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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: INR and ZAR only bright spot among BRIC FX space, BRL and RUB vulnerable amid lingering political turmoil and crude price slumps

Jun 27, 2017 13:17 pm UTC| Research & Analysis Insights & Views

In EM, we remain MW FX overall and neutral in LATAM and EMEA, with small OW in EM Asia. We hold relative value long TRYZAR, and stay UW RUB vs OW TRY The bearish stance on BRL relative to the rest of the EM FX complex...

FX Hedging Strategy Series

FxWirePro: EUR/JPY bearish-neutral RR, shrinking IVs and skews signal call writers advantage and put on long leg - Collar spreads to hedge

Jun 27, 2017 06:57 am UTC| Research & Analysis Insights & Views

The hedgers interests of EURJPY have been explained by nutshell showing delta risk reversal, however, no new shift in sentiments is observed both in short and long run. As a result, we dont see much traction OTM calls. The...

FX Hedging Strategy Series

FxWirePro: FX options markets price-in for minimal mean-reversion higher in volatility over next 2-months

Jun 19, 2017 12:23 pm UTC| Research & Analysis Insights & Views

Hawkish DM monetary policy surprises this week may spur 1-2 weeks of decent realized volatility but are unlikely to be durable enough to upend placid option pricing through the summer. Option implied USD-correlations...

FX Hedging Strategy Series

FxWirePro: The key driving forces of BRICS currencies and hedging vehicles (episode 2)

Jun 16, 2017 12:42 pm UTC| Central Banks Insights & Views

INR: The INR is an ideal high-yield currency. A modest current account deficit and basic balance surplus, low realized vol and favorable carry-to-vol characteristics should continue to entice carry trade flows. The...

FX Hedging Strategy Series

FxWirePro: Bearish fundamentals weigh on crude prices, but geopolitical risks under-appreciated – Stay short hedged

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...

FX Hedging Strategy Series

FxWirePro: Should Banxico display a bit more optimism or cautiousness? Strategic hedging via call spreads

May 18, 2017 12:55 pm UTC| Central Banks Research & Analysis Insights & Views

The Mexican central bank will decide on its key rate tonight. The majority of market participants expect unchanged key rates. After all, the central bank has already hiked its key rate by a total of 350bp over the past...

FX Hedging Strategy Series

FxWirePro: Stay hedged via options in bullion prices ahead of Fed’s hiking speculation on bearish neutral risk reversals

May 18, 2017 11:22 am UTC| Research & Analysis Insights & Views

Futures contracts in Comex for the yellow metal has shed around $3.00, or about 0.3%, to $1,255.29 a troy ounce by 07:00GMT. Front-end and intermediate US Treasury yields declined 1-4bp, as CPI disappointed relative to...

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Economy

Beyond the spin, beyond the handouts, here’s how to get a handle on what’s really happening on budget night

Three weeks from now, some of us will be presented with a mountain of budget papers, and just about all of us will get to hear about them on radio, TV or news websites on budget night. The quickest way to find out what...

Johannesburg in a time of darkness: Ivan Vladislavić’s new memoir reminds us of the city’s fragility

Ivan Vladislavić is Johannesburgs literary linkman. He tells us, in the first pages of his new book, The Near North, that before cities were lit, first by gaslight and later electricity, people of means paid torchbearers...

What if the Reserve Bank itself has been feeding inflation? An economist explains

Heres something for the board of the Reserve Bank of Australia to ponder as it meets next month to set interest rates. It has pushed up rates on 13 occasions since it began its attempt to restrain inflation in May...

China’s new world order: looking for clues from Xi’s recent meetings with foreign leaders

There is broad consensus that Chinese foreign policy has become more assertive and more centralised in the decade since Xi Jinping has ascended to the top of Chinas leadership. This has also meant that Chinese foreign...

How India’s economy has fared under ten years of Narendra Modi

More than 960 million Indians will head to the polls in the worlds biggest election between April 19 and early June. The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which is led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, is seeking a third...

