Jun 16, 2017 06:32 am UTC| Research & Analysis Insights & Views
Crude oil prices tumbled to their lowest level in a month this week and closed on Thursday at the lowest level since the initial OPEC agreement was reached last November. The catalyst for the collapse is widely viewed as...
FxWirePro: What drives the Antipodeans’ richness against G10 petro-currencies?
Jun 15, 2017 13:09 pm UTC| Research & Analysis Insights & Views
AUDUSD remains in the middle of the USD 0.72 - 0.78 range that has held since mid-2016. The upside for the currency is indeed capped by the prospect of further narrowing in short rate spreads and a sense that the...
FxWirePro: What’s all about going long in EUR/USD 2y calls and shorting downside risk?
Jun 15, 2017 13:03 pm UTC| Research & Analysis Insights & Views
The FX options market is very liquid up to the 2y expiry. This is an appropriate horizon to capture a scenario whereby EURUSD surges to 1.30. In addition, we want to go long vol via calls, as topside vega is going to...
FxWirePro: Euro area – A benevolent vols atmosphere brands as bullish call for chasing equity space
Jun 15, 2017 11:42 am UTC| Research & Analysis Insights & Views
The European equities are recording the best earnings data since 2010. The Eurozone benefits from better valuations, improving macro data, fading political risk, slowly normalizing inflation expectations and...
Jun 15, 2017 09:57 am UTC| Research & Analysis Insights & Views
With extremely low volatility and expectations of a stable USDCNH, the market prefers the carry trade again. Taking one-year tenor as an example, the implied yields of CNH is above 4%. In other words, as long as USDCNH...
FxWirePro: Bullish, bearish scenarios, OTC indications and hedging vehicles of sterling
Jun 15, 2017 09:34 am UTC| Research & Analysis Insights & Views Central Banks
Bearish sterling scenarios: 1) The UK growth slows below 1% as consumers are squeezed by inflation and falling house prices. 2) Outright capital repatriation from slower moving long-term investors including central...
FxWirePro: Deploy DXY straddles on dual reading of overnight volatility ahead of FOMC
Jun 14, 2017 12:42 pm UTC| Central Banks Research & Analysis Insights & Views
The old conflict between what the market expects and what the Fed suggests has been re-ignited. This does not involve a rate hike expected for today which is completely priced in on the market and which therefore...
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