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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: BoJ maintains status quo but focuses on inflation targets - Capitalize on shrinking 1w IVs in EUR/JPY to deploy shorts in reverse put spreads

Nov 02, 2016 07:28 am UTC| Central Banks Research & Analysis

Fundamental updates: The Bank of Japan (BoJ) maintained its current quantitative and qualitative easing programme with yield curve control aiming to achieve the price stability target of two pct. BoJ maintains...

FX Hedging Strategy Series

FxWirePro: Hedging vehicle for USD/SGD upside risks via option spreads ahead of series of data announcements

Oct 28, 2016 10:14 am UTC| Central Banks Commentary

This weeks Focus updates our estimates of external debt in Emerging Asia, broken into foreign bank loans to the region and foreign currency-denominated debt securities issued by Asias banks, corporates, and...

FX Hedging Strategy Series

FxWirePro: GBP/NZD bears seem ruthless even after all-time lows taking into deep tunnels – DDPS or mid-month futures to rescue FX exposures

Oct 28, 2016 09:54 am UTC| Central Banks Commentary

The discounted gloomy UK outlook both prevents a new bold depreciation and a much stronger currency. The technical picture suggests a new turbulence and bearish pressures. GBPNZD made the fresh post-float lows following...

FX Hedging Strategy Series

FxWirePro: FED and RBNZ to stimulate NZD/USD bearish sentiments – Diagonal long put ladders to mitigate downside risks

Oct 28, 2016 09:15 am UTC| Central Banks Research & Analysis Commentary

New Zealand posted a NZD 1436 million trade deficit in September of 2016, compared to a NZD 1140 million shortfall a year earlier and beyond market projections of NZD 1125 million gap. Exports dropped by 5.7 pct, led by...

FX Hedging Strategy Series

FxWirePro: Significance of NZD/USD premium-adjusted deltas to construct implied volatility smiles capitalizing 2m negatively skewed IVs

Oct 28, 2016 08:51 am UTC| Central Banks Commentary

Before we begin with this write-up, please be informed that 2m NZDUSD ATM puts are flashing deltas around -0.54. NZDUSD has been tumbling considerably offlate, dropped from the highs of 0.7485 to the current 0.7134...

FX Hedging Strategy Series

FxWirePro: Formulate NZD/JPY DPRS to monitor perplexing IVs ahead of streaks of event risks in Kiwis and Japan

Oct 28, 2016 07:17 am UTC| Central Banks Commentary

On economic data radar over next fortnight: BoJ economic outlook report, monetary policy decision and policy rates on Oct 31st. GDT price index, Kiwis unemployment rates and inflation reports are scheduled to be...

FX Hedging Strategy Series

FxWirePro: What drives you writing overstated exorbitant NZD/JPY options?

Oct 28, 2016 06:00 am UTC| Central Banks Commentary

For an instance, 1w ATM puts and calls of this pair are trading 28% and 30% respectively more than NPV. While the ATM implied volatilities of the same tenor are at just shy above 9.5%. The standard deviation of this put...

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Economy

Gold Prices Edge Higher as Markets Await Key U.S. PCE Inflation Data

Gold prices moved higher in Asian trading on Friday, supported by a weakening U.S. dollar and strong expectations that the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates at its upcoming December 910 meeting. Spot gold rose 0.5%...

Asia’s IPO Market Set for Strong Growth as China and India Drive Investor Diversification

Asias equity capital markets are poised for another strong year as a surge of high-profile IPOs from China and India attracts global investors seeking diversification beyond U.S. assets. In 2025, Asian ECM...

Spain’s Industrial Output Records Steady Growth in October Amid Revised September Figures

Spains industrial sector posted a moderate yet encouraging rise in October, with industrial output increasing 1.2% compared to the same month last year, according to new data released by the National Statistics Institute...

European Stocks Rise as Markets Await Key U.S. Inflation Data

European stock markets edged higher on Friday as investors looked ahead to the delayed release of the Federal Reserves preferred inflation metric, a key indicator ahead of next weeks policy meeting. By early European...

European Oil & Gas Stocks Face 2026 With Cautious Outlook Amid Valuation Pressure

European oil and gas equities are entering 2026 on a more cautious footing as J.P. Morgans latest EU Oils Outlook highlights tightening valuations and growing concerns over a projected global oil oversupply. Despite Brent...

