Volatility of the Korean won peaks due to geo-political tensions
Feb 15, 2016 12:53 pm UTC| Technicals
North Korea has decided yesterday to close the Gaeseong industrial complex that it would operate with the South together. This was in respond to South Koreas decision to shut down operations earlier in the day after North...
Why shouldn't you keep euro exposures naked but hedged
Feb 15, 2016 10:46 am UTC| Insights & Views
It seems ECB is increasingly pressurized but it is conditional on how it can deal with recent financial market stress, magnified risks for european banks, although sentiment-driven, but has both macroeconomic and...
Feb 15, 2016 08:45 am UTC| Technicals
Yet, short-lived impact of the surprise NIRP decision on the JPY raises questions on the efficacy of further easing to stem appreciation pressures and global risk dynamics will likely prevail as main driver of the...
Feb 15, 2016 08:02 am UTC| Technicals
After the steep slumps, if you are expecting reversal upswings then you are likely to get bull trapped if you are initiating longs for longer terms. Since the formation of shooting star pattern candle at resistance...
Feb 15, 2016 06:09 am UTC| Technicals
JapansGDP contracted 0.4% QoQ basis, or an annualized 1.4%, in the fourth quarter, hit by sluggish consumer spending amid a slow wage recovery and uncertain growth prospects. The recent bout of global risk aversion...
Feb 15, 2016 05:31 am UTC| Technicals
We think that the 18th - 19th February EU Summit will be the next risk event not only for the GBP but for some euro crosses outside euro zone such as EURJPY, EURUSD etc with significant implications for the timing of the...
Feb 11, 2016 13:19 pm UTC| Technicals
The AUD/USD and USD/CAD belong to the commodity block and are sensitive to common factors like Fed policy, commodity prices and China growth. The relationship is currently not linear, meaning that one pair reacts more than...