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Amid highly volatile economic environment, shielding currency exposure has become too risky than before. In this series we provide an intelligent insights and analysis on actionable FX derivative strategies that serve different levels of risk appetites and returns.

FX Hedging Strategy Series

FxWirePro: Trade EUR/USD OTM options in hindered range as ECB’s Draghi seems to digest Brexit shock

Jun 27, 2016 07:19 am UTC| Research & Analysis

The foreign ministers from Europes six founding members called for the UK to provide clarity as soon as possible. The founders also recognized the different levels of ambitions among the member states as it...

FX Hedging Strategy Series

FxWirePro: Bid EUR/JPY risk reversals but don’t disregard shrinking IVs while options trading, put writers on competitive edge

Jun 27, 2016 06:36 am UTC| Research & Analysis Technicals

Over the weekend, it has become clear that the UK has been thrown into political chaos due to the relatively close 52-48% referendum outcome. Given concerns on limits of the policy arsenal at the BoJ and rising...

FX Hedging Strategy Series

FxWirePro: What do you ponder over EUR/JPY’s 61.8% fibo retracements? Inverted saucer likely to extend, option tunnel spreads to speculate

Jun 27, 2016 05:13 am UTC| Technicals

At least by now stubborn bulls would have believed the previous downtrend offered more shorting opportunities. Any layman could now argue stating that it is mere a fundamental effects due to thegeopolitical and economic...

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FxWirePro: Deploy USD/CAD ‘CCS’ option strategy as CAD to prosper in Q3, substantiated by signals from macros and OTC

Jun 24, 2016 12:43 pm UTC| Research & Analysis Insights & Views

Macro and OTC outlook: We look ahead for the BoC to begin tightening monetary policy H2 2016, contributing to a pullback that takes USD/CAD to 1.33 plus at year end. We stress that the lack of a recovery in crude oil...

FX Hedging Strategy Series

FxWirePro: AUD/USD hedging performance unlikely to be fragile

Jun 24, 2016 09:55 am UTC| Research & Analysis

As we were shorts on AUD while advocating option strategies for bearish risks on hedging grounds, they seem to have performed well so far. But thestory never ends here at this juncture, as per the nutshell evidencing...

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FxWirePro: When all eyes on Brexit, umpteen reasons to hedge dollar’s bullish risks in H2

Jun 24, 2016 07:12 am UTC| Insights & Views Economy

On the result day of Brexit referendum, the globalmarkets buckled up as Britains vote on European Union membership infected almost all asset class. But on along run, a sharp fall in real bond yields and a bounce in oil...

FX Hedging Strategy Series

FxWirePro: Stay short in GBP/JPY intensified downtrend momentum – Stay firm with bearish hedging positions

Jun 24, 2016 06:24 am UTC| Technicals

Weve been consistently urging for hedging bearish risks of GBP against major pairs for long-term investors, but especially GBPUSD and GBPJPY pairs, rest everything is history by now. As George soras told once, being...

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Economy

Asian Currencies Slide as Indian Rupee Hits Record Low Amid Iran Tensions

Asian currencies weakened further on Tuesday, led by the Indian rupee, which plunged to a record low as rising Middle East tensions pushed crude oil prices higher and strengthened demand for the U.S. dollar. Investors also...

US, Japan Reaffirm Strong Currency Coordination Amid Yen Volatility

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Japanese Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama reaffirmed strong cooperation on foreign exchange policy during meetings in Tokyo, signaling continued coordination to address excessive...

Rubio Discusses Iran Crisis and Strait of Hormuz Disruptions With UK and Australia

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio held separate discussions on Monday with Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong and British Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper regarding the escalating Iran conflict and the ongoing...

Trump Says Iran Ceasefire ‘On Life Support’ as Oil Prices Surge Above $104

Hopes for a peace deal between the United States and Iran weakened Tuesday after U.S. President Donald Trump said the fragile ceasefire was on life support following Tehrans rejection of a U.S.-backed proposal aimed at...

