Become a contributor

Bookmark Econotimes

Sat, Sep 26, 2026 09:18 AM All times are UTC

Follow Series

FX Hedging Strategy Series

©Econometrics LLC . All Rights Reserved.

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: "Diagonal Credit Call Spreads" in XAU/USD to serve both hedging and speculating objectives

Mar 31, 2016 09:00 am UTC| Research & Analysis Technicals

The dovish comments contrasted with recent hawkish remarks by some Fed officials who indicated that the bank could act as soon as next month to raise interest rates. Investors and economists dialled back their rate hike...

FX Hedging Strategy Series

FxWirePro: Mitigate EUR/AUD's potential downside risk via PRBS on HY vols

Mar 31, 2016 06:44 am UTC| Insights & Views

The current EURAUD ATM implied volatilities are observed at 15.04% (1D) and 12.35% for 1W tenors. Ahead of data event in Eurozone, we see these higher volatility times in this pair. We have list of important economic...

FX Hedging Strategy Series

FxWirePro: GBP/AUD/ rising 1W ATM IV lures option holders – Sensitivity tools signals more OTM instruments in PRBS

Mar 30, 2016 12:09 pm UTC| Technicals

ATM IVs of 1W expiries are almost shy below 12%, and 11.70% for 1M tenor. With the momentum in long term bear trend being intensified, technically the pair has broken crucial supports, If you have to evaluate the ATM...

FX Hedging Strategy Series

FxWirePro: GBP/AUD bear trend to resume upon rejection of 21DMA, on verge of 50% Fibo retracement - leverage profits via one touch binaries

Mar 30, 2016 08:44 am UTC| Technicals

21DMA - 1.8965 7DMA - 1.8782 Spot ref: 1.8778 No trace of buying scenes, we continue to maintain our bearish view from last week. Bears resume after rejecting 21DMA, Short on rallies as the current prices...

FX Hedging Strategy Series

FxWirePro: Disparity between AUD/USD 1W ATM IVs and call premiums signals 3-way straddle versus call

Mar 30, 2016 07:53 am UTC| Research & Analysis

Technical glimpse: AUD/USD hasnt been able to to break resistance at 0.7650 levels quite often in recent times (see weekly charts for inability to take the rallies above 0.7650 from last 2-3 weeks). As a result, last...

FX Hedging Strategy Series

FxWirePro: Modifying strategy in our Pound/Dollar bull call

Mar 30, 2016 07:06 am UTC| Commentary

Anyone who have read through our post Pound could gain towards 1.5 against Dollar could easily relate, if not then you have the article here -...

FX Hedging Strategy Series

FxWirePro: AUD/USD makes noise in 1W OTC contracts - risk reversal still bearish bias

Mar 30, 2016 06:53 am UTC| Technicals

AUD/USD is currently the pair to perceive the highest implied vols among G20 currency space for 1w expiries (more than 14%). Top ranked for 1y tenors as well in G20 space or any EM basket and same is the case with...

151 152 153 154 155 156 157 158 159 160

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...