FxWirePro: Defensive Trade via Vega Exposure on Cheap CNH Risk Reversals
Aug 14, 2019 12:38 pm UTC| Research & Analysis
The news of the additional US tariffs also resulted in EM currencies/equities crumbling overnight. Apart from the Chinese readings, Asian manufacturing PMIs came in mixed to weaker. Short-end EMFX vols are waking up again,...
Aug 14, 2019 11:47 am UTC| Research & Analysis Digital Currency Insights & Views
Of-late, weve witnessed a global trend of regulatory tax bodies cracking down on crypto holders. Across the US and the UK in particular, authorities seem to be gearing up to release long-awaited guidelines on how to report...
FxWirePro: A Run Through on VXY for G10 and EMFX-Bloc
Aug 14, 2019 10:18 am UTC| Research & Analysis Central Banks
In the recent past, the trade protectionism theme shot back into focus as a potential major left tail risk for markets. Implied and realized volatility has rebounded from low levels driven by general risk-off moves in the...
Aug 14, 2019 09:58 am UTC| Research & Analysis
While yesterdays UK labor report showed domestic inflationary pressures are rising, todays consumer price inflation rate in the United Kingdom rose to 2.1 percent year-on-year in July 2019 from 2.0 percent in the previous...
Cryptocurrency Derivatives Series: Can Blade's Derivatives Contracts Confront BitMEX?
Aug 14, 2019 06:42 am UTC| Research & Analysis Digital Currency Insights & Views
We recently witnessed news pertaining to cryptocurrency derivatives scope, Bladeis geared up for unveiling anew cryptocurrency derivatives exchangein upcoming weeks. As a part of this project plan of cryptocurrency...
FxWirePro: SGD FX and Rates Trades on Singapore Q2 GDP Prints and MAS Easing Risks
Aug 13, 2019 14:53 pm UTC| Research & Analysis Central Banks
Singapores final Q2GDP report released this morning was unchanged from the advance report of just 0.1% yoy. The contraction in the manufacturing sector was revised -3.1% yoy vs -3.8% previously but this was offset by...
FxWirePro: A Quick Run Through on G10-FX and Derivatives Markets
Aug 13, 2019 14:01 pm UTC| Research & Analysis
In the recent past, the trade protectionism theme shot back into focus as a potential major left tail risk for markets. FX vols climbed more than 1.5pts on VXY-EM basket and 1-vol pts on VXY-G10 within a week. The sharp...
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