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FxWirePro: Bearish biased hedging vehicles for GBP/JPY as skews and technical trend indicate downswings

May 16, 2018 11:40 am UTC| Technicals Research & Analysis Insights & Views

GBPJPY has been spiking above 7DMA but not more than 21EMAs in the consolidation phase of the major declining trend. However, one month has been enough to wipe-off previous 5-months rallies (refer monthly plotting for...

Digital Currency Revolution

Cryptocurrencies’ price stability drives hedge funds surge in volumes in April

May 16, 2018 08:11 am UTC| Research & Analysis Insights & Views Digital Currency

Just beginning of this week, we posted about the constructive stance of GS on hedge funds, go through below weblink for more...

FxWirePro: Hedge USD/MXN via calendar spreads on elections risks

May 15, 2018 13:28 pm UTC| Research & Analysis Insights & Views

We expect MXN to weaken in 2Q as election risks increase, but to resume strength afterwards as the environment favors carry. We recommend hedging MXN exposures in the short-term and recently moved to UW in the GBI-EM Model...

FxWirePro: Petro-currency bloc still appears cheaper – Hedge via vanilla options as crude inches higher range

May 15, 2018 12:09 pm UTC| Research & Analysis

The rankings of currencies on this framework are mostly unchanged this month. The cheaper basket continues to be dominated by SEK and GBP in G10, while the richer end of the spectrum still comprises USD, EUR, and the...

FxWirePro: Fundamental driving forces, OTC updates and hedging framework of GBP/USD

May 15, 2018 06:36 am UTC| Research & Analysis Insights & Views

The Aussie remains pricey compared to short-term fair value estimates as theRBA minutesare released but are unlikely to contain anything surprising given the SOMP was released earlier in the month.RBA Deputy Governor...

FxWirePro: Euro takes driver’s seat in EUR/CHF rallies – Deploy strangle writing as both SNB and ECB unlikely to weigh in IVs

May 14, 2018 13:02 pm UTC| Research & Analysis Central Banks Insights & Views

As long as the SNB does not provide any signals that it considers exiting its expansive monetary policy, the euro will continue to point the way ahead. We expect the euro to tend to lose ground against the Swiss franc...

FxWirePro: Aussie vulnerability likely to prolong - EUR/AUD FVAs serves ideal hedging motives on sluggish economics and event risks

May 14, 2018 11:55 am UTC| Research & Analysis

EURAUD uptrend has been edgy and kind of stuck in a range, the swings are oscillating between 1.6191 and 1.5620 levels with some sort of bearish indications. The Aussies weakest point last week came in the day following...

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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...