May 28, 2018 11:33 am UTC| Research & Analysis Digital Currency Insights & Views Commentary Fintech
The securities laws and regulations would be an ongoing phenomenon to evolve in lockstep with the industry itself, as well as the role of technology solutions, so as to come up with some viable alternatives - not an easy...
May 28, 2018 09:24 am UTC| Research & Analysis Insights & Views
The USD has continued to make fresh highs as the combination of ongoing global cyclical disappointment, and relative US cyclical outperformance adds fuel to the unwind of USD shorts. 63% of the extreme short dollar base...
May 28, 2018 08:25 am UTC| Research & Analysis Insights & Views
JPY depreciated towards the end of April and has rebounded into May. Overall, JPY nominal effective exchange rate is almost flat (-0.3% as of writing) compared to the last release. Meanwhile, USDJPY rallied and once...
May 28, 2018 06:27 am UTC| Digital Currency Research & Analysis Insights & Views
BTCUSD forms hanging man and shooting star patterns on daily plotting at $9,685 and $9,800 levels respectively. Ever since then these bearish patterns plummet prices below DMAs and now below $7,500 mark, while both leading...
FxWirePro: Long-tenured EUR/USD vols seem lucrative on European political and bond markets risks
May 25, 2018 14:05 pm UTC| Research & Analysis Insights & Views
The dollar rally continues and the expected pause has yet to materialize. Meanwhile, the Turkish central bank has raised rates by 300 basis points to stem the slide in the lira, but even this move could prove...
A bird's eye-view on automotive demand and PGMs
May 25, 2018 12:11 pm UTC| Research & Analysis Insights & Views Commentary
The PGM segment congregated in London this week for the annual LPPM Platinum Week.With deteriorating diesel share in Western Europe continuing to weigh heavily on the fundamental outlook for platinum, the mood was...
Intricacies of correlation between bullion market and dollar - Hedging and trading vehicles
May 25, 2018 11:41 am UTC| Research & Analysis Insights & Views
Bracing USD demand/positive UST yields seemed to restrain any further up-move. Goldseesawed between tepid gains/minor losses through the early European session and was seen consolidating overnight strong gains to over...
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