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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: CBT stalls USD bull rout by missing consensus – Uphold DCS, is it debit conviction spread or debit call spread?

Dec 21, 2016 13:07 pm UTC| Central Banks Research & Analysis Insights & Views

The Christmas came early yesterday as CBT refrained from raising interest rates, contrary to consensus expectations. CBT explained its inaction by wanting to wait and see the inflationary effects of the liras recent...

FX Hedging Strategy Series

FxWirePro: Everything goes wrong with EUR/CHF bulls; Geopolitics, trend, IVs, IV skews and risk reversals favor bears

Dec 21, 2016 12:55 pm UTC| Research & Analysis Insights & Views

This edition of EURCHF is to advocate short on Euro area politics: This recommendation has been motivated by EUR facing multiple electoral hurdles on the one hand, and constraints to SNB FX interventions on the other....

FX Hedging Strategy Series

FxWirePro: Option pack for EUR/AUD with 3-way straddle combinations as negatively skewed 1m IV signifies OTM put writing

Dec 21, 2016 11:35 am UTC| Research & Analysis

The implied volatilities of 1m EURAUD ATM contracts are trading shy above 9%, while the spot price in technical trend approaching near crucial juncture at the resistance of falling wedge, it seems to be equal opportunity...

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FxWirePro: Kiwis produces worse-than-anticipated trade balance – Deploy AUD/NZD diagonal straps to hedge uneven trend

Dec 21, 2016 06:41 am UTC| Research & Analysis

New Zealand trade deficit decreased 11.3 pct year-on-year to NZD 705 million in November of 2016, as imports fell faster than exports. It compares with market expectations of a NZD 500 million gap. Key export trends havent...

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FxWirePro: BoJ’s dovish stance serves nothing to NZD/JPY bearish streaks but keeps our ITM shorts in CRBS risk-free

Dec 20, 2016 11:52 am UTC| Central Banks Research & Analysis

NZDJPY in next 1-2 week: The yen continues to underperform most currencies, which is unsurprising given the risk-seeking mood since the US election. NZDJPYs momentum is strong but the mid-83s is a very sticky area. The...

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FxWirePro: USD/JPY longer tenor IVs all set to ease after BoJ’s status quo as focus remains on inflation, correcting flat treasury yields

Dec 20, 2016 10:00 am UTC| Central Banks Research & Analysis

The BoJ maintains status quo in its monetary policy, focusing to soothing 10Y Treasury bond yield,the benchmark for long-term borrowing costs, at around zero pct and keep the overnight interest rate around -0.1%. and asset...

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FxWirePro: Deploy butterfly put spreads for GBP/NZD on range bounded trend and tepid IVs but ITM and OTM longs as Brexit risk looms

Dec 20, 2016 09:37 am UTC| Research & Analysis

From last 6 weeks, GBPNZD remains stuck in a 1.80 1.7380 range. We still foresee the major downtrend likely to resume and evidence further slumps ahead as the approach of the March 2017 Brexit deadline, Supreme Court...

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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...