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FxWirePro: GBP/USD RRs versus cash, deploy diagonal options straps as cable to knock along humps & troughs amid bearish/bullish scenarios

Jan 16, 2018 09:30 am UTC| Research & Analysis Insights & Views

Bearish scenarios: 1) Growth stay nears 1.5%. 2) CPI peaks and wage growth fails to accelerate to 3%; 3) The balance of payments pressure (capital repatriation from LT investors; current a/c stuck at 4-5%). 4) PM...

FxWirePro: Can UK CPI open doors for speculators on BoE’s hiking cycle? GBP/AUD 3-way straddle does desired hedge, uphold position to keep further risks in check

Jan 16, 2018 08:38 am UTC| Research & Analysis Central Banks

Inflation in the UK is scheduled to be announced shortly, Sterling most likely to rise if upbeat UK CPI boosts BOE rate hike bets as DecembersUK CPIreport headlines the economic calendar in European trading hours...

FxWirePro: Attain euro’s optimism through EUR/JPY but deploy delta-hedge as ECB to conclude QE in 2019

Jan 16, 2018 06:23 am UTC| Research & Analysis Central Banks Insights & Views

JPY underperformance has been the highlight as well as USD softness. Consequently, USDJPY remained in a roughly three yen range while yens NEER marked the lowest level since February 2016 on January 5 this year though it...

Announcement: Moody's: Rising interest rates are unlikely to hurt European companies' profits, cash flows in the medium term

Jan 16, 2018 00:50 am UTC| Research & Analysis

Rising interest rates in Europe are unlikely to hurt companies profits and cash flows in the medium term, in spite of the potential for them to dampen consumer confidence, says Moodys Investors Service in a report...

FxWirePro: Robust Canadian growth paves way for hawkish BoC – Keep higher oil, valuations and CAD appreciation on check

Jan 15, 2018 13:31 pm UTC| Research & Analysis Central Banks Insights & Views

This week BoC is scheduled for monetary policy announcement (on 17th Jan). The Canadian economy was able to grow considerably over the past quarters predominantly driven by an expansionary monetary and fiscal policy. It is...

FxWirePro: Crude demand/supply equation, dollar/oil correlation and hedging upside risks

Jan 15, 2018 12:43 pm UTC| Research & Analysis Insights & Views

U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures are hovering at $64.14, down 23 cents from their last settlement. Commodity trading has slightly been tepid due to a national holiday in the United States. Crude Oil...

FxWirePro: Brexit relief recourses short leg of sterling puts – Stay hedged capitalizing on delta longs in PRBS

Jan 15, 2018 11:41 am UTC| Research & Analysis Insights & Views

The GBP forecasts are unchanged from the 2018 Outlook, albeit the risk bias is upgraded to positive as subsequent developments have been constructive on balance. In particular,favorable progress on Brexit has overshadowed...

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Economy

Space arms race may be underway

As conflict rages on Earth, an arms race may be underway in outer space. On May 30, a US diplomat warned that Russia had launched a weapon into orbit, something Russias deputy foreign minister, Sergey Ryabkov, branded as...

Mauritius’ next growth phase: a new plan is needed as the tax haven era fades

Mauritians will head to the polls by November 2024 and politicians are considering the economic direction of the island country. For the last two decades, the countrys economic growth has depended heavily on its...

Canadians are feeling increasingly powerless amid economic struggles and rising inequality

If you feel like youre being pushed around in life, youre not alone. Our recent research has found that Canadians are increasingly feeling a sense of powerlessness in their lives. This sentiment has been steadily...

Myth: How the US manipulates global markets for economic supremacy

US president, Joe Biden, raised tariffs on Chinese-made goods sharply in May, claiming that the Chinese government has cheated by pouring money into Chinese companies … hurting competitors who play by the rules. The...

The world no longer needs fossil fuels – and the UK could lead the way in making them taboo

North Sea oil and gas has become a battleground issue in the UK general election. The Labour partys manifesto promises an end to issuing new licenses for finding oil and gas. The Conservative party meanwhile proposes a...

