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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: Dont get bull trapped in EUR/JPY's interim upswings, Gravestone Doji at channel resistance likely to evidence more dips

Feb 08, 2016 06:48 am UTC| Technicals

Todays price jump may baffle your trade strategies but we are giving you a caution not to initiate fresh longs and get bull trapped in EURJPYs downtrend, these upswings are momentary and at any time bearish swings may...

FX Hedging Strategy Series

FxWirePro: Unload weights in AUD/NZD strips to book profits, stay calm with diagonal debit put spreads

Feb 08, 2016 05:25 am UTC| Technicals

The AUDNZD has shown a steep slumps from the highs of 1.0970 to Fridays lows of 1.0643, currently spot FX is at 1.0685 with some bearish pressure. At the highs of 1.0970 we had traced back to back shooting star patterns to...

FX Hedging Strategy Series

FxWirePro: EUR/GBP spikes capitalizing on Brexit risks, technicals, risk reversals favor signal upside risks, hedge payable exposure with CRBS

Feb 05, 2016 14:19 pm UTC| Technicals

Our central scenario is that the UK will remain in the EU. Risks of Brexit, however, have increased; the associated transitional costs of Brexit look high. In FX space, our end-of year forecasts have a sharp H2 recovery...

FX Hedging Strategy Series

FxWirePro: EUR/CHF still offers speculating opportunity in writing strangles but debit call spreads for hedgers

Feb 05, 2016 12:18 pm UTC| Technicals

Inflation race: The long-term path for EUR/CHF will be determined by who sees inflation first: Switzerland or the Euro area. Our guess would be the Euro area (though neither looks likely to see strong inflation any time...

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FxWirePro: GBP baffles in OTC on Brexit speculations, which one would you rely upon IVs or risk reversals?

Feb 05, 2016 11:00 am UTC| Technicals

GBP vols ahead of UK Brexit risk: suspicious but not panicky The eruption of Brexit threats on the GBP vol scene can be traced in delta risk reversals. Way back in October and November even though 3M ATM IVs were tepid but...

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FxWirePro: USD/JPY OTC indications pile up bearish sentiments, threatening dollar bulls – load up shorts in PRBS on sinking IVs

Feb 05, 2016 07:10 am UTC| Technicals

From the recent rate change by BoJ makes commercial banks that park surplus reserves at the central bank to negative 0.1% in a slightly awful stimulated pointing at serving its economy to cushion the potential threats of...

FX Hedging Strategy Series

FxWirePro: Stay hedged in GBP/CHF via PRBS to reduce hedging cost on monetary policy risks between UK and Swiss central banks

Feb 04, 2016 13:54 pm UTC| Technicals Central Banks

The Bank of England has upheld its monetary policy stance unchanged, standing pat on the official Bank Rate at 0.5% and the APF at 375bn. More importantly, the split of the vote for the bank rate decision has changed.As...

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Economy

India Slashes Fuel Taxes: A Ten-Rupee Relief Amid Global Energy Turmoil

Effective March 26, 2026, the Indian government made a decisive fiscal action by significantly lowering the Special Additional Excise Duty (SAED) on motor fuels. This change in policy lowers the tax on gasoline from INR 13...

France's 2025 Budget Deficit Shrinks More Than Expected, Easing Fiscal Pressure

France made stronger-than-expected progress on its public finances in 2025, with the national budget deficit falling to 5.1% of GDP a notable improvement from 5.8% recorded in 2024 and well ahead of the governments own...

Oil Prices Slip as Trump Extends Iran Ceasefire Deadline Amid Ongoing War Fears

Global oil prices were on course for a weekly loss on Friday after U.S. President Donald Trump granted Iran a 10-day extension before threatening to strike its energy infrastructure, offering markets a brief reprieve ...

Asian Stocks Rebound as Trump Delays Iran Strike Deadline

Asian equity markets staged a partial recovery on Friday after U.S. President Donald Trump postponed a planned military strike on Iranian energy infrastructure, extending the deadline by over ten days while signaling...

Google's TurboQuant Sends South Korean Chip Stocks Tumbling Amid AI Memory Demand Fears

South Korean equities took a sharp hit Friday as mounting concerns over reduced artificial intelligence memory demand dragged the KOSPI index to its lowest point in more than two weeks. The benchmark fell nearly 3% to...

