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FxWirePro: BoJ’s shift in monetary policy stance - A run through on USD/JPY put spread structure

Jul 31, 2018 13:11 pm UTC| Research & Analysis Central Banks

Today, the Bank of Japan (BoJ) confirmed last weeks rumours and tweaked by announcing a shift to the range of assets it would buy as the form of its yield curve control strategy and introduces extensive forward guidance...

FxWirePro: Loonie struggles on NAFTA expulsion but strength looms on bullish oil risks – Deploy RKO put spreads on 1m OTC bids

Jul 31, 2018 12:14 pm UTC| Research & Analysis Central Banks

USDCAD caught between several factors, such as the ongoing storm-cloud of US trade policy escalation, NAFTA, crude prices and an otherwise constructive cyclical outlook that is still warranting gradual rate hikes. Price...

Chamber of Digital Commerce Proposes Guidelines for Digital Token Alliance & ICOs

Jul 31, 2018 09:12 am UTC| Research & Analysis Digital Currency Insights & Views Commentary

The Chamber of Digital Commerce, which is a blockchain and cryptocurrency advocacy institution, founded back in 2014, has now set in a few sets of guidelines to address challenges arising out of utility tokens. Well, in...

Is China posing real threat for Bitcoin through cryptocurrency ratings index and government-backed cryptocurrency?

Jul 31, 2018 07:57 am UTC| Digital Currency Research & Analysis Central Banks Insights & Views Commentary

Before moving on, lets just rewind to the reminiscence of cryptocurrency markets, could we even forget Chinese impact on cryptocurrencies last year, Bitcoin price tumbled from the highs of $4,970 to $2,980 levels when...

FxWirePro: Capitalize on GBP/JPY momentary upswings and 2w/2m OTC bids ahead of BoE that signal ‘Diagonal Put Back Ratio Spread’

Jul 31, 2018 06:38 am UTC| Research & Analysis Central Banks

The Sterling and Yen would be in the market focus for this week ahead of BoE and BoJ, not because of Brexit developments but because of the Bank of Englands quarterly inflation report and the Bank of Japan is likely to...

FxWirePro: EM and G10 FX derivatives market analytics ahead of monetary policy season

Jul 30, 2018 14:29 pm UTC| Research & Analysis Central Banks

This write-up emphasizes central banks monetary meetings under the scanner of the FX derivatives. Please see below a rundown of this weeks key data releases and events with macro relevance: The Bank of Japan is...

FxWirePro: CAD/JPY ‘Diagonal Options Strips’ as worthy smart hedge ahead of BoJ

Jul 30, 2018 13:46 pm UTC| Research & Analysis Central Banks Insights & Views

Bullish CADJPY scenarios driven by: The BoJ is scheduled for monetary policy tomorrow, if it does not move even if the core inflation rate rises more than expected. BoC hikes 25 bps Local crude oil prices rise...

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Economy

Dollar Steadies Ahead of ECB and BoE Decisions as Markets Turn Risk-Off

The U.S. dollar held firm at the start of Asian trading on Thursday as investors positioned themselves ahead of key interest rate decisions from the European Central Bank (ECB) and the Bank of England (BoE). Both central...

Australia’s December Trade Surplus Expands but Falls Short of Expectations

Australia recorded a smaller-than-expected trade surplus in December, highlighting continued pressure on the countrys export sector amid weak overseas demand and a strong Australian dollar. According to data released by...

U.S. Stock Futures Edge Higher as Tech Rout Deepens on AI Concerns and Earnings

U.S. stock index futures moved modestly higher on Wednesday evening after Wall Street ended the regular session mostly lower, as investors continued to grapple with a deepening technology selloff driven by AI disruption...

Oil Prices Slip as U.S.–Iran Talks Ease Supply Disruption Fears

Oil prices moved lower on Thursday as news of planned diplomatic talks between the United States and Iran reduced immediate fears of a military conflict that could disrupt crude supply from the Middle East, one of the...

Asian Markets Slip as AI Spending Fears Shake Tech, Wall Street Futures Rebound

Asian stock markets declined as growing concerns over the soaring costs of artificial intelligence investment weighed heavily on the technology sector, while U.S. stock futures attempted a modest recovery led by gains in...

