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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: Deploy AUD/USD boundary binaries as all signs of breaking channel resistance visible

Sep 28, 2016 06:54 am UTC| Technicals

After testing supports at 0.7439 levels, bulls have been consistently gaining in its price. The current prices have jumped above 7 and 21 DMAs, while 7DMA crosses over 21DMA. Consequently, we could foresee the upside...

FX Hedging Strategy Series

FxWirePro: BoJ’s next MPM unlikely to be game changer, OTC priced in 1-3m tenors – Hedge USD/JPY via vega neutral calendar spreads

Sep 27, 2016 14:15 pm UTC| Research & Analysis

We believe that BoJ has shifted its monetary policy stance in last monetary policy meeting (MPM), however, any decisions by the central bank at the next MPM (including some surprises discussed above) would be unlikely to...

FX Hedging Strategy Series

FxWirePro: USD/MXN hedging strategy in prolonged uptrend – “Vega Calls in Back Spread” to capture both dips and HY IVs

Sep 27, 2016 12:59 pm UTC| Research & Analysis

ATM IVs of this exotic Latin American pair of 1m expiries are spiking crazily above 19%, while thevega flashes higher positive numberthat signifies OTC sentiments are more concerned about upside risks ahead of the US...

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FxWirePro: Hillary and Trump factors engulf Mexican Peso from recovery – Wise to jack up longs in fairly priced USD/MXN ATM calls in hedging on HY IVs

Sep 27, 2016 11:47 am UTC| Technicals Commentary

Anyone who had wondered what had caused MXN weakness over the past few weeks received a clear answer last night. After Hillary Clinton clearly decided the first TV debate in her favour according to independent observers...

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FxWirePro: Bid 1m EUR/GBP risk reversals to deploy long hedge capitalizing on better UK data for better entry level

Sep 27, 2016 10:30 am UTC| Economy Commentary

GBP fell further than expected in the aftermath of the UK vote to leave the EU and after the MPC eased policy at the start of August. Since then, a bounce in economic indicators has been accompanied by a GBP bounce to...

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FxWirePro: Hedge NZD/JPY risks via long put ladder on shrinking Kiwis trade balance

Sep 27, 2016 07:59 am UTC| Commentary

New Zealand posted a NZD 1265 million trade deficit in August of 2016, compared to a NZD 1090 million shortfall a year earlier and missing market expectations of NZD 766 million gap. Exports dropped by 8.7 pct, led by...

FX Hedging Strategy Series

FxWirePro: Buzzing EUR/JPY option strategies - Naked strangle writing for laggards and debit spreads for lively bears

Sep 26, 2016 13:51 pm UTC| Research & Analysis

Technically, this pair is bearish bias for the day as the last weeks bull swings seem to have given up the last weeks momentum when the pair tested resistance at 113.501 levels, while the prices on monthly chart...

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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...