Politics

Lavrov Claims U.S. Seeks Control Over Damaged Nord Stream Pipelines

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has accused the United States of pursuing dominance over the Nord Stream gas pipelines in the Baltic Sea, which were severely damaged by underwater explosions in September 2022. The...

Chinese Universities with PLA Ties Found Purchasing Restricted U.S. AI Chips Through Super Micro Servers

Procurement records reveal that four Chinese universities, two of which have direct ties to the Peoples Liberation Army, acquired Super Micro Computer servers loaded with restricted Nvidia AI chips over the past year. The...

U.S. Praises Kurdistan's Role in Oil Markets Amid Iran War Fallout

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio held a significant diplomatic call Thursday with Kurdistan Regional Government Prime Minister Masrour Barzani, signaling Washingtons commitment to regional energy stability as conflict...

Russia Accused of Helping Iran Target U.S. Forces, European Powers Tell G7

European nations have formally accused Russia of providing military intelligence and drone technology to Iran to help target American forces in the Middle East, raising the issue directly with U.S. Secretary of State Marco...

Trump Signs Executive Order to Pay TSA Workers Amid Airport Security Crisis

President Donald Trump announced Thursday that he will sign an executive order directing Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin to ensure Transportation Security Administration (TSA) employees receive their pay,...

Science

SpaceX Pivots Toward Moon City as Musk Reframes Long-Term Space Vision

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has revealed a significant shift in the companys near-term space exploration strategy, announcing that SpaceX is now prioritizing the development of a self-growing city on the Moon rather than focusing...

SpaceX Prioritizes Moon Mission Before Mars as Starship Development Accelerates

Elon Musks SpaceX is shifting its near-term space exploration strategy, choosing to prioritize a return to the Moon before pursuing missions to Mars, according to a recent Wall Street Journal report citing sources familiar...

NASA and SpaceX Target Crew-11 Undocking From ISS Amid Medical Concern

NASA has confirmed that the agency, in coordination with SpaceX, is targeting no earlier than 5 p.m. Eastern Time (2200 GMT) on Wednesday, January 14, for the undocking of the SpaceX Crew-11 mission from the International...

Neuralink Plans High-Volume Brain Implant Production and Fully Automated Surgery by 2026

Elon Musks brain-computer interface company Neuralink is preparing for a major expansion, announcing plans to begin high-volume production of its brain implant devices and transition to a fully automated surgical procedure...

Jared Isaacman Confirmed as NASA Administrator, Becomes 15th Leader of U.S. Space Agency

The U.S. Senate has officially confirmed billionaire private astronaut Jared Isaacman as the new NASA administrator, making him the 15th leader in the agencys history. The confirmation, which took place on Wednesday, marks...

Technology

Federal Judge Blocks Pentagon's Blacklisting of AI Company Anthropic

A federal judge has temporarily prevented the Pentagon from enforcing its designation of Anthropic as a national security supply-chain risk, dealing an early blow to the Trump administration in a growing dispute over...

SMIC Allegedly Supplies Chipmaking Tools to Iran's Military, U.S. Officials Warn

Chinas top semiconductor manufacturer, SMIC (Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation), has reportedly been transferring chipmaking equipment to Irans military industrial complex, according to two senior Trump...

Google's TurboQuant Algorithm Sends Memory Chip Stocks Tumbling

Major memory chipmakers took a significant hit on Thursday after Google researchers introduced a groundbreaking compression algorithm that threatens to reduce artificial intelligence demand for memory chips. Samsung...

Reflection AI Eyes $25 Billion Valuation in Massive $2.5 Billion Funding Round

Nvidia-backed artificial intelligence startup Reflection AI is in advanced discussions to secure $2.5 billion in fresh funding, with negotiations pointing to a staggering pre-money valuation of $25 billion, according to a...

Nanya Technology Shares Surge 10% After $2.5 Billion Private Placement from Sandisk and Cisco

Shares of Taiwan-based memory chip manufacturer Nanya Technology soared to their daily limit of 10% on Thursday morning following the companys announcement of a major $2.5 billion private placement deal backed by prominent...