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FxWirePro: WTI edges above $54, call spread targets $60 despite implieds likely to dip after OPEC but forwards to chase 1y risk reversals

Dec 28, 2016 11:57 am UTC| Research & Analysis

Crude oil futures for February delivery on the NYME tacked on 21 cents, or 0.39%, edges higher to $54.11 a barrel by 09:20GMT, after climbing 88 cents, or 1.66%, a day earlier. This bullish sentiment is majorly due to less...

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FxWirePro: Surging Mexican trade balance due to rising exports to fuel USD/MXN appreciation – Moneyness of vanilla options for exports payables

Dec 28, 2016 11:10 am UTC| Insights & Views Research & Analysis

The Mexican peso has been one among the worst performers in the EMFX market during the two months.USDMXN today spiked back toward the 20.80 zone. The pair rose from 20.60 to 20.77. It was trading at 20.75, up 0.72% for...

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FxWirePro: Try USD/JPY butterfly put spreads for range bounded trend and dreary IVs, uphold ITM and OTM longs to capitalize on 1w skews

Dec 28, 2016 09:15 am UTC| Research & Analysis

From last 2 weeks, USDJPY bull trend remains stuck in an 117-118.500 range (weve seen thenon-directional trend and shrinking bullish momentum in our recent technical write up). Thus, we continue to foresee the sideways...

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FxWirePro: Gold due for brief upswings as India provide transitory cushion but major downtrend remains intact – Directional hedge via diagonal strips

Dec 27, 2016 13:20 pm UTC| Research & Analysis

The gold prices have plummeted to the recent lows of 1122.51 levels but shows a deceptive bounceto the current 1142.46 levels. Isnt 61.8% fibos retracement enough to assert major downtrend continuation? This week that...

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FxWirePro: Dollar banks on FED and CAD weighs on crude - How does long USD/CAD ATM delta derivatives latch in leverage?

Dec 27, 2016 11:09 am UTC| Research & Analysis

The USD continues to spikes to five-week highs against its Canadian counterpart today as well, CAD has been appearing to be weaker since the release of downbeat Canadian economic growth data and as expectations for the...

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FxWirePro: Which are the low and assured yielders despite jerking IVs via option spread and combination structures?

Dec 27, 2016 10:12 am UTC| Research & Analysis Central Banks Insights & Views

This is an emphasis to shed some light on low vol pairs among G10 OTC markets, implications and their trading opportunities in this space. Please be noted that GBP and CHF crosses are the least IVs among G10 space,...

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FxWirePro: EUR/USD combination of 1m6m RR and skewness not only elevate yield curves on PRBS but to encompass major risk events in 2017

Dec 27, 2016 07:07 am UTC| Research & Analysis

The steeper EUR vol curve on ECBs soft taper As has become par for the course in recent years, the December ECB meeting surprised by delivering a soft taper that reduced the pace of asset purchases, but forestalled a...

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Economy

Vietnam’s November Trade Sees Monthly Decline but Strong Year-on-Year Growth

Vietnam recorded a notable month-on-month decline in trade activity in November, according to new data from the National Statistics Office (NSO). Exports fell 7.1% from October, reaching $39.07 billion, while imports...

Austria’s AA Credit Rating Affirmed as Fitch Highlights Stable Outlook

Fitch Ratings has reaffirmed Austrias Long-Term Foreign-Currency Issuer Default Rating at AA with a Stable Outlook, underscoring the countrys strong economic fundamentals despite rising fiscal pressures. According to the...

Fed Meeting Sparks Division as Markets Brace for Possible Rate Cut

The upcoming Federal Reserve meeting is shaping up to be one of the most closely watched and contentious in years, with investors focused on how divided policymakers are over a potential interest-rate cut and the signals...

U.S. Stocks Rise as Cooler Inflation Boosts Hopes for Fed Rate Cut

U.S. stocks ended higher on Friday as a softer inflation reading strengthened expectations that the Federal Reserve could move forward with an interest-rate cut next week. The SP 500 climbed 0.2%, the Dow Jones Industrial...

U.S. Stocks End Week Higher as Markets Anticipate Fed Rate Cut

U.S. stocks closed the week with modest gains on Friday, as investors weighed a wave of delayed economic data and maintained strong expectations for a Federal Reserve interest rate cut at next weeks policy meeting. Despite...

