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FX Hedging Strategy Series

FxWirePro: S.Africa's political distress, inflation beyond SARB’s projection pump up ZAR OTC FX turbulence – Yields on USD/ZAR spread appears to be imminent

Oct 20, 2016 12:02 pm UTC| Central Banks Commentary

A glance at the implied 3-month volatilities illustrates the whole crux of the matter: at 19.9% ZAR is the currency with the highest volatility at present among G20 FX space. The volatility of the rand is the expression...

Bank Indonesia cuts interest rate by 25bps to stimulate loan growth

Oct 20, 2016 11:04 am UTC| Commentary Central Banks

The Indonesian central bank, Bank Indonesia, cut its 7-day reverse repo rate by 25 basis points to 4.75 percent during its meeting today. This was the sixth reduction in 2016. The central bank continues with its aggressive...

What to expect from ECB ahead?

Oct 20, 2016 10:40 am UTC| Commentary Central Banks

Today European Central Bank (ECB) is to provide further guidance in policy meet. The result to be announced at 11:45 GMT, followed by apress conference at 12:30 GMT. Meeting is to be held in Frankfurt. Current policy...

Central Bank of Turkey likely to lower interest rate; USD/TRY to trade around 3.20 by end 2016

Oct 20, 2016 08:37 am UTC| Commentary Central Banks

The Central Bank of Turkey (CBT) is expected to lower its overnight lending rate at the monetary policy meeting scheduled to be held today. However, it is likely to keep other policy parameters on hold. CBT is expected...

FX Hedging Strategy Series

FxWirePro: ECB unlikely to create any turbulence in Euro - EUR/CHF straddle writing on lurking IVs least among G10 space

Oct 20, 2016 08:00 am UTC| Central Banks Research & Analysis

The ECB policy decision and UK retail sales are the highlights of the calendar, but attention will also be on the start of a two-day EU leaders summit (including PM Theresa May) in Brussels. Mrs. May is reportedly going to...

BoC keeps policy rate on hold and revises down growth outlook, unlikely to hike rate any time soon

Oct 20, 2016 05:29 am UTC| Commentary Central Banks

As widely expected, the Bank of Canada kept its key policy rate on hold at 0.50 percent during its meeting yesterday. Meanwhile, the central bank revised down its economic growth outlook again citing subdued exports...

Brazilian central bank cuts interest rate first time in four years to spur economic recovery

Oct 20, 2016 04:50 am UTC| Commentary Economy Central Banks

The central bank of Brazil has cut its benchmark interest rate for the first time in four years at the monetary policy meeting held Wednesday, in an attempt to spur the countrys economic recovery. The Latin Americas...

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Economy

Kevin Hassett Says Inflation Is Below Target, Backs Trump’s Call for Rate Cuts

White House economic advisor Kevin Hassett said President Donald Trump is correct in claiming inflation is low, despite official data, public sentiment, and many economists suggesting otherwise. Speaking on Fox Business,...

U.S. Stocks End Week Higher as Tech Rally Offsets Consumer Weakness

U.S. stocks closed higher on Friday, recovering from a volatile start to the week as gains in technology and AI-related shares outweighed sharp declines in consumer stocks such as Nike. Major indexes finished in positive...

EU Delays Mercosur Free Trade Agreement Signing Amid Ukraine War Funding Talks

The European Union has decided to delay the formal signing of its long-anticipated free trade agreement with the Mercosur bloc, as EU leaders convened in Brussels to prioritize discussions on funding Ukraines war effort....

Precious Metals Rally as Silver and Platinum Outperform on Rate Cut Bets

Gold prices edged slightly lower in Asian trading on Friday but were still on track to post modest weekly gains, as strong safe-haven demand continued to support the precious metals market. At the same time, silver and...

Oil Prices Steady in Asia but Headed for Weekly Loss on Supply Glut Concerns

Oil prices were mostly steady during Asian trading on Friday, but both major benchmarks were still on track to record a second consecutive weekly decline as persistent concerns over a global supply glut continued to...

