FX Hedging Strategy Series

FxWirePro: EUR/JPY 1w IVs to favor writers, bearish pace to decelerate – Arrest tepid dips via butterfly put spreads

Dec 29, 2016 12:55 pm UTC| Research & Analysis Insights & Views

Although the bearish swings in themajor trend of EURJPY seemto be threatening, you observe range bounded trend has been persisting from last fortnight or so (upper range at 123.507 and lower range at 121.734...

When it comes to election campaigns, is the gambling lobby all bark and no bite?

Dec 29, 2016 12:50 pm UTC| Insights & Views Politics Law

The gambling lobbys influence in overriding popular opinion and the public interest in Australia is well-known. But is its electoral power exaggerated? A look at this years ACT election suggests that perhaps the gambling...

Migrant Crisis Series

Europe's migration 'partnerships' with Africa need a new direction in 2017

Dec 29, 2016 12:36 pm UTC| Insights & Views

2016 was the deadliest year for migrants crossing the Mediterranean; more than 4,800 people died on their way to Europe, despite the fact that fewer attempted the journey than in previous years. While European migration...

So you think 2016 was a bad year? There were plenty worse

Dec 29, 2016 12:33 pm UTC| Insights & Views Politics

As early as January, when David Bowie departed the scene, some were already looking dubiously at 2016. Bowie was an icon of the 1970s, the era when what is now the dominant section of the population in most Western...

History suggests Australia could be left behind by the next industrial revolution

Dec 29, 2016 11:18 am UTC| Insights & Views Economy

This article was co-authored by Mitchell Eddy who has recently completed a Masters of International Relations at the University of Melbourne that included a placement at the think tank, Per Capita. When the industrial...

Global Geopolitics Series

A rare American rebuke for Israel

Dec 29, 2016 11:10 am UTC| Insights & Views

As in comedy, timing can be vital in politics too. To say outgoing Secretary of State John Kerrys criticism of Israel is a bit late is putting it mildly. No matter how valid some of Kerrys belated observations about...

FX Hedging Strategy Series

What FxWirePro anticipates with WTI call spreads, Irag targets the same

Dec 29, 2016 10:48 am UTC| Research & Analysis Insights & Views

Yes, we at FxWirePro have constantly been calling for bullish figures on WTI crude oil prices in our write ups on hedging and technical analysis sections. Subsequently, the optimal hedging vehicles have also been advocated...