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FxWirePro: Crude price oscillation and NAFTA frictions in 2018 to offer cheap vol trading prospects

Dec 27, 2017 09:57 am UTC| Research & Analysis Insights & Views

Crude oil withstood a wild ride over the past two weeks, first breaking above $65/bbl (Brent) on news of the Forties pipeline outage but collapsing after on increased rhetoric around exit strategy from the current...

FxWirePro: Yen crosses to lure in range-bounded trend with tepid ATM IVs – DNTs highly appealing on eve of New-Year

Dec 27, 2017 08:59 am UTC| Research & Analysis Insights & Views

We find that yen crosses have strong potential for successful double no-touch (DNT) trades in 2018. Before we proceed further into the core area of this write-up, lets just glance through the technicals of the...

FxWirePro: Sterling bulls never jump the guns, Brexit headwinds to revolve around UK currency in 2018 too – Options straps to tight hedge

Dec 27, 2017 07:20 am UTC| Research & Analysis Insights & Views

No doubt, GBPUSD has been performing considerably well in the consolidation phase of its major trend. However, the question is that road ahead for sterling in 2018 remains clear. Almost three quarters after the UK began...

FxWirePro: Sterling stuck in range again – Capitalize on low vols and 1m skews for certain yields in strangle writing

Dec 27, 2017 06:59 am UTC| Research & Analysis Insights & Views

Sterling constricts in the range: Cable seems to remain in range-bounded trend, it has been oscillating between 1.3300 pivot support and the 1.3550 reaction highs set at the end of November. Further range trading is...

FxWirePro: Spot Swiss Franc’s bearishness perhaps, but not foolishness amid adamance between ECB and SNB - Smart directional hedging for EUR/CHF and USD/CHF risks

Dec 26, 2017 12:39 pm UTC| Research & Analysis Central Banks Insights & Views

EURCHF depends on euro direction. The EURCHF finally managed to break above the 1.12 ceiling over the summer as it was carried aloft by the broad euro rally. Currently, flying on to multi-month highs, further advances will...

FxWirePro: Crude oil projections for 2018 and petro-bloc FX strategies

Dec 26, 2017 11:10 am UTC| Research & Analysis Insights & Views

Crude oil seems to be in a higher range in 2018, the oil balance would likely constrict and inventories draw, on a likely 9-month extension of the OPEC-Russia accord and amid continued firm demand growth. The speed at...

FxWirePro: A bid adieu to 2017 and roadmap ahead for 2018

Dec 26, 2017 10:04 am UTC| Research & Analysis Insights & Views Central Banks

There is no doubt what is right at the top of the future Fed chair Jerome Powells wish list for Father Christmas. Exactly the same that his predecessor Janet Yellen had probably already asked for the previous year:...

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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...