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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: Stay positioned in EUR/CZK as CNB indicates exit from floor

Oct 05, 2016 11:07 am UTC| Central Banks Commentary

We remain bullish CZK, with the CNB more confident it will exit from the koruna cap in mid-2017 at its latest meeting. This week, the CNB kept the benchmark rate unchanged at 0.05% and attempted to tame market...

FX Hedging Strategy Series

FxWirePro: Central banks in APAC stimulate AUD/NZD bullish sentiments and holders of option straps in lurk for conducive IVs

Oct 05, 2016 07:16 am UTC| Central Banks Commentary

The AUD has enjoyed support from commodity prices plus the RBA sounding comfortable about Australias outlook as the central bank maintained status quo in its recent monetary policy (cash rates unchanged at 1.50%). An...

FX Hedging Strategy Series

FxWirePro: Use momentary PLN loses in put ladder to hedge USD/PLN depreciating risks on Polish rate cut expectations

Oct 04, 2016 13:03 pm UTC| Central Banks Commentary

As per the National Bank of PolandsMPC, the latest minutes unpredictably indicated that several MPC members are willing to consider rate cuts. This comes as a surprise because individual interviews in recent months tended...

FX Hedging Strategy Series

FxWirePro: Fear of article 50 factors in FX OTC markets – Options strips for GBP/USD hedging on mounting bearish sentiments and improved PMIs

Oct 04, 2016 12:09 pm UTC| Commentary

The announcement of the British Prime Minister Theresa May to invoke the British exit request in line with article 50 by March 2017 at the latest, thus starting official exit negotiations put considerable pressure on...

FX Hedging Strategy Series

FxWirePro: Key drivers for bearish ZAR and USD/ZAR low delta call spreads

Oct 04, 2016 11:14 am UTC| Research & Analysis

We are medium-term bearish ZAR, but following the sharp sell-off in recent weeks we do not hold active short positions at the moment. Political risks are likely to be a key driver of the currency, in the near term. It...

FX Hedging Strategy Series

FxWirePro: US election premiums and firm USD correlations support long positions in USD gamma and USD vs EUR spreads

Oct 04, 2016 10:09 am UTC| Commentary

A few idiosyncratic developments have made this week more eventful that we would have expected, and have caused vols to bottom out from their lows. Nov/Dec US Elections and BoJ/Fed calendars dominate the vol landscape...

FX Hedging Strategy Series

FxWirePro: UK manufacturing PMIs indicate sterling’s stiffness - Hedge GBP/JPY’s further downside risks using 3m Vega ATM puts

Oct 04, 2016 08:09 am UTC| Commentary

The sterling would remain in focus today, as even much better than anticipated manufacturing PMI data yesterday (actual flash 51.5 versus forecasts at 50.4 and previous at 49.4) and Chancellor Hammond alluding to fiscal...

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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...