Politics

U.S. Lawmakers Urge Pentagon to Blacklist More Chinese Tech Firms Over Military Ties

A group of nine Republican U.S. lawmakers has formally urged the Pentagon to expand its list of Chinese companies accused of supporting Chinas military, intensifying scrutiny of Beijing-linked technology firms amid rising...

Trump Signals Push for Lower Health Insurance Prices as ACA Premium Concerns Grow

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday that he plans to meet with major health insurance companies in the coming weeks in an effort to push for significantly lower healthcare costs, as millions of Americans face the...

Epstein Files Released by DOJ Spotlight Bill Clinton, Raise Questions Over Trump Mentions

The U.S. Justice Department has released hundreds of thousands of pages of documents related to the late financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, a move that has reignited political controversy and public...

U.S. and China Push for Ceasefire as Thailand–Cambodia Border Clashes Escalate

China and the United States are intensifying separate diplomatic efforts to revive a ceasefire between Thailand and Cambodia, as Southeast Asian leaders prepare for a crucial ASEAN meeting aimed at addressing the worst...

Syria, Kurds and U.S. Race to Show Progress on SDF Integration Deal

Syrian, Kurdish and U.S. officials are intensifying diplomatic efforts ahead of a year-end deadline to demonstrate progress on a long-stalled agreement to integrate Kurdish-led forces into the Syrian state, according to...

Science

Jared Isaacman Confirmed as NASA Administrator, Becomes 15th Leader of U.S. Space Agency

The U.S. Senate has officially confirmed billionaire private astronaut Jared Isaacman as the new NASA administrator, making him the 15th leader in the agencys history. The confirmation, which took place on Wednesday, marks...

Senate Sets December 8 Vote on Trump’s NASA Nominee Jared Isaacman

The U.S. Senate Commerce Committee announced it will vote on December 8 on President Donald Trumps renewed nomination of private astronaut and tech entrepreneur Jared Isaacman to lead NASA. Isaacman, known for his...

NASA Cuts Boeing Starliner Missions as SpaceX Pulls Ahead

NASA has significantly scaled back Boeings Starliner program after years of technical issues and delays, announcing that the next Starliner mission to the International Space Station (ISS) will fly without astronauts. The...

Blue Origin’s New Glenn Achieves Breakthrough Success With First NASA Mission

Blue Origins massive New Glenn rocket marked a major milestone as it completed its first mission for paying customers, sending two NASA satellites toward Mars and successfully landing its reusable booster at sea. The...

Cogent Biosciences Soars 120% on Breakthrough Phase 3 Results for Bezuclastinib in GIST Treatment

Cogent Biosciences (NASDAQ: COGT) shares skyrocketed over 120% after the biotech company announced groundbreaking results from its Phase 3 PEAK trial evaluating bezuclastinib in combination with sunitinib for patients with...

Technology

Dina Powell McCormick Resigns From Meta Board After Eight Months, May Take Advisory Role

Dina Powell McCormick has resigned from Meta Platforms board of directors effective immediately, just eight months after joining the social media company, Meta confirmed on Friday. The unexpected departure comes at a time...

TikTok U.S. Deal Advances as ByteDance Signs Binding Joint Venture Agreement

TikTok has taken a major step toward securing its future in the United States after its Chinese parent company, ByteDance, announced it has signed binding agreements with three major investors to form a new joint venture...

Trump Administration Reviews Nvidia H200 Chip Sales to China, Marking Major Shift in U.S. AI Export Policy

The U.S. government under President Donald Trump has launched a formal review that could pave the way for the first-ever shipments of Nvidias H200 artificial intelligence chips to China, according to multiple sources...

Oracle Stock Surges After Hours on TikTok Deal Optimism and OpenAI Fundraising Buzz

Oracle Corporation (NYSE: ORCL) shares surged sharply in extended trading on Thursday, reflecting renewed investor optimism fueled by reports of a potential U.S. TikTok transaction and fresh fundraising discussions...

Apple Opens iPhone to Alternative App Stores in Japan Under New Competition Law

Apple has announced a major shift in its App Store policies in Japan, opening iPhones and other Apple devices to alternative app stores in order to comply with new competition laws aimed at reshaping the countrys...