Jan 08, 2016 07:06 am UTC| Technicals Central Banks
Reading between the lines: The RBNZ may have cut rates early in December but it also hinted the easing cycle may be over and that turned what ordinarily would be a currency negative event (a 25bps cut that was only 60%...
Jan 07, 2016 13:28 pm UTC| Insights & Views
We think this is nothing but demand supply equation seems heading a rampant, as per the US department of energy, demand during end of 2015 was weaker than at any time in more than ten years, and was 9.3% down on the YoY...
Jan 07, 2016 11:40 am UTC| Technicals
The New Year series has been subdued for CAD: on the back foot largely as a result of tumbling crude oil prices. The present-day situation has USDCAD trading to an 12-1/2 years high as crude oil prices forge a new cycle...
Jan 07, 2016 08:19 am UTC| Insights & Views Technicals
We reckon that the USDCNY exchange rate determination will indeed mirror an increasing reference to the NEER currency basket even if the PBoC has not explicitly committed to this. The central bank set the yuans official...
Jan 07, 2016 07:45 am UTC| Technicals
Please observe the IV factor for ATM contracts with 1w-1m expiries of Yen denominated currency crosses tops the risk reversal table for highest hedging activities eyeing downside risks. These negative risk reversals is...
A glimpse on US inflation option market, FOMC in 2016 and EUR/USD vols
Jan 07, 2016 07:28 am UTC| Commentary
In addition to asymmetric Fed reaction function, we believe risks to wage inflation may be also asymmetric and skewed to the upside. In the US inflation options market, the liquid pillars are the 5Y and 10Y for ZC. For...
Jan 06, 2016 14:06 pm UTC| Technicals
Observe the circled area on technical chart, we spot out a sharp gravestone doji candle at around 0.7285 that has shown its impact drag below. The pair has slid below strong supports at 0.7070 from the todays highs of...
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