FxWirePro: EIA’s inventory check hints Crude’s bullish hopes but not at the drop of a hat, OPEC likely to be game changer – Bid long WTI vs Brent Dec’18 spreads

Nov 23, 2017 07:31 am UTC| Research & Analysis Insights & Views

Crude prices were stronger after another large drawdown in inventories buoyed investor sentiment. The EIA weekly report showed that US stockpiles fell by 1.86 million barrels last week. This was a little lower than...

FxWirePro: Aussie remains edgy amid data forces, AUD/USD hedging framework and strategy to mitigate both short and long-term risks

Nov 23, 2017 07:02 am UTC| Research & Analysis Insights & Views

Markets will closely watch the PMIs for November. Ongoing strength in global growth remains crucial to sustaining risk appetite and keeping volatility low. In the near-term, global sentiment will continue to remain a key...

FxWirePro: Is Swedish Krona really getting cushion from Riksbank for inflation puzzles?

Nov 22, 2017 13:08 pm UTC| Central Banks Insights & Views

Over the past week the Swedish krona came under considerable pressure, but in the end, it did not achieve a sustainable break of the 10 mark in EURSEK, not least as Riksbank deputy governor Kerstin af Jochnik came to the...

FxWirePro: Global derivative markets roundup

Nov 22, 2017 13:05 pm UTC| Insights & Views

The 1Y/5Y vol curve slope in EURUSD is a whisker away from all-time highs and is worth watching closely for a top since 1Y vol tends to pivot more than 2% pts higher from such peaks. Large gyrations in heavily...

FxWirePro: CAD/JPY option strips to hedge both bearish/bullish scenarios in major trend

Nov 22, 2017 09:13 am UTC| Central Banks Research & Analysis Insights & Views

The Bank of Canada (BoC) is likely to have taken a deep breath when it saw the October inflation data on Friday. It fell from 1.6% to 1.4% YoY. The different measures of core inflation also eased slightly and now range...

Productive cities: toward a new biopolitics of cities

Nov 22, 2017 06:42 am UTC| Insights & Views

The idea of the productive city emerged with the development of industrial capitalism. In this way, the productive model imposed its own logic on cities, which came to be regarded as passive receptacles harbouring economic...

Jet fuel from sugarcane? It's not a flight of fancy

Nov 22, 2017 05:42 am UTC| Insights & Views

The aviation industry produces 2 percent of global human-induced carbon dioxide emissions. This share may seem relatively small for perspective, electricity generation and home heating account for more than 40 percent ...