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FxWirePro: RBNZ stimulates Kiwis bears, NZD/JPY IV skews in sync with hopes of further cuts - ‘Debit Put Spreads’ best hedging vehicle

May 08, 2019 07:46 am UTC| Research & Analysis Central Banks

The RBNZ today cut the OCR 25bps to 1.50%. Both the market and analysts were divided on what action the RBNZ would take today, meaning a market reaction was guaranteed either way. Consequently, the majority ofNZD pairs...

FxWirePro: Turkish lira still appears vulnerable on political turmoil – Uptrend and IVs appeal USD/TRY debit call spreads

May 07, 2019 13:08 pm UTC| Research & Analysis

EM FX vols have generally continued the steady decline following the sharp repricing higher as occurred last August, with the JPM VXY EM Index roughly just 2 vol points higher than the summer-2014 all-time low recorded by...

FxWirePro: Snippets of gold vols and options possibilities

May 07, 2019 11:55 am UTC| Research & Analysis

Gold vols: The gold 1M ATM vol levels opened up the week with an uptick of about 0.3 vols (from 7.9 to 8.2) but finished the week on the back foot at historical low @ 7.85 vols. Front-month gold gamma rose from 7.8 vols...

FxWirePro: A Run Through on Luring Relative Values in Kiwis FX Crosses Ahead of RBNZ

May 07, 2019 11:16 am UTC| Research & Analysis Central Banks Insights & Views

By year-end, we expect NZD to see it below 0.6600 levels if the RBNZ cuts the OCR. In addition, we expect the US economy to improve in the second half of 2019, which should support the US dollar. Currently, our...

Regulatory Series on Cryptocurrencies: Are Ether Futures Contracts on Cards? ETH/USD Outperforms Among Crypto-Avenue

May 07, 2019 10:29 am UTC| Research & Analysis Digital Currency Insights & Views Technicals

Cryptocurrency derivatives have been the center of attraction in the recent past. Cryptocurrency derivatives, including cryptocurrency ETFs, futures, CFDs, and cryptocurrency options) have been under the meticulous scanner...

FxWirePro: Writing a strangle and 3-way straddles best suitable for AUD/NZD amid RBA and RBNZ Q2 spell

May 07, 2019 08:45 am UTC| Research & Analysis Central Banks

The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) maintained the status quo in its monetary policy, leaving key rates unchanged today. As a result, the Aussie dollar could be a beneficiary slightly from this decision as the majority of...

FxWirePro: Prime focus on Gamma among Antipodean FX bloc ahead of RBNZ

May 07, 2019 07:01 am UTC| Research & Analysis Central Banks

The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) left its key rate unchanged today. The Australian dollar was able to benefit slightly from this decision as the majority of analysts had expected a rate cut. While the RBNZ surprised...

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Economy

What should you do if you can’t pay your rent or mortgage?

The cost of living crisis is making it difficult for many people to pay their bills, including housing costs. Private sector rents have increased by an average 9% over the year to February 2024, and rising interest rates...

Reducing energy demand and improving efficiency will help prevent the next gas crisis

Gas prices have relaxed, Europe has come out of the winter with record gas storage levels and a surfeit of liquefied natural gas is set to reach the shores of Europe over the coming years. Many commentators are hopeful...

Minimum wage for South African farm workers: study shows 2013 hike helped reduce poverty even though compliance was poor

Minimum wage policies are typically aimed at reducing poverty. Yet there is little direct evidence of this effect, especially in developing countries. And none for South Africa. In a recent paper, we consider the...

Gas is good until 2050 and beyond, under Albanese gas strategy

The Albanese government is talking up the crucial role of gas as a transition fuel through to 2050 and beyond. In a gas strategy to be released on Thursday, the government envisages the fuels uses would change over...

South Africa’s plan to move away from coal: 8 steps to make it succeed

The South African governments Just Energy Transition Implementation Plan was launched in November 2023. It is a roadmap guiding the country away from reliance on coal-fired power towards renewable energy alternatives by...

