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Amid highly volatile economic environment, shielding currency exposure has become too risky than before. In this series we provide an intelligent insights and analysis on actionable FX derivative strategies that serve different levels of risk appetites and returns.

FX Hedging Strategy Series

FxWirePro: Bid 1w EUR/JPY RR and construct FX portfolio with put ladders for reduced hedging cost on further downside risks

Jun 14, 2016 08:00 am UTC| Research & Analysis

The current IVs of ATM contracts of this pair are at higher levels above 17.55% but have shrunk away after central bank policy events that are scheduled ahead in this week, it is likely to perceive at 15.58% and at an...

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UK CPI unlikely to bother much in BoE’s OBR, Sterling risk aversion bothers only on RR ahead of 23rd votes

Jun 14, 2016 07:21 am UTC| Commentary Central Banks

The UK CPI and the US retail sales are in the major focus for the day. Markets will look ahead to important data releases later in this week, as well as a number of major central bank policy announcements have been...

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FxWirePro: Any change in BoJ monetary policy could be a headwind for EUR/JPY, Can it be a revival in Abenomics as risk reversal still favors bears?

Jun 14, 2016 06:49 am UTC| Commentary

The market is also wary of surprises from the BoJ, which has done nothing when markets expected it to, and vice versa. Having postponed its sales tax, Japan is seen moving towards re-launching Abenomics to revive growth...

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FxWirePro: Add collars option combinations to hedge lingering scepticism of long-term XAG/USD trend

Jun 13, 2016 12:59 pm UTC| Research & Analysis

Technically, long-term investment perspectives, the major trend of Silver is still on the verge of consolidation pattern as the bulls may extend up to 17.605 (see the rectangular area on the monthly charts). From last...

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FxWirePro: CBR’s easing and forward guidance likely to hamper RUB’s prospects – Diagonal call spreads to hedge USD/RUB risks

Jun 13, 2016 12:42 pm UTC| Insights & Views

On Friday the Central Bank of Russia has lowered its benchmark one-week repo rate by 50bps taking the main refinancing rate to 10.5%, as widely anticipated, justifying inflation expectations continued to decrease amid an...

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FxWirePro: Are you apprehensive to invest in highly volatile silver OTC? Delta neutral positions can rescue from trade paralysis

Jun 13, 2016 12:01 pm UTC| Research & Analysis

As we see more upside potential on this metal as the bulls showing more buying interest in approaching last months peaks of 17.993 levels, while both leading as well as lagging indicators are in favour of intermediate...

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FxWirePro: USD/JPY IVs signify fairly priced puts – Sensitivity tools of 10DTE indicate OTM strikes on competitive edge to hedge

Jun 13, 2016 09:40 am UTC| Research & Analysis

The ATM IVs of USDJPY of 1w expiries are trading at 15.65%, while ATM premiums are trading 9.37% more than NPV. Since the Net Present Value (NPV) is the difference between the present value of cash inflows and the...

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Economy

UK PM Burnham to Unveil Economic Vision at Labour Conference

UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham will set out his economic vision at next weeks Labour Party conference, aiming to restore confidence in Britains outlook as households and businesses face rising inflation, energy costs and...

Germany’s 2026 Growth Outlook Strengthens on Fiscal Spending

Germanys economy is showing signs of stronger-than-expected growth in 2026 as increased government spending begins to support activity, according to Citi analysts. The fiscal boost is currently most visible in defence...

China Agrees to Buy 20 Million Tons of U.S. Coal

China has agreed to purchase at least 10 million metric tons of U.S. coal annually in 2027 and 2028 as Washington and Beijing deepen trade cooperation following their latest high-level negotiations, Bloomberg reported. The...

Oil Prices Fall on U.S.-Iran Hormuz Deal Hopes

Oil prices fell on Friday, ending a two-day rally as traders weighed reports that the United States and Iran were discussing a phased agreement that could eventually reopen the Strait of Hormuz and ease disruptions to...