Politics

Microsoft-G42 Deal Forces Huawei Exit, White House Hails Move

The White House praised Microsofts $1.5 billion investment in G42, emphasizing the positive impact of ending relations with Huawei on AI security. White House Sees Positive Shift in UAE Tech Alliances According to...

Three ways politicians always promise to raise money without increasing taxes – and why they rarely deliver

After weeks of controversy over Labour and Conservative costings in which each side accused the other of dishonesty the manifestos show that both parties had wildly exaggerated their rivals plans. But there has been...

Election 2024: migrants aren’t to blame for Britain’s housing crisis

Migration has become the most toxic issue in British politics, driving intensely emotional debates that are often based on prejudice and misunderstanding. Similarly emotional is housing a finite resource in high demand at...

How Vladimir Putin projects his image as a modern-day Peter the Great

Russian energy giant Gazprom is reported to have been hit particularly hard by sanctions imposed as a result of the war with Ukraine. An internal report obtained and published by the Financial Times has forecast that the...

Another election, another round of Nigel Farage hype, with no lessons learned

Nigel Farage, a man who has never been elected to the House of Commons despite years of trying, has again been allowed to set the agenda in the UK. Ten years after Ukip won the European parliament elections, throwing...

Science

Nations realise they need to take risks or lose the race to the Moon

The Nasa-led Artemis-3 mission will place the first human boots on the surface of the Moon since Apollo 17s Gene Cernan and Harrison Schmitt left the lunar surface in December 1972. The goal of the Artemis programme is...

Eye exercises to improve sight – is there any science behind them? An ophthalmologist explains why you shouldn’t buy the hype

You may have seen advertisements claiming to eliminate the need for eyeglasses through vision therapy or vision training basically, eye exercises. These exercises include putting pressure on or palming the eye; eye...

The universe’s biggest explosions made some of the elements we are composed of. But there’s another mystery source out there

After its birth in the Big Bang, the universe consisted mainly of hydrogen and a few helium atoms. These are the lightest elements in the periodic table. More-or-less all elements heavier than helium were produced in the...

Engineering cells to broadcast their behavior can help scientists study their inner workings

Waves are ubiquitous in nature and technology. Whether its the rise and fall of ocean tides or the swinging of a clocks pendulum, the predictable rhythms of waves create a signal that is easy to track and distinguish from...

If an asteroid hit Earth and all the humans died, would the dinosaurs come back?

Many, many years ago dinosaurs roamed the Earth. Six-year-old Aga knows that a meteorite wiped them out… but could another meteorite bring them back? You can read a print version of this story...

Technology

Samsung Tests Galaxy S25 with MediaTek Chipset Amid Rising Qualcomm SoC Prices

Samsung is testing its upcoming Galaxy S25 series with a MediaTek chipset, seeking alternatives to the Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 due to high costs and production issues with the Exynos 2500. This move aims to maintain performance...

Binance Delists Shiba Inu, Chainlink, and Five More Cryptos Due to Market Conditions

On June 26, Binance, the worlds largest cryptocurrency exchange, announced the delisting of Shiba Inu, Chainlink, and five other crypto assets, effective June 28. The move is due to declining trading volumes and aims to...

PancakeSwap Unveils AI-Powered Ether Prediction Market on Arbitrum with Allora

PancakeSwap has launched an AI-powered Prediction Market on Arbitrum, allowing users to forecast Ether price fluctuations with data supplied by Allora Networks machine-learning capabilities. PancakeSwap Teams Up with...

Huawei Invests $1.66 Billion in R&D to Develop Advanced Chipmaking Tools

Huawei has invested $1.66 billion in a new RD facility near Shanghai to develop advanced chipmaking tools. This effort aims to achieve self-sufficiency amid U.S. trade restrictions, highlighting Huaweis innovation and...

Why Shiba Inu Price is Surging Today: Key Factors Behind the Rally

The price of Shiba Inu Coin surged by nearly 3% today, reflecting a significant rally in the cryptocurrency market. In line with the general upturn in the cryptocurrency market, the price of Shiba Inu Coin surged by...