FxWirePro: All eyes on ECB, more room for EUR/GBP bulls’ flash or crash move – Uphold RV options trades

Aug 31, 2017 10:36 am UTC| Research & Analysis Central Banks Insights & Views

Well, after all, it seems puzzling whether levels well above 1.20 for EURUSD and 0.9306 for EURGBP might be too much for ECB President Mario Draghi and his colleagues on the ECB council. Despite the fact that European...

FxWirePro: Evaluation of EIA’s crude inventory reports and projections – US exports to cushion WTI-Brent RVs

Aug 31, 2017 09:22 am UTC| Research & Analysis Insights & Views

This weeks report was bullish for crude, neutral for gasoline and bearish for distillate. Total commercial crude and product stocks declined 1.1 Mb to 1303.4 Mb, and over the past 9 weeks have drawn 48.8 Mb or 775 kb/d....

FxWirePro: EUR/JPY shrinking vols and bearish neutral RRs imply options writers’ competitive advantage - Bid call RKOs for dubious uptrend

Aug 31, 2017 07:03 am UTC| Research & Analysis Insights & Views Central Banks

Please be noted that the implied vols of euro crosses have been shrinking lower in spite of the series of data flows are lined up. German retail sales (actual -1.2% versus consensus -0.5% and previous 1.1%), German and...

Moody's: Sri Lankan banking system outlook negative; macroeconomic risks and worsening asset quality evident

Aug 31, 2017 03:57 am UTC| Research & Analysis

Moodys Investors Service says that the outlook for Sri Lankas banking system is negative, with both asset quality and profitability under pressure. The economy will only see a modest growth rebound as the governments...

Moody's: Outlook for Indian banking system stable

Aug 31, 2017 02:30 am UTC| Research & Analysis

Moodys Investors Service says that its outlook for the Indian banking system is stable, with the systems ongoing progress in managing legacy asset issues offsetting the significant capital shortfalls some banks continue to...

FxWirePro: Rate cut speculation begins amid Baxico’s inflationary targets – Bid 3m USD/MXN vega neutral skews for hedging

Aug 30, 2017 13:26 pm UTC| Central Banks Research & Analysis Insights & Views

Following the end of the rate hike cycle in Mexico, the markets are now speculating when the first rate cut may follow. Against this background, todays publication of the inflation report, as well as a speech by central...

FxWirePro: Decouple Swiss franc’s dual digitals as low premium risk hedges

Aug 30, 2017 12:51 pm UTC| Research & Analysis Insights & Views

For Swiss Franc, no particular thing is found new with SNB rhetoric. Please be noted the markets inclination to respond by shifting CHF into the USD and JPY bucket of currencies which will be in snails pace or lagged to...