, according to Shibburn. The significant increase in token burns has caught the markets attention, with substantial transactions from...

Tesla Cybertruck Trails Ford F-150 Lightning in Sales as Q1 Figures Disappoint Wall Street

New registration data reveals that the Tesla Cybertruck ranked second to the Ford F-150 Lightning in March. Meanwhile, Teslas Q1 sales missed Wall Street expectations, marking the first year-over-year quarterly decline...

Bitcoin Developers Tease Major Trigger for Next Bull Run: Programmability Upgrade

Bitcoin developers suggest enabling programmability on the blockchain could be the key trigger for the next bull run, following the SECs approval of spot Bitcoin ETF trading and the BTC halving. Developers Eye...

Top 3 Altcoins to Watch This Week: SOL, FTM, and LINK Set for Growth

This week, market experts spotlight Solana (SOL), Fantom (FTM), and Chainlink (LINK) as top altcoins to watch, highlighting their unique strengths and recent performance amid unusual market patterns. Solana Overcomes...