Fundamentals to watch out for this week

Jan 22, 2018 11:25 am UTC| Commentary Central Banks

In terms of volatility risks, this week is quite heavy. There are some key events and data that you need to keep a tab on. What to watch for over the coming days: Central Banks: Bank of Japan (BoJ) will...

FxWirePro: CNH and TWD wedged between Taiwanese capital inflows and Chinese constitutional transformation – Uphold longs in far-month derivatives

Jan 22, 2018 11:14 am UTC| Central Banks Research & Analysis Insights & Views

From an economic perspective, there is an appreciation bias in TWD as the country runs a huge trade surplus of more than 10% GDP. As such, Taiwan is also on the watch list of the US currency manipulation report. The strong...

FxWirePro: Personnel changes in BoJ and RBNZ to impact upside-down in NZD/JPY - OTC outlook and hedging strategies

Jan 22, 2018 09:37 am UTC| Research & Analysis Central Banks Insights & Views

Speaking of the BoJ as the Japanese central bank scheduled for its first monetary policy in 2018. The banks personnel change would rather be in emphasis in January and February as Governor Kurodas term will expire in April...

Fed Hike aftermath Series: Hike probabilities over next 12 months

Jan 22, 2018 08:32 am UTC| Commentary Central Banks

FOMC increased interest rates again in December for the third time and projected three more hikes in 2018. However, debates among policymakers are growing over hikes as inflation remains low. Charles Evans joined Neel...

FxWirePro: CBRT sounds hawkish despite maintaining status quo, Geopolitical risks turn constructive – Uphold far-month tenured USD/TRY put up-and-in

Jan 22, 2018 07:42 am UTC| Research & Analysis Central Banks Insights & Views

The Turkish lira rallied considerably today amidst continued USD weakness (dollar index down by -0.15%, flashing at 9.34 while articulating) and a number of favorable developments: 1) CBT held rates unchanged, but its...

FxWirePro’s USD/ZAR strangle short fetch desired yields, short hedges on track of functionality as budget adds-in along with SARB, Moody’s and political tantrums

Jan 19, 2018 13:08 pm UTC| Research & Analysis Insights & Views Central Banks

Before we emphasize anything much on this write-up, we urge you to go through our previous post this pair which is available on below...

BoJ likely to maintain 'QQE with yield curve control' policy unchanged at upcoming monetary policy meeting, says Danske Bank

Jan 19, 2018 08:07 am UTC| Commentary Central Banks Economy

The Bank of Japan (BoJ) is expected to maintain its QQE with yield curve control policy unchanged at the next monetary policy meeting ending on Tuesday, January 23. Governor Kuroda is further, likely to downplay the...