US Inflation Expected to Rise Again in April as Fed Signals Higher Interest Rates

U.S. consumer prices likely increased at a steady pace for the second consecutive month in April, reinforcing concerns that inflation remains stubbornly high and strengthening expectations that the Federal Reserve will...

Politics

Israel Approves Special Military Tribunal for Hamas October 7 Attack Suspects

Israels parliament has approved a new law establishing a special military tribunal to prosecute Palestinian militants involved in the October 7, 2023 Hamas-led attack on Israel. The legislation, passed late Monday by a...

GOP Lawmakers Probe Sam Altman and OpenAI Ahead of Potential IPO

Republican lawmakers and several Republican state attorneys general are increasing scrutiny of OpenAI CEO Sam Altman over concerns tied to the companys governance and business relationships ahead of a possible OpenAI IPO,...

Trump Weighs Renewed Military Action Against Iran Amid Strait of Hormuz Crisis

U.S. President Donald Trump is reportedly giving stronger consideration to restarting major combat operations against Iran as diplomatic efforts and nuclear negotiations continue to stall. According to a CNN report...

Trump Administration Seeks Court Pause to Reinstate 10% Global Tariffs

The Trump administration has asked a U.S. federal court to temporarily pause a recent ruling that challenged the legality of the administrations 10% global tariff policy while the government continues its appeal process....

Arcadia Mayor Eileen Wang Pleads Guilty in China Foreign Agent Case

Arcadia Mayor Eileen Wang has agreed to plead guilty to a federal charge of acting as an unregistered foreign agent for the Chinese government, according to U.S. officials. The case has drawn national attention due to...

Science

Trump Administration Releases New UFO Files and Apollo Mission Records

The U.S. Defense Department has released dozens of previously classified UFO-related files following an order from President Donald Trump, sparking renewed debate over unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP) and government...

China vs. NASA: The New Moon Race and What's at Stake by 2030

The space race is back and this time, its a direct competition between the United States and China for dominance on the lunar surface. NASAs Artemis II mission recently made history when four astronauts flew farther into...

NASA Artemis II: First Crewed Moon Mission Since Apollo Takes Four Astronauts on 10-Day Lunar Journey

NASAs Artemis II mission launched Wednesday, marking humanitys return to crewed lunar exploration for the first time since the Apollo era. Carrying four astronauts aboard the Orion spacecraft, this historic 10-day mission...

NASA's Artemis II Mission: First Crewed Lunar Journey Since Apollo

NASA's Artemis II Crew Arrives in Florida for Historic Moon Mission

The four astronauts chosen for NASAs Artemis II mission have touched down at Kennedy Space Center in Florida, marking the beginning of final launch preparations for the first crewed lunar journey in over 50 years. NASA...

Technology

Kuaishou Stock Jumps on Kling AI IPO Plans and $20 Billion Valuation

Kuaishou Technology (HK:1024) shares surged on Tuesday after reports revealed that the Chinese short-video giant is considering spinning off its Kling artificial intelligence video generation business. The news boosted...

Samsung Shares Slide as Labor Talks Intensify Ahead of Planned Strike

Samsung Electronics shares dropped more than 2% on Tuesday as investors monitored critical negotiations between the tech giant and its labor union over a potential strike that could impact the global semiconductor...

Ibiden Stock Surges as AI Chip Demand Boosts Profit Outlook

Ibiden Co., Ltd. (TYO:4062) shares climbed sharply on Tuesday after the Japanese semiconductor component manufacturer reported strong annual earnings and raised its forecast for the current fiscal year. The companys stock...

OpenAI-Microsoft Deal Sets $38 Billion Revenue-Sharing Cap Ahead of Potential IPO

OpenAI and Microsoft have reportedly agreed to place a $38 billion cap on total revenue-sharing payments, according to a report published Monday by The Information. The move is seen as part of OpenAIs broader effort to...

Nintendo Shares Tumble as Weak Forecast and Rising Switch 2 Costs Worry Investors

Nintendo shares plunged on Monday after the Japanese gaming giant posted annual earnings that missed analyst expectations and issued a weaker-than-expected outlook for the current fiscal year. The disappointing forecast...