FxWirePro: Fed’s March meet likely to march dollar gammas

Mar 07, 2017 13:21 pm UTC| Central Banks Insights & Views

After a month of relentless pounding, FX option markets are ending February with front-end vols in USD-pairs on a slightly firmer footing, thanks to what looks like a concerted campaign by Fed officials to nudge the market...

Only an extremely weak jobs report could offset a Fed rate hike at March meeting

Mar 07, 2017 13:14 pm UTC| Insights & Views Central Banks

After Fed Chair Janet Yellens speech on Friday, markets are locked, loaded and ready a move is priced in, near-unanimously expected by forecasts, who on balance now also agree with the Feds projection of three moves this...

FxWirePro: Up and about Fed’s March action, factor in for dollar exposures and outright trades

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

The Federal Reserve chair Janet Yellen endorsed a further rise in rates as long as inflation and employment data meet the Feds expectations. With payroll data due Friday, a decent showing from those figures probably...

FxWirePro: Article 50 bill to tie up in “House of Lords”, coupon payments on gilts to append stress on BoE

Mar 07, 2017 10:30 am UTC| Central Banks Insights & Views

The UK headlines are likely to revolve around the House of Lords, which is due to have its final reading and vote on the Article 50 Bill on Tuesday. Given the heavy vote in favor of the amended bill (358 to 256) at its...

Enough is as good as a feast: here's how we can imagine a brighter food future

Mar 07, 2017 08:59 am UTC| Insights & Views Nature

The World Economic Forums 2017 report on the future of food examines what the worlds food systems might look like in 2030. But none of the four future scenarios it presents is particularly attractive. To create a world...

FxWirePro: Expression of German Bunds richness and cheapness in Z-scores but average life shrinks ahead of ECB meeting

Mar 07, 2017 07:56 am UTC| Insights & Views Central Banks

The latest ECB data showed that purchases of German paper (Bund, agencies, and regionals) were again relatively strong in February, like for other large countries. However, the ECB is still discriminating against the...

FxWirePro: EUR/AUD lacklustre IVs imply option writers’ edge; 1m skews indicate bearish risks - Arrest asymmetric political risk via zero-cost ladder

Mar 07, 2017 06:11 am UTC| Research & Analysis Insights & Views

On the back of political fears pressuring the euro, EURAUD has lost about 750 pips (about 5.12%) since the start of the year and the risk-friendly mood supporting the AUD via metals. But the pair is now testing the 1.37...