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FxWirePro: What drives shorts in AUD but via optionality?

Jan 25, 2018 12:35 pm UTC| Research & Analysis Insights & Views

AUDUSD medium-term perspectives:The ongoing structural Chinese slowdown is expected to remain orderly, which should provide reasonable support to Australias commodity exports. Our commodity strategists see iron ore prices...

FxWirePro: Gold’s swing trading opportunity via RV trades

Jan 25, 2018 11:39 am UTC| Research & Analysis Technicals

The gold (XAUUSD) bears resume at 16M highs but the consolidation phase in the major uptrend on track of retracing 50% Fibonacci levels, bulls attempt to break the stiff resistance of $1,355.98 levels. While on intraday...

FxWirePro: Intricacies of euro OTC indications ahead of ECB and luring derivatives trades

Jan 25, 2018 10:17 am UTC| Research & Analysis Insights & Views

Despite mounting hedging arrangements in EURUSD for bullish sentiments ahead of ECBs monetary policy EUR IVs remain low compared to the level of rates (refer above table). If you glance at OTC nutshell evidencing risk...

FxWirePro: Intricacies of euro OTC indications ahead of ECB and luring derivatives trades

Jan 25, 2018 10:17 am UTC| Research & Analysis Insights & Views

FxWirePro: Euro to strengthen, Eurozone bond yields to lure, OTC to substantiate ahead of ECB’s 1st monetary policy in 2018

Jan 25, 2018 09:05 am UTC| Central Banks Research & Analysis Insights & Views

When pondering about the ECBs monetary policy meeting today, a proverb strikes our mind: if the mountain wont come to Mohammed. This seems to be exactly ECB President Mario Draghis approach. Despite weeks and weeks of...

FxWirePro: How does dollar look when all eyes on ECB and Davos? Snippets of FX options space

Jan 25, 2018 08:08 am UTC| Central Banks Research & Analysis Insights & Views

When all eyes are focussed on ECBs monetary policy today that may send hints of wrapping up of easing program and Switzerland at present, as a number of important heads of government are going to address the World Economic...

FxWirePro: Bid EUR/USD 1w/1m RRs to finance reverse collar spread for hedging ahead of ECB

Jan 25, 2018 06:48 am UTC| Research & Analysis Insights & Views Central Banks

The extrapolation of EURUSD levels of 1.24 indicates that the euro is seen as an attractive alternative to the US dollar by the market. But in this context let us refer to Thursdays ECB meeting. Even if the trade-weighted...

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Economy

Oil Prices Drop as U.S. Weighs Easing Shadow Fleet Sanctions

Oil prices declined sharply on Thursday as reports that the United States may ease sanctions on shadow fleet vessels raised expectations of improved global crude supplies. Investors also awaited an International Energy...

Asian Currencies Mixed as Dollar Retreats From 18-Month High

Asian currencies traded unevenly on Thursday as the U.S. dollar weakened from an 18-month peak, with investors reassessing expectations for Federal Reserve interest rate hikes following stronger-than-expected U.S....

Asian Stocks Plunge as Chip Selloff and US Inflation Fuel Fed Rate Hike Fears

Asian stock markets suffered heavy losses on Thursday, with South Korea and Japan leading a regional selloff as semiconductor stocks plunged amid growing Chinese competition and stronger-than-expected U.S. inflation. South...

US Inflation Surges in September, Raising Fed Rate Hike Bets

U.S. inflation accelerated in September, fueling expectations that the Federal Reserve could raise interest rates later this month as Wall Street reacted to stronger-than-expected consumer price pressures. Data released...

Container Ship Sinks in Strait of Hormuz as Iran Attacks Escalate

A Singapore-registered container ship sank in the Strait of Hormuz on Wednesday after being hit by an unidentified projectile, triggering a fire and raising fresh concerns over maritime security and global oil shipments....

Politics

Zelensky Says Ukraine Will Resume Strikes on Russian Oil Facilities

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced that Ukraine will resume attacks on Russian oil infrastructure, signaling an end to a temporary suspension of strikes following pressure from the United States. In an...

US Justice Department Drops Prosecution of Ex-CIA Analyst Sue Mi Terry

The US Justice Department has agreed to defer prosecution of former CIA analyst and White House National Security Council official Sue Mi Terry, who was accused of acting as an unregistered foreign agent for South Korea in...

UN Urges Talks on Lebanon Peacekeeping Mission Extension

United Nations peacekeeping chief Jean-Pierre Lacroix has urged the UN Security Council to begin negotiations over the future of UN peacekeepers in Lebanon as the country seeks to extend the missions mandate beyond...

FBI Denies Report of Kash Patel’s Russia Visit

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) denied reports on Wednesday that Director Kash Patel had traveled to Russia for meetings with Russian intelligence officials, confirming instead that he was attending a law...

Zelenskiy Says Trump’s Support for Russia Is ‘Painful’

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy expressed disappointment with US President Donald Trump on Wednesday, describing Washingtons apparent shift toward Russia as painful amid the ongoing Ukraine-Russia war. Speaking...

Science

Blue Origin New Glenn Explosion Could Delay Launch Operations Until 2028

Blue Origin is facing a significant setback after a dramatic explosion involving its New Glenn rocket severely damaged a launch pad at Cape Canaveral, Florida. According to NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman, repairs to the...

Blue Origin New Glenn Rocket Explodes During Launch Pad Test, Delaying Space Ambitions

Blue Origin suffered a major setback after its uncrewed New Glenn rocket exploded during a launch pad test in Florida on Thursday, raising new challenges for Jeff Bezos space company as it competes with Elon Musks SpaceX...

SpaceX Delays Starship V3 Launch Ahead of Potential Record IPO

SpaceX on Thursday postponed the highly anticipated launch of its 12th Starship rocket test from Texas after technical issues interrupted the final countdown. The company now plans to attempt the Starship V3 launch again...

Trump Administration Releases New UFO Files and Apollo Mission Records

The U.S. Defense Department has released dozens of previously classified UFO-related files following an order from President Donald Trump, sparking renewed debate over unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP) and government...

China vs. NASA: The New Moon Race and What's at Stake by 2030

The space race is back and this time, its a direct competition between the United States and China for dominance on the lunar surface. NASAs Artemis II mission recently made history when four astronauts flew farther into...

Technology

Anduril Valuation Hits $90 Billion in Employee Share Sale

Anduril Industries, a leading U.S. defense technology startup, has launched an employee share tender offer that values the company at approximately $90 billion, according to a Bloomberg report published Wednesday. The...

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang Open to Cutting Chip Supply Over Unsafe AI

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said the company could stop supplying artificial intelligence chips to customers developing dangerous AI software, although he believes many current concerns about AI safety are exaggerated....

Apple Intelligence Set for China Launch in December With iOS 27.3

Apple Inc. is reportedly preparing to launch its Apple Intelligence artificial intelligence platform in mainland China this December, marking a significant step in expanding its AI services into one of its most important...

BlackRock CEO Warns Data Center Ban Could Trigger US Recession

BlackRock CEO Larry Fink has warned that a nationwide halt to data center construction could push the United States into a recession, highlighting the growing importance of artificial intelligence (AI) investment to the US...

AI Crypto Payments Surge to 138 Million Transactions on Base

Artificial intelligence (AI) agents are increasingly using cryptocurrency to purchase digital services, with more than 138 million transactions recorded through the x402 payment protocol on Coinbases Base blockchain,...