Politics

Donald Trump Allegedly Offers Oil Execs a Deal to Scrap EV Incentives for $1B Donation

Former President Donald Trump reportedly proposed a $1 billion deal to oil executives, offering to end electric vehicle (EV) subsidies in return for campaign funding, according to The Washington Post. This move underscores...

US Supreme Court upended decades of precedent in 2022 by allowing voters to vote with gerrymandered maps instead of fixing the congressional districts first

For the 2022 midterm elections, the U.S. Supreme Court allowed Alabama to use congressional districts that violated the law and diluted the voting power of Black citizens. A 5-4 vote by the Supreme Court in February...

Germany lowers voting age to 16 for the European elections

Ahead of the European parliament elections in June, Germany has lowered the age limit on participation to 16. This makes it the largest of just a handful of states in the EU to allow people under the age of 18 to vote....

South Africa will be president of the G20 in 2025: two much-needed reforms it should drive

South Africa will play an important international role in 2025 as president of the G20. The G20 is a group of 19 countries as well as the African Union and the European Union. Between them they represent 85% of global...

What early 2024 polls are revealing about voters of color and the GOP

By the end of winter 2024, the return of Donald Trump to the top of the GOP presidential ticket has revealed a surprising trend in the former presidents base of support: his increasing popularity among Black and Latino...

Science

Is dark matter’s main rival theory dead? There’s bad news from the Cassini spacecraft and other recent tests

One of the biggest mysteries in astrophysics today is that the forces in galaxies do not seem to add up. Galaxies rotate much faster than predicted by applying Newtons law of gravity to their visible matter, despite those...

Why are algorithms called algorithms? A brief history of the Persian polymath you’ve likely never heard of

Algorithms have become integral to our lives. From social media apps to Netflix, algorithms learn your preferences and prioritise the content you are shown. Google Maps and artificial intelligence are nothing without...

IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects

About a trillion tiny particles called neutrinos pass through you every second. Created during the Big Bang, these relic neutrinos exist throughout the entire universe, but they cant harm you. In fact, only one of them is...

The Mars Sample Return mission has a shaky future, and NASA is calling on private companies for backup

A critical NASA mission in the search for life beyond Earth, Mars Sample Return, is in trouble. Its budget has ballooned from US$5 billion to over $11 billion, and the sample return date may slip from the end of this...

Dark matter: our new experiment aims to turn the ghostly substance into actual light

A ghost is haunting our universe. This has been known in astronomy and cosmology for decades. Observations suggest that about 85% of all the matter in the universe is mysterious and invisible. These two qualities are...

Technology

AI 'Godfather' Warns of Job Displacement, Advocates for Universal Basic Income

Renowned AI godfather Geoffrey Hinton warns of significant job losses due to AI, urging governments to adopt universal basic income as a countermeasure. Hinton Advocates for Universal Basic Income According to...

Shiba Inu: Top Analyst Identifies Coin as 'Potential Gold Mine'; Price Analysis Suggests 35% Upside

Top analyst Davie Satoshi sees Shiba Inu (SHIB) as a potential gold mine; price analysis predicts a 35% upside. Key Pattern in SHIBs Price Chart The Shiba Inu (SHIB) memecoin has caught the eye of many analysts....

Tesla Cybertruck Powers Houston Gas Station, Elon Musk Reacts to Saudi Prince’s Photo

A TikTok video showed a Tesla Cybertruck powering a Houston gas station after a tornado, while Elon Musk responded to a photo of a Saudi prince with a Cybertruck. Cybertrucks Real-World Test Connecting to a Tesla...

Shanghai's Data Policy Shift Could Propel Tesla's Local Data Center Efforts

Shanghais new data-export policy could accelerate Teslas plans to build a local data center, enhancing its artificial intelligence (AI) development for autonomous driving. Chinas Regulatory Update As China attempts...

CPI Report Spurs Optimism, BlackRock CIO Forecasts Fixed Income Growth

The release of the U.S. The Consumer Price Index (CPI) report provided a wave of relief to the financial markets. This signaled a possible reduction in inflationary pressures. Rick Rieder, Chief Investment Officer of...