Brexit Britain and trade – this is where it gets tricky
Mar 29, 2017 14:20 pm UTC| Insights & Views Economy
The triggering of Article 50 of the Treaty on the European Union by Theresa May finally signals the end of the phoney war on Brexit. For months, members of the British government have talked up the prospects of the UK...
Mar 29, 2017 12:16 pm UTC| Insights & Views Economy
U.S. consumer confidence defied economists expectations for a fall and unexpectedly improved in the month of March. Data showed that U.S. Conference Board consumer confidence index jumped to 125.6 in March from a revised...
Mar 29, 2017 12:10 pm UTC| Technicals Insights & Views
In an intermediate uptrend, gold prices have almost retraced upto 61.8% from the lows of 1046.54 to the recent highs of 1263 levels in the consolidation phase, but for, this Fibonacci level has acted as a stiff resistance...
FxWirePro: Hedging against Chinese onshore FX and interest rate risks
Mar 29, 2017 11:07 am UTC| Central Banks Insights & Views
Access to the interbank bond market is the latest opening up of the Chinese onshore FX market to foreign bond investors completes the list of tools that foreign investors need to facilitate their investment in the onshore...
FxWirePro: PBoC’s new regime on CIBM for ease of operations of FIIs
Mar 29, 2017 09:47 am UTC| Central Banks Insights & Views
Access to the interbank bond market The latest opening up of the onshore FX market to foreign bond investors completes the list of tools that foreign investors need to facilitate their investment in the onshore China...
FxWirePro: A glimpse over G7 OTC FX - Vols collapse after dovish Fed, more in store
Mar 29, 2017 08:01 am UTC| Research & Analysis Insights & Views Central Banks
Please be noted that the nutshell showing IVs of G7 pairs have collapsed considerably. The collapse in vols following in the recent times FOMCs dovish statement, even in longer tenors less influenced by event-related...
FxWirePro: Bullish and bearish scenarios of USD/JPY – Diagonal put spread to math OTC indications
Mar 29, 2017 07:32 am UTC| Insights & Views
Bearish scenario (USDJPY upto 100) if: 1) The global investors risk aversion heightens significantly, 2) The weak US economy dampens hopes for Fed hikes, 3) U.S. administration talks down USDJPY...
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