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FxWirePro: Bid 1m EUR/CAD skews and deploy 3-way straddles for hedging ahead of BoC and ECB

Oct 11, 2018 11:49 am UTC| Research & Analysis Central Banks Insights & Views

Quick glimpse at some fundamentals:The most noteworthy release today would be the publication of the ECBs account from the 13 September Governing Council meeting, when the reduction in the rate of net asset purchases from...

FxWirePro: Implied correlations for hedging EUR weakness

Oct 11, 2018 11:09 am UTC| Research & Analysis Insights & Views

The EUR remains subdued due to Italian budget risks. Meanwhile, todays ECB minutes will be scrutinised for clarity regarding the additional comment in their post meeting statement which referred to the risks to the economy...

Regulation still a major hindrance, but volatility booster for cryptocurrency prices

Oct 11, 2018 10:12 am UTC| Research & Analysis Digital Currency Insights & Views

From the perspective of institutional investors, market turbulence creates an uncertain environment, and many are waiting for clarity from regulators in the optimism that it will contribute to a reduction in...

FxWirePro: USD/JPY FX Options Analytics – Strategize ‘Diagonal Put Spreads’ Bidding 1m/1w OTC Combination

Oct 11, 2018 09:36 am UTC| Research & Analysis Insights & Views

Ahead of the US CPI prints, USD treasury currency report, crude oil inventories, these event risks which are the major focus for this week, USDJPY OTC update is as follows: Most importantly, please be noted that the...

Crypto and vols buzz in EM economies despite struggling prices

Oct 11, 2018 08:17 am UTC| Research & Analysis Insights & Views Digital Currency

The trade tormentor between US and China, NAFTA developments and Trumps aggressive administration have been the major driving forces for the global market sentiments. The indirect effect of trade wars is the loss of...

FxWirePro: WTI long hedge setup as crude bulls extend double bottom pattern, major trend on verge of retracing 61.8% Fibos

Oct 10, 2018 13:48 pm UTC| Research & Analysis Technicals

The WTI crude oil price rallies are struggling to extend their recent recoveries but holding stronger at 7DMAs, currently trading at around $74.61 levels. Technically,WTI crudeon daily plotting, bulls are extending...

FxWirePro: Hedging bearish euro with puts structure on soaring Italian debt threats

Oct 10, 2018 13:13 pm UTC| Research & Analysis Insights & Views

Italiangovernment bonds remained under pressure early yesterday but market sentiment improved somewhat around lunchtime following Economy Minister Giovanni Trias pledge that he will do whatever is necessary to restore calm...

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Economy

RBI Clamps Down on Rupee NDF Activity, Banks Face Steeper Losses

Indian banks are bracing for heightened uncertainty after the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) tightened its grip on currency markets, barring lenders from offering rupee non-deliverable forwards (NDFs) to both resident and...

Oil Prices Surge Over $5 as Trump Vows to Continue Iran Strikes

Global oil prices jumped sharply on Thursday after President Donald Trump declared that the United States would press forward with military strikes against Iran, stopping short of outlining any concrete timeline or exit...

Trump's Iran War Speech Sparks Market Anxiety Over Extended Conflict

President Donald Trump addressed the nation Wednesday evening, declaring that U.S. military operations against Iran were nearing their core objectives but warned that intensive strikes would continue for another two to...

Trump Threatens Escalation Against Iran, Warns of Infrastructure Strikes

President Donald Trump announced Wednesday that the United States would significantly intensify its military operations against Iran within the next two to three weeks, while warning of devastating strikes on the countrys...

Asian Stocks Drop as Trump Signals Iran War Escalation

Asian equity markets retreated sharply on Thursday, erasing earlier gains as U.S. President Donald Trump announced plans to intensify military operations against Iran within the next two to three weeks. The remarks sent...

Politics

Federal Judge Rules CBP Violated Warrantless Arrest Order During Sacramento Immigration Sweep

A federal judge in California has found that U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officials violated a prior court order when they conducted a warrantless immigration sweep at a Sacramento Home Depot parking lot. U.S....

Coral Springs Vice Mayor Nancy Metayer Bowen Killed in Suspected Domestic Violence Incident

Nancy Metayer Bowen, the 38-year-old vice mayor of Coral Springs, Florida, was fatally shot at her home on Wednesday in what authorities are investigating as a domestic violence homicide. Her husband, Stephen Bowen, 40,...

Trump Administration Plans 100% Tariffs on Pharmaceutical Imports

The Trump administration is moving forward with plans to impose tariffs as high as 100% on pharmaceutical imports, according to a Financial Times report citing sources familiar with the matter. The levies could be...

Trump Defends U.S.-Israel War on Iran in Prime-Time Address as Public Support Wanes

President Donald Trump took to prime-time television Wednesday night to defend the ongoing U.S.-Israeli military campaign against Iran, now entering its second month. In a 19-minute White House address, Trump claimed...

Trump Claims Iran Sought Ceasefire as Middle East War Escalates

Tensions in the Middle East reached a new flashpoint this week as U.S. President Donald Trump publicly claimed that a senior Iranian official requested a ceasefire, a statement Tehran swiftly and firmly rejected. The...

Science

NASA Artemis II: First Crewed Moon Mission Since Apollo Takes Four Astronauts on 10-Day Lunar Journey

NASAs Artemis II mission launched Wednesday, marking humanitys return to crewed lunar exploration for the first time since the Apollo era. Carrying four astronauts aboard the Orion spacecraft, this historic 10-day mission...

NASA's Artemis II Mission: First Crewed Lunar Journey Since Apollo

NASA's Artemis II Crew Arrives in Florida for Historic Moon Mission

The four astronauts chosen for NASAs Artemis II mission have touched down at Kennedy Space Center in Florida, marking the beginning of final launch preparations for the first crewed lunar journey in over 50 years. NASA...

SpaceX Pivots Toward Moon City as Musk Reframes Long-Term Space Vision

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has revealed a significant shift in the companys near-term space exploration strategy, announcing that SpaceX is now prioritizing the development of a self-growing city on the Moon rather than focusing...

SpaceX Prioritizes Moon Mission Before Mars as Starship Development Accelerates

Elon Musks SpaceX is shifting its near-term space exploration strategy, choosing to prioritize a return to the Moon before pursuing missions to Mars, according to a recent Wall Street Journal report citing sources familiar...

Technology

SpaceX Eyes Historic IPO at $1.75 Trillion Valuation

Elon Musks aerospace giant SpaceX has quietly filed a confidential IPO registration with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, according to Bloomberg News sources familiar with the matter. The move signals that the...

Annie Altman Amends Sexual Abuse Lawsuit Against OpenAI CEO Sam Altman

Annie Altman has filed an amended civil lawsuit against her brother, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, accusing him of sexually abusing her over a span of nearly a decade. The amended complaint was submitted Wednesday in St. Louis...

TSMC Japan's Second Fab to Produce 3nm Chips by 2028

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), the worlds leading contract chipmaker, has confirmed plans to begin equipment installation and mass production of 3-nanometre wafers at its second fabrication plant in...

Apple Turns 50: From Garage Startup to AI Crossroads

In early 1976, engineer Steve Wozniak finished designing a computer circuit board he planned to share with fellow hobbyists at a local California tech club. His friend Steve Jobs recognized a commercial opportunity, and...

Rubio Directs U.S. Diplomats to Use X and Military Psyops to Counter Foreign Propaganda

Secretary of State Marco Rubio has instructed American diplomats to leverage social media platform X and collaborate with Pentagon psychological operations units as part of a broader strategy to combat foreign...