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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: Deploy AUD/USD boundary binaries as all signs of breaking channel resistance visible

Sep 28, 2016 06:54 am UTC| Technicals

After testing supports at 0.7439 levels, bulls have been consistently gaining in its price. The current prices have jumped above 7 and 21 DMAs, while 7DMA crosses over 21DMA. Consequently, we could foresee the upside...

FX Hedging Strategy Series

FxWirePro: BoJ’s next MPM unlikely to be game changer, OTC priced in 1-3m tenors – Hedge USD/JPY via vega neutral calendar spreads

Sep 27, 2016 14:15 pm UTC| Research & Analysis

We believe that BoJ has shifted its monetary policy stance in last monetary policy meeting (MPM), however, any decisions by the central bank at the next MPM (including some surprises discussed above) would be unlikely to...

FX Hedging Strategy Series

FxWirePro: USD/MXN hedging strategy in prolonged uptrend – “Vega Calls in Back Spread” to capture both dips and HY IVs

Sep 27, 2016 12:59 pm UTC| Research & Analysis

ATM IVs of this exotic Latin American pair of 1m expiries are spiking crazily above 19%, while thevega flashes higher positive numberthat signifies OTC sentiments are more concerned about upside risks ahead of the US...

FX Hedging Strategy Series

FxWirePro: Hillary and Trump factors engulf Mexican Peso from recovery – Wise to jack up longs in fairly priced USD/MXN ATM calls in hedging on HY IVs

Sep 27, 2016 11:47 am UTC| Technicals Commentary

Anyone who had wondered what had caused MXN weakness over the past few weeks received a clear answer last night. After Hillary Clinton clearly decided the first TV debate in her favour according to independent observers...

FX Hedging Strategy Series

FxWirePro: Bid 1m EUR/GBP risk reversals to deploy long hedge capitalizing on better UK data for better entry level

Sep 27, 2016 10:30 am UTC| Economy Commentary

GBP fell further than expected in the aftermath of the UK vote to leave the EU and after the MPC eased policy at the start of August. Since then, a bounce in economic indicators has been accompanied by a GBP bounce to...

FX Hedging Strategy Series

FxWirePro: Hedge NZD/JPY risks via long put ladder on shrinking Kiwis trade balance

Sep 27, 2016 07:59 am UTC| Commentary

New Zealand posted a NZD 1265 million trade deficit in August of 2016, compared to a NZD 1090 million shortfall a year earlier and missing market expectations of NZD 766 million gap. Exports dropped by 8.7 pct, led by...

FX Hedging Strategy Series

FxWirePro: Buzzing EUR/JPY option strategies - Naked strangle writing for laggards and debit spreads for lively bears

Sep 26, 2016 13:51 pm UTC| Research & Analysis

Technically, this pair is bearish bias for the day as the last weeks bull swings seem to have given up the last weeks momentum when the pair tested resistance at 113.501 levels, while the prices on monthly chart...

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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...