FxWirePro: 10-year Bund rallies post-ECB, short call remains active

Dec 20, 2016 11:03 am UTC| Commentary Central Banks

After the European Central Bank (ECB) announced fresh stimulus of 540 billion to be phased over next year, after the current purchase program expires in March 2017, the 10-year bund has reversed its recent decline...

Why Yen seems bearish? Truth or myth between BoJ, FED, and Trump - FxWirePro glimpses on fair credits

Dec 20, 2016 11:01 am UTC| Central Banks Insights & Views

The dollar was bouncing back toward its 14-year high against a basket of major currencies on Tuesday as the yen quickly gave up some of its gains following deadly incidents in Turkey. The BoJ maintains status quo in its...

BoJ statement indirectly confirms YCC as a tool to taper

Dec 20, 2016 10:12 am UTC| Commentary Central Banks

Since the Bank of Japan (BoJ) reshaped its Qualitative and Quantitative Easing in September this year by attaching the yield curve control with it, many analysts in the financial markets including us at FxWirePro have...

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FxWirePro: USD/JPY longer tenor IVs all set to ease after BoJ’s status quo as focus remains on inflation, correcting flat treasury yields

Dec 20, 2016 10:00 am UTC| Central Banks Research & Analysis

The BoJ maintains status quo in its monetary policy, focusing to soothing 10Y Treasury bond yield,the benchmark for long-term borrowing costs, at around zero pct and keep the overnight interest rate around -0.1%. and asset...

Central bank of Turkey likely to hike overnight lending rate by 25bps

Dec 20, 2016 09:49 am UTC| Commentary Central Banks Economy

The central bank of Turkey (CBT) is expected to hike the overnight lending rate in the monetary policy meeting scheduled to be held today. Yesterdays assassination of the Russian ambassador highlights the laws of...

FxWirePro: Cross-asset volatility opportunity between USD/JPY and Nikkei appears rosier after BoJ’s status quo – Uphold vol swaps

Dec 20, 2016 07:38 am UTC| Central Banks Research & Analysis Insights & Views

The BoJ maintains status quo in its monetary policy, focusing to soothing 10Y Treasury bond yield,the benchmark for long-term borrowing costs, at around zero pct and keep the overnight interest rate around -0.1%. and asset...

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FxWirePro: 1Y EUR vol remains core vega longs amid murky ECB decision on soft taper

Dec 20, 2016 07:30 am UTC| Central Banks Research & Analysis

A reminder of ECBs primary objective highlights why, with credit demand and growth so low, ECB has extended its QE. Core inflation, despite the rebounding of headline CPI, is stagnating under 1%, rather than pushing...