Politics

Labour can afford to be far more ambitious with its economic policies – voters are on board

To say that the Labour party is flying high in the polls is something of an understatement. But despite its consistent lead against the Tories, the opposition finds itself in a rather odd position: on the cusp of power but...

History for sale: what does South Africa’s struggle heritage mean after 30 years of democracy?

One of my favourite statues is the one of Nelson Mandela at the Sandton City shopping centre in Johannesburg. Larger than life, its oversized bronze shoes shimmer in the evening light, polished by the hands of many...

Sudan: civil war stretches into a second year with no end in sight

In the early hours of April 15 2023, the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) a Sudanese paramilitary force attacked the military airstrip in the town of Merowe and deployed troops across strategic locations in Sudans capital,...

Turkey’s suppression of the Kurdish political movement continues to fuel a deadly armed conflict

The world has 91 democracies and 88 autocracies. Yet 71% of the worlds population (some 5.7 billion people) are living under autocratic rule, a big jump from 48% ten years ago. This trend towards authoritarianism can...

Georgia is sliding towards autocracy after government moves to force through bill on ‘foreign agents’

Georgias ruling party attempted to pass a controversial bill on foreign agents in March 2023. The law would have required civil society groups and the media to register as being under foreign influence if they receive...

Science

A Nasa rover has reached a promising place to search for fossilised life on Mars

While we go about our daily lives on Earth, a nuclear-powered robot the size of a small car is trundling around Mars looking for fossils. Unlike its predecessor Curiosity, Nasas Perseverance rover is explicitly intended to...

The rising flood of space junk is a risk to us on Earth – and governments are on the hook

A piece of space junk recently crashed through the roof and floor of a mans home in Florida. Nasa later confirmed that the object had come from unwanted hardware released from the international space station. The 700g,...

Peter Higgs was one of the greats of particle physics. He transformed what we know about the building blocks of the universe

Peter Higgs, who gave his name to the subatomic particle known as the Higgs boson, has died aged 94. He was always a modest man, especially when considering that he was one of the greats of particle physics the area of...

Could a telescope ever see the beginning of time? An astronomer explains

The James Webb Space Telescope, or JWST for short, is one of the most advanced telescopes ever built. Planning for JWST began over 25 years ago, and construction efforts spanned over a decade. It was launched into space on...

US media coverage of new science less likely to mention researchers with African and East Asian names

When one Chinese national recently petitioned the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services to become a permanent resident, he thought his chances were pretty good. As an accomplished biologist, he figured that news...

Technology

DeepL Unleashes AI-Powered Tool for Business Writing

DeepL is a translation service from Germany, and it announced on Friday, April 26, that it would launch a new tool called DeepL Write Pro. It is an AI-based writing assistant created to help businesses with their writing...

Arthur Hayes Predicts Major Bullish Crypto Market Recovery Signal From US Treasury Department

Arthur Hayes, co-founder of BitMEX, has identified a potential boost for the cryptocurrency and stock markets based on recent U.S. Treasury actions. These actions could inject substantial liquidity, fueling a bullish...

Tesla Cybertruck Spotted in Sydney Sparks Debate: Potential Australian Release?

As the Tesla Cybertruck makes unexpected appearances on the streets of Sydney, speculation swirls about its potential availability in Australia, despite previous doubts regarding its local launch. Tesla Cybertruck...

Hertz to Offload 30K EVs This Year, Deepens Cuts Amid Mounting Fleet Losses

In a recent financial revelation, Hertz disclosed continued losses from its electric vehicle (EV) investments, announcing plans to sell 30,000 EVs this year amid depreciating values and escalating maintenance...

Toyota Motor Launches Trial for EV Pickups in Thailand

Toyota Motor Corporation launched the trial for its electric pickup trucks in Thailand. The Japanese automaker said its pilot project brought nine fully electric Hilux Revo pickups to key Thai market. According to...