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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: Historical evidences evidence divergence between WTI IVs & RVs and convergence between risk reversals & forwards when OPEC acts

Dec 08, 2016 13:15 pm UTC| Research & Analysis

The implied volatilities of crude oil options have dropped considerably on the back of last weeks OPEC production cut pact. For an instance, the 3m at the money WTI implied volatility has dropped a massive 10 percentage...

FX Hedging Strategy Series

FxWirePro: WTI implieds likely to dip after OPEC but forwards to chase 1y risk reversals – Achieve $60 in snail's pace via optimized 1x1.5 call spreads

Dec 08, 2016 13:13 pm UTC| Research & Analysis

The recent OPECs agreement to cut output by 1.2 Mb/d from January next year together with the possibility of non-OPEC cuts of some 600 kb/d should result in meaningful global oil stock draws next year (even if full...

FX Hedging Strategy Series

FxWirePro: Deep dive into EUR/CAD 1w IVs lures rosy opportunities in strangle shorts as interim bulls attempt to prolong range, Skews substantiates

Dec 08, 2016 12:22 pm UTC| Central Banks Research & Analysis

The current EURCAD ATM implied volatilities making extreme noise above 23% as the EUR heads into todays ECB meeting on the front foot, having staged an aggressive reversal post initial Italian referendum weaknesson...

FX Hedging Strategy Series

FxWirePro: EUR/JPY - Buy the trend and sell the ECB news via bear calendar spread with reduced cost

Dec 08, 2016 09:00 am UTC| Central Banks Research & Analysis

As stated in our recent technical write up, EURJPY bulls manage to break out above major resistances of 113.946, 116.250, 121.526, Current upswings consistently well above DMAs and sustain above these levels would take us...

FX Hedging Strategy Series

Mixed bag euro hedging sentiments as Draghi to weigh Italian referendum impact on QE

Dec 08, 2016 07:45 am UTC| Central Banks Commentary

The political uncertainty is dominant in theeuro area, ECB President Mario Draghi said in an interview with El Pais published last week. So far weve seen that in the short-term the response to these uncertainties has been...

FX Hedging Strategy Series

FxWirePro: EUR/JPY upswings go in sideways but long term technicals signal more upside traction – Boundary binaries to speculate

Dec 08, 2016 07:13 am UTC| Technicals

Bulls manage to break out above major resistances of 113.946, 116.250, 121.526, Current upswings consistently well above DMAs and sustain above these levels would take us to the newer heights. Rallies likely to extend...

FX Hedging Strategy Series

FxWirePro: Steepest decline of Chinese FX reserves in 2016 – Uphold cost effective option trades for USD/CNY hedging

Dec 07, 2016 13:14 pm UTC| Research & Analysis

Chinas FX reserves declined by 69 bln USD in November. This is the largest decline since February of this year. The decline points to continuing capital outflows, despite the best efforts of the Chinese authorities. In the...

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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...