Politics

CFPB to Review Anti-Discrimination Policies and Fair Lending Rules Amid Policy Shift

The U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is preparing to convene its Consumer Advisory Board next week to review major policy changes, including a controversial proposal to scale back long-standing...

Supreme Court to Review Legality of Trump’s Birthright Citizenship Restrictions

The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to examine the legality of President Donald Trumps directive aimed at restricting birthright citizenship, a move that could redefine a long-standing interpretation of the 14th Amendment....

Australia Imposes Sanctions on Taliban Officials Over Human Rights Abuses

Australia has announced new financial sanctions and travel bans against four senior officials of Afghanistans Taliban government, citing the worsening human rights situation in the country, particularly the escalating...

U.S. Appeals Court Rules Trump Can Remove Members of Key Federal Labor Boards

A U.S. appeals court has ruled that President Donald Trump had the authority to dismiss Democratic members of two major federal labor boards, marking a significant win for efforts to expand presidential control over...

Trump Backs Review of U.S. Childhood Vaccine Schedule After Hepatitis B Policy Change

President Donald Trump on Friday expressed support for a major shift in U.S. vaccine policy after government advisers voted to eliminate the long-standing recommendation that all newborns receive the hepatitis B vaccine at...

Science

Senate Sets December 8 Vote on Trump’s NASA Nominee Jared Isaacman

The U.S. Senate Commerce Committee announced it will vote on December 8 on President Donald Trumps renewed nomination of private astronaut and tech entrepreneur Jared Isaacman to lead NASA. Isaacman, known for his...

NASA Cuts Boeing Starliner Missions as SpaceX Pulls Ahead

NASA has significantly scaled back Boeings Starliner program after years of technical issues and delays, announcing that the next Starliner mission to the International Space Station (ISS) will fly without astronauts. The...

Blue Origin’s New Glenn Achieves Breakthrough Success With First NASA Mission

Blue Origins massive New Glenn rocket marked a major milestone as it completed its first mission for paying customers, sending two NASA satellites toward Mars and successfully landing its reusable booster at sea. The...

Cogent Biosciences Soars 120% on Breakthrough Phase 3 Results for Bezuclastinib in GIST Treatment

Cogent Biosciences (NASDAQ: COGT) shares skyrocketed over 120% after the biotech company announced groundbreaking results from its Phase 3 PEAK trial evaluating bezuclastinib in combination with sunitinib for patients with...

Trump and Merck KGaA Partner to Slash IVF Drug Costs and Expand Fertility Coverage

U.S. President Donald Trump and German pharmaceutical company Merck KGaA have announced a groundbreaking deal aimed at lowering the cost of in-vitro fertilization (IVF) treatments while boosting access to fertility care in...

Technology

Taiwan Opposition Criticizes Plan to Block Chinese App Rednote Over Security Concerns

Taiwans political landscape heated up after the government announced a plan to suspend access to the Chinese social media platform Rednoteknown as Xiaohongshufor one year. The interior ministry said the proposed ban stems...

EU Prepares Antitrust Probe Into Meta’s AI Integration on WhatsApp

The European Commission is reportedly preparing to launch a new antitrust investigation into Meta Platforms Inc. (NASDAQ: META) over the companys recent rollout of artificial intelligence features within WhatsApp....

Sam Altman Reportedly Explored Funding for Rocket Venture in Potential Challenge to SpaceX

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman reportedly explored raising significant capital to acquire or partner with a rocket company, a move that could have created direct competition with Elon Musks SpaceX. According to a report from the...

Wikipedia Pushes for AI Licensing Deals as Jimmy Wales Calls for Fair Compensation

Wikipedia is seeking additional licensing deals with major technology companies to address the growing financial burden caused by artificial intelligence firms heavily scraping its platform, according to co-founder Jimmy...

Firelight Launches as First XRP Staking Platform on Flare, Introduces DeFi Cover Feature

Firelight reaches 25M XRP deposit cap within hours of launch; ushers in a new era for decentralized XRP staking. A new XRP staking platform, Firelight, has officially launched on the Flare blockchain, marking the first...