FxWirePro: USD/JPY bearishness to pair with USD/CAD and CAD/JPY to construct options triangle
Mar 12, 2018 06:57 am UTC| Research & Analysis Insights & Views
For the Bank of Canada (BoC) the intensifying trade war with the US is an increasing factor of uncertainty for its economic outlook as it made clear at its meeting yesterday. With this exception, the image of the economy...
Mar 09, 2018 12:14 pm UTC| Research & Analysis Insights & Views
Market confusion over the near-term path of the USD has, in turn, lowered conviction for LatAm FX, which, as we wrote last time, explained 60% of the daily variation of LatAm FX returns. It shows that investors pared...
Mar 09, 2018 11:03 am UTC| Research & Analysis Central Banks Insights & Views
The Bank of Japan left its key short-term interest rate unchanged at -0.1% at its March 2018 meeting, as widely expected to be on hold. While the bank will be encouraged by 2017s growth result, core inflation is still...
FxWirePro: Time spreads for crude prices appear rosy on buzzing news of Trump-Kim’s meeting
Mar 09, 2018 08:08 am UTC| Research & Analysis Insights & Views
Amid the breaking news of Trump-Kim meeting that is likely to be scheduled in May, West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures were edging up at $60.25 a barrel, up 13 cents, or 0.23%. Although thefront-month contract...
BoC and BoJ maintain status quo, FxWirePro upholds ‘Option Strips’ for CADJPY trading and hedging
Mar 09, 2018 06:42 am UTC| Research & Analysis Central Banks Technicals Insights & Views
Canadian and Japanese central banks have maintained status quo in their monetary policies this week. The Bank of Canada held its overnight rate at 1.25% on March 7th 2018, following a 25bps hike in the previous meeting,...
BoC and BoJ maintain status quo, FxWirePro upholds ‘Option Strips’ for CADJPY trading and hedging
Mar 09, 2018 06:42 am UTC| Research & Analysis Central Banks Technicals Insights & Views
Canadian and Japanese central banks have maintained status quo in their monetary policies this week. The Bank of Canada held its overnight rate at 1.25% on March 7th 2018, following a 25bps hike in the previous meeting,...
Mar 08, 2018 12:45 pm UTC| Research & Analysis Central Banks Insights & Views
Chinas FX reserves declined by USD27bn in February, the first monthly drop since January 2017. Interestingly, the market does not see this as a reflection of capital outflows, because of two reasons: the currency was...
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