FxWirePro: Euro vols caught between two stools on Italian political uncertainty
Jun 07, 2018 06:04 am UTC| Research & Analysis Insights & Views
For a currency in the eye of a political storm, Euro spot and vols are ending the week on a surprisingly benign note, but their nearly unchanged week-on-week levels belie the intensity of the shockwave in Italian bonds...
FxWirePro: Zero-cost risk reversals and PBoC’s Ccy swap agreements to hedge CNH
Jun 06, 2018 15:07 pm UTC| Research & Analysis Central Banks Insights & Views
EURCNH is the EUR-cross gift that keeps on giving. We have liked the cross from the short side all year on grounds that its policy-driven nature can help reliably milk the sizeable forward point carry on offer; its...
SARB accomplishes pilot project on JP Morgan’s Ethereum-based Blockchain
Jun 06, 2018 14:18 pm UTC| Research & Analysis Central Banks Fintech Insights & Views
Lets refresh our memories on a few critics, a few months ago JP Morgan chief, Mr. Jammie Dimon, has long been an ardent critic of bitcoin. In an interview with Fox Business, Mr. Dimon said that he trusts blockchain as a...
Jun 06, 2018 14:07 pm UTC| Research & Analysis Insights & Views
Using rising IVs of longer tenors coupled with the bearish neutral risk reversal numbers, while positively skewed IVs on 3m ATM put strikes signify the hedging sentiments for bearish risks upto OTM strikes of 0.7450, ATM...
FxWirePro: Uphold short hedges as RBA maintains status quo
Jun 06, 2018 09:56 am UTC| Research & Analysis Central Banks Insights & Views
The Australian central bank (Reserve Bank of Australia, RBA) left its key cash rate unchanged in yesterdays monetary policy as widely anticipated. The statement is just as boring to read as the decision, as its view has...
‘2018 FIFA World Cup Russia’ eye-catchy for Crypto-community
Jun 06, 2018 08:12 am UTC| Research & Analysis Sports Digital Currency Insights & Views Governance
The worlds largest sporting event is just a few days away, as a result, soccer fans are clustering to online websites to book their seats in Russia. If you are planning to visit Russia for the 2018 FIFA World Cup,...
Jun 06, 2018 06:45 am UTC| Research & Analysis Insights & Views
Both a stronger euro and a slightly weaker dollar contributed to the recovery in EUR-USD seen over the past few days. However, it seems as if the currency pair has reached its current comfort zone at levels around 1.17....
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