FX Hedging Strategy Series

FxWirePro: Uphold longs in Jun’17 CME gold as bullion’s safe-haven sentiment back in action on political risks engulf real interest yields

Mar 29, 2017 13:53 pm UTC| Central Banks Commentary

In this latest quarterly report on metals, our emphasis is that based on our analysis, gold should likely trade within a narrow range of about $170/oz this year and should be fairly valued between $1,130-1,300/oz as higher...

Central Banking Series

Bank of Thailand holds interest rate at 1.50 pct, likely to maintain current policy rate through 2017

Mar 29, 2017 13:40 pm UTC| Commentary Central Banks

The Bank of Thailand (BoT) left its policy rate unchanged at 1.50 percent as widely expected. All seven members of the monetary policy committee (MPC) unanimously voted to keep rates unchanged. The BoT acknowledged that...

FxWirePro: Hedging against Chinese onshore FX and interest rate risks

Mar 29, 2017 11:07 am UTC| Central Banks Insights & Views

Access to the interbank bond market is the latest opening up of the Chinese onshore FX market to foreign bond investors completes the list of tools that foreign investors need to facilitate their investment in the onshore...

Fed Hike Aftermath Series

Fed Hike Aftermath Series: Key comments from Stanley Fischer and dashboard update

Mar 29, 2017 10:01 am UTC| Commentary Central Banks

In an interview with CNBC yesterday, the vice-chair of the US Federal Reserve said that the Feds March projections that forecasttwo more hikes in 2017,is about right. He stressed that its is his forecast as well. In the...

FxWirePro: PBoC’s new regime on CIBM for ease of operations of FIIs

Mar 29, 2017 09:47 am UTC| Central Banks Insights & Views

Access to the interbank bond market The latest opening up of the onshore FX market to foreign bond investors completes the list of tools that foreign investors need to facilitate their investment in the onshore China...

FxWirePro: A glimpse over G7 OTC FX - Vols collapse after dovish Fed, more in store

Mar 29, 2017 08:01 am UTC| Research & Analysis Insights & Views Central Banks

Please be noted that the nutshell showing IVs of G7 pairs have collapsed considerably. The collapse in vols following in the recent times FOMCs dovish statement, even in longer tenors less influenced by event-related...

FxWirePro: Is it wise to polarize Eurozone political threats for Polish zloty? Diagonal call spreads to hedge EUR/PLN

Mar 28, 2017 12:59 pm UTC| Central Banks Insights & Views

Although Poland benefits tremendously as a recipient of EU funds, the most important benefit Poland derives from the EU is its ability to participate in the international market, trading as an EU member. On the policy...