May 05, 2020 11:41 am UTC| Research & Analysis Central Banks Insights & Views
We have been recommending shorts in GBP since early April as a core part of our overall defensive strategy. The bearish view has been motivated by multiple fundamental factorsongoing Brexit ramifications, an already-large...
ECB surprisingly eases monetary policy further, cuts interest rate on TLTRO III by 25 bps
Apr 30, 2020 18:03 pm UTC| Commentary Central Banks
The ECB surprisingly eased its monetary policy further today. The central bank cut the interest rate on its targeted longer-term refinancing operations (TLTRO III) by 25 basis points. Therefore, the interest rate for banks...
FxWirePro: Spotlight On EUR/CHF Short Trade Ahead of ECB
Apr 30, 2020 09:42 am UTC| Research & Analysis Central Banks Insights & Views
Today, euro-focused views are visible in the markets as the series of data announcements are lined-up, with the highlight being the ECB policy announcement at 12:45BST and press conference starting at 13:30BST. During the...
FxWirePro: Quick Run Through On ECB And RBA Previews And EUR/AUD Hedging Perspectives
Apr 30, 2020 09:18 am UTC| Research & Analysis Central Banks Insights & Views
Today, euro-focused views are visible in the markets as the series of data announcements are lined-up, with the highlight being the ECB policy announcement at 12:45BST and press conference starting at 13:30BST. During the...
FxWirePro: A Quick Run Through On Antipodean FX Baskets Ahead Of FED & RBA
Apr 29, 2020 11:56 am UTC| Research & Analysis Central Banks Insights & Views
While equity markets hold on to recent gains, with continued mixed results from US earnings season, month-end USD rebalancing (selling) seems to be dominating FX markets at the moment. The A$, as a proxy for global risk...
FxWirePro: Aussie Still Fragile Amid Interim Rallies – Stay Hedged In AUD/USD Ahead Of FED And RBA
Apr 29, 2020 10:59 am UTC| Research & Analysis Central Banks Insights & Views
Snippets of FED USD projections:The US central bank has put an enormous aid programme for the fight against the corona crisis in place. Not only the volume is impressive but also the central bankers reaction time has been...
Apr 28, 2020 13:18 pm UTC| Research & Analysis Central Banks Insights & Views
This week, major central banks of G7-bloc are scheduled for their respective monetary policies. Fed, ECB, BoJ, SNB, BoE are at comparatively expansionary levels who remain under pressure to expand even more with the...
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