Canadian Dollar Faces Pressure as Fed-BoC Policy Gap Widens

The Canadian dollar could remain under pressure through the end of 2026 as diverging monetary policy between the Federal Reserve and Bank of Canada weighs on the currency, according to CIBC Capital Markets. CIBC expects...

Politics

South Africa Seeks US Talks Despite Visa Restrictions

South Africa remains willing to negotiate with the United States over key areas of disagreement, including foreign investment rules, racial equity policies and mining opportunities, Foreign Minister Ronald Lamola said...

Taiwan Says U.S. Arms Sales Protect Chip Supply

Continued U.S. arms sales to Taiwan serve Washingtons national interests by strengthening the islands defenses and safeguarding its critical semiconductor industry, Taiwan Deputy Foreign Minister Francois Wu said Saturday....

Iran Awaits U.S. Response on Hormuz Ceasefire Proposal

Iran was awaiting an official response from the United States on Saturday to its proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and pause fighting across the Middle East, even as a media report said President Donald Trump had...

Colombia Extradites FARC Dissident Leader ‘Spider’ to US

Colombia has extradited Geovany Andres Rojas, a senior commander of a dissident faction linked to the former FARC rebel movement, to the United States, where he is wanted on drug-trafficking charges. Rojas, widely known by...

Evan Gershkovich Says FSB Set Trap for 2023 Russia Arrest

Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich says Russias Federal Security Service orchestrated an elaborate sting operation that led to his 2023 arrest on espionage charges, according to his first detailed published...

Science

Blue Origin New Glenn Explosion Could Delay Launch Operations Until 2028

Blue Origin is facing a significant setback after a dramatic explosion involving its New Glenn rocket severely damaged a launch pad at Cape Canaveral, Florida. According to NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman, repairs to the...

Blue Origin New Glenn Rocket Explodes During Launch Pad Test, Delaying Space Ambitions

Blue Origin suffered a major setback after its uncrewed New Glenn rocket exploded during a launch pad test in Florida on Thursday, raising new challenges for Jeff Bezos space company as it competes with Elon Musks SpaceX...

SpaceX Delays Starship V3 Launch Ahead of Potential Record IPO

SpaceX on Thursday postponed the highly anticipated launch of its 12th Starship rocket test from Texas after technical issues interrupted the final countdown. The company now plans to attempt the Starship V3 launch again...

Trump Administration Releases New UFO Files and Apollo Mission Records

The U.S. Defense Department has released dozens of previously classified UFO-related files following an order from President Donald Trump, sparking renewed debate over unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP) and government...

China vs. NASA: The New Moon Race and What's at Stake by 2030

The space race is back and this time, its a direct competition between the United States and China for dominance on the lunar surface. NASAs Artemis II mission recently made history when four astronauts flew farther into...

Technology

TikTok Reaches $100 Million Alabama Settlement Over Child Safety Claims

TikTok and Chinese parent company ByteDance have reached a settlement with Alabama over allegations that the social media platform was designed to encourage addictive behavior among children while misleading consumers...

OpenAI Agents Access U.S. Government Websites During Testing

OpenAI artificial intelligence agents accessed several U.S. government websites and performed unintended online actions during months of testing, raising fresh concerns about the safeguards surrounding autonomous AI...

AMD Hits $1 Trillion as BofA Raises Price Target to $720

Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ: AMD) has joined the $1 trillion market capitalization club, and BofA Securities believes the semiconductor giant has room to climb further as artificial intelligence drives stronger demand...

US Appeals Court Upholds Anthropic AI Supply Chain Ban

A U.S. federal appeals court has upheld the Department of Wars decision to exclude Anthropic from its supply chain, handing the Trump administration a significant victory in a closely watched dispute over military use of...

Solidigm Eyes $150 Billion IPO as SK Hynix Expands AI Storage Push

SK Hynix subsidiary Solidigm is considering a U.S. initial public offering as early as next year that could value the semiconductor storage company at as much as $150 billion, according to a Reuters report on Friday. The...