Politics

Trump Stays Neutral on 2028 GOP Successor as Vance and Rubio Emerge as Top Contenders

President Donald Trump has declined to take sides in early speculation over who could succeed him as the Republican presidential nominee in the 2028 election, as Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio...

U.S. Justice Department Removes DHS Lawyer After Blunt Remarks in Minnesota Immigration Court

The U.S. Justice Department has removed a government lawyer from a high-pressure assignment in Minnesota following blunt comments made in federal court about her workload and the governments failure to comply with judicial...

Melania Trump Pushes Diplomacy to Return Ukrainian Children from Russia

U.S. First Lady Melania Trump said Wednesday that she remains in ongoing contact with Russian President Vladimir Putins team as part of efforts to secure the return of Ukrainian children taken to Russia since the start of...

Human Rights Watch Warns of Democratic Decline in U.S. Under Trump Administration

Human Rights Watch has raised serious concerns about the state of democracy in the United States, warning that key democratic institutions and human rights protections are under threat during President Donald Trumps second...

Ukraine-Russia Peace Talks in Abu Dhabi Show Cautious Progress Amid Ongoing Fighting

Ukrainian and Russian officials concluded what Kyiv described as a productive first day of new U.S.-brokered peace talks in Abu Dhabi, even as intense fighting continued across Ukraine in Europes largest conflict since...

Science

NASA and SpaceX Target Crew-11 Undocking From ISS Amid Medical Concern

NASA has confirmed that the agency, in coordination with SpaceX, is targeting no earlier than 5 p.m. Eastern Time (2200 GMT) on Wednesday, January 14, for the undocking of the SpaceX Crew-11 mission from the International...

Neuralink Plans High-Volume Brain Implant Production and Fully Automated Surgery by 2026

Elon Musks brain-computer interface company Neuralink is preparing for a major expansion, announcing plans to begin high-volume production of its brain implant devices and transition to a fully automated surgical procedure...

Jared Isaacman Confirmed as NASA Administrator, Becomes 15th Leader of U.S. Space Agency

The U.S. Senate has officially confirmed billionaire private astronaut Jared Isaacman as the new NASA administrator, making him the 15th leader in the agencys history. The confirmation, which took place on Wednesday, marks...

Senate Sets December 8 Vote on Trump’s NASA Nominee Jared Isaacman

The U.S. Senate Commerce Committee announced it will vote on December 8 on President Donald Trumps renewed nomination of private astronaut and tech entrepreneur Jared Isaacman to lead NASA. Isaacman, known for his...

NASA Cuts Boeing Starliner Missions as SpaceX Pulls Ahead

NASA has significantly scaled back Boeings Starliner program after years of technical issues and delays, announcing that the next Starliner mission to the International Space Station (ISS) will fly without astronauts. The...

Technology

Alphabet’s Massive AI Spending Surge Signals Confidence in Google’s Growth Engine

Alphabet is dramatically ramping up its capital expenditure in 2026 as it doubles down on artificial intelligence, cloud infrastructure, and compute capacity, underscoring its ambition to stay ahead in the intensifying AI...

Baidu Approves $5 Billion Share Buyback and Plans First-Ever Dividend in 2026

Baidu Inc (NASDAQ: BIDU), Chinas largest internet search engine company, announced on Thursday that its board of directors has approved a new share repurchase program of up to $5 billion, running through the end of 2028....

Instagram Outage Disrupts Thousands of U.S. Users

Meta Platforms Instagram experienced a significant service disruption on Wednesday evening, leaving more than 10,000 users across the United States unable to properly access the popular social media platform. According to...

TSMC Eyes 3nm Chip Production in Japan with $17 Billion Kumamoto Investment

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), the worlds largest contract chipmaker, is reportedly planning to mass produce advanced 3-nanometre (3nm) semiconductors in Kumamoto, southern Japan, marking a major shift...

Tencent Shares Slide After WeChat Restricts YuanBao AI Promotional Links

Shares of Tencent Holdings (HK:0700) fell sharply on Wednesday after its popular messaging platform WeChat blocked certain promotional links related to YuanBao, the companys artificial intelligence chatbot. The move...