Politics

Taiwan Opposition Criticizes Plan to Block Chinese App Rednote Over Security Concerns

Taiwans political landscape heated up after the government announced a plan to suspend access to the Chinese social media platform Rednoteknown as Xiaohongshufor one year. The interior ministry said the proposed ban stems...

China’s Expanding Maritime Military Presence Alarms Taiwan and Japan

Taiwan and Japan expressed growing concern on Friday over Chinas expanding military activity across East Asian waters, following a Reuters report revealing Beijings largest maritime deployment to date. According to...

Honduras Election Turmoil Intensifies as Nasralla Blames Trump for Shift in Results

Honduran presidential candidate Salvador Nasralla says last-minute interference by former U.S. President Donald Trump undermined his chances in the countrys tightly contested election. Speaking with Reuters, Nasralla, a...

Australia and Japan Strengthen Defence Cooperation Amid Rising Regional Tensions

Australian Defence Minister Richard Marles will travel to Japan on Saturday for high-level defence talks with his counterpart, Shinjiro Koizumi, as both nations deepen security cooperation in response to growing regional...

U.S. Justice Department Orders Intensified Probe Into Antifa and Domestic Extremist Groups

U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi has directed federal law enforcement agencies to significantly ramp up investigations into the antifa movement and other groups deemed potential domestic extremist threats, according to an...

Science

Senate Sets December 8 Vote on Trump’s NASA Nominee Jared Isaacman

The U.S. Senate Commerce Committee announced it will vote on December 8 on President Donald Trumps renewed nomination of private astronaut and tech entrepreneur Jared Isaacman to lead NASA. Isaacman, known for his...

NASA Cuts Boeing Starliner Missions as SpaceX Pulls Ahead

NASA has significantly scaled back Boeings Starliner program after years of technical issues and delays, announcing that the next Starliner mission to the International Space Station (ISS) will fly without astronauts. The...

Blue Origin’s New Glenn Achieves Breakthrough Success With First NASA Mission

Blue Origins massive New Glenn rocket marked a major milestone as it completed its first mission for paying customers, sending two NASA satellites toward Mars and successfully landing its reusable booster at sea. The...

Cogent Biosciences Soars 120% on Breakthrough Phase 3 Results for Bezuclastinib in GIST Treatment

Cogent Biosciences (NASDAQ: COGT) shares skyrocketed over 120% after the biotech company announced groundbreaking results from its Phase 3 PEAK trial evaluating bezuclastinib in combination with sunitinib for patients with...

Trump and Merck KGaA Partner to Slash IVF Drug Costs and Expand Fertility Coverage

U.S. President Donald Trump and German pharmaceutical company Merck KGaA have announced a groundbreaking deal aimed at lowering the cost of in-vitro fertilization (IVF) treatments while boosting access to fertility care in...

Technology

EU Prepares Antitrust Probe Into Meta’s AI Integration on WhatsApp

The European Commission is reportedly preparing to launch a new antitrust investigation into Meta Platforms Inc. (NASDAQ: META) over the companys recent rollout of artificial intelligence features within WhatsApp....

Sam Altman Reportedly Explored Funding for Rocket Venture in Potential Challenge to SpaceX

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman reportedly explored raising significant capital to acquire or partner with a rocket company, a move that could have created direct competition with Elon Musks SpaceX. According to a report from the...

Wikipedia Pushes for AI Licensing Deals as Jimmy Wales Calls for Fair Compensation

Wikipedia is seeking additional licensing deals with major technology companies to address the growing financial burden caused by artificial intelligence firms heavily scraping its platform, according to co-founder Jimmy...

Firelight Launches as First XRP Staking Platform on Flare, Introduces DeFi Cover Feature

Firelight reaches 25M XRP deposit cap within hours of launch; ushers in a new era for decentralized XRP staking. A new XRP staking platform, Firelight, has officially launched on the Flare blockchain, marking the first...

OpenAI Moves to Acquire Neptune as It Expands AI Training Capabilities

OpenAI has confirmed plans to acquire Neptune, a startup known for its advanced tools that help companies track, monitor, and optimize AI model training workflows. Although the company did not release the financial details...