Wall Street Analysts Weigh in on Latest NFP Data 
RBA Raises Cash Rate to 4.10% in Closest Vote Since Transparent Voting Began 
ECB Eyes Rate Hike Amid Iran Conflict-Driven Energy Price Surge 
Bank of Japan Eyes April Rate Hike Despite Inflation Dip, ING Says 
Goldman Predicts 50% Odds of 10% U.S. Tariff on Copper by Q1 Close 
Paraguay Central Bank Holds Interest Rate at 5.5% Amid Slowing Growth 
Taiwan Central Bank Expected to Hold Interest Rates Steady Through 2027 
Goldman Sachs Raises ECB Rate Hike Forecast Amid Persistent Energy-Driven Inflation 
U.S. Stocks vs. Bonds: Are Diverging Valuations Signaling a Shift? 
J.P. Morgan Now Expects Two ECB Rate Hikes Amid Inflation Pressures 
European Stocks Rally on Chinese Growth and Mining Merger Speculation 
Gold Prices Fall Amid Rate Jitters; Copper Steady as China Stimulus Eyed 
China Holds Benchmark Loan Prime Rate Steady for Tenth Consecutive Month 
China’s Growth Faces Structural Challenges Amid Doubts Over Data 
RBA Set for Back-to-Back Rate Hikes, Westpac Forecasts 
The dollar is a high-carry currency... Among the currencies of the industrialized countries (G10 FX), the US dollar is the one with the highest interest rate. And it's going to stay that way for now. Isn't that in itself a strong argument for a strong dollar?
As a matter of fact, it is. However, this fundamental advantage of the dollar has long been priced into its exchange rates. In the course of 2014, it became foreseeable that the Fed would raise US interest rates in the not too distant future, while other central banks (e.g. the ECB and the Bank of Japan) would continue to remain ultra- expansionary for a long time – in some cases more and more. This is why the US currency appreciated at that time. Previously (2009 to mid-2014), the dollar index traded around 80, since the beginning of 2015 it is moving in the area near 95 (refer above chart).
Buy 2m 1.1320 EURUSD put; sell 1.16 EURUSD call for net cost of 11bp. Spot ref: 1.14 levels, while simultaneously maintain shorts in EURCHF at 1.1244 with a stop at 1.1469.
Alternatively, we advocate initiating longs in EURUSD futures contracts of Feb’19 delivery as further upside risks are foreseen in near terms. Simultaneously, shorts in futures of April’19 delivery. Thereby, one can directionally position their FX exposures. The directional implementation of the same trading theme by further allow for a correlation-induced discount in the options trading also if you choose strikes appropriately. Courtesy: Commerzbank
Currency Strength Index: FxWirePro's hourly EUR spot index is inching towards 70 levels (which is bullish), while hourly USD spot index was at -90 (bearish) while articulating (at 08:34 GMT).
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