Consumer prices in South Africa slide into the central bank’s target range; rate hike seems unlikely

Sep 21, 2016 11:16 am UTC| Commentary Economy Central Banks

Consumer prices in South Africa fell during the month of August, below the upper end of the central banks target band, for the first time in 2016, restricting a rate hike in the near-term. The rate of inflation fell to...

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FxWirePro: CNH vols seems rich but risk reversal hedges cheap – USD/CNH seagull for hedging

Sep 21, 2016 10:23 am UTC| Central Banks Insights & Views

USDCNH continues to be a favored strategic vol short that we are willing to hold through event risks this month. The rationale for the trade has not changed since initiation faith in the PBoC to engineer orderly, low...

RBNZ likely to stand pat on policy today

Sep 21, 2016 09:59 am UTC| Commentary Central Banks

Today Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) will announce its monetary policy around 21:00 GMT. Over the past year or so, RBNZ has reduced rates from 3.5 percent to 2 percent, which is an all-time low, however, the bank is...

Central Bank of Turkey likely to lower overnight lending rate by 25bps

Sep 21, 2016 09:03 am UTC| Commentary Central Banks

The Central Bank of Turkey is likely to lower its overnight lending rate during its meeting tomorrow. According to a Commerzbank research note, the CBT might cut the interest rate by 25 basis points. However, other policy...

What to watch from FOMC meet ahead?

Sep 21, 2016 08:33 am UTC| Commentary Central Banks

We expect a great deal of debate among FOMC policymakers over the path of thehikes as well as whether to go for a hike at this meeting or not. Since the last meeting in July, several policymakers openly called for afaster...

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FxWirePro: GBP/JPY backspreads for bearish hedging - 1m IV skews jack up payoffs but minimize losses regardless of swings

Sep 21, 2016 08:19 am UTC| Central Banks Research & Analysis

1W and 1M ATM IVs of GBPJPY are rising in OTC markets, flashing a tad below 13% and 12.29% respectively on the BoJs monetary policy. 1w IV skews are equally interested in both OTM calls and OTM puts, while 1m skews...

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FxWirePro: GBP/JPY IV skews conducive for put writers – Ideal time to capitalize on momentary upswings owing to BOJ in “credit put spreads”

Sep 21, 2016 07:42 am UTC| Central Banks Research & Analysis

The yen is pressurized against the US dollar, the pair spiked to the highs of 102.784, settled to trade at 102.040 levels currently, trimming its advance this year to about 17 percent. While GBPJPY is no exception, has...