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FX Hedging Strategy Series

FxWirePro: WTI bulls surrounded by many interrogations, range bounded trend likely to exist amid mild upswings until Feb-OPEC meeting – Trade strangle shorts

Dec 22, 2016 09:30 am UTC| Research & Analysis Insights & Views

US crude and product demand at seasonal highs now. Crude supply flattening out. The oil markets will be focused on several key supply questions in the coming weeks and months. How much production will OPEC and Russia...

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FxWirePro: Kiwis Q3 GDP produces upbeat numbers; Brexit risks still loom on GBP – Stay firm with butterfly put spreads

Dec 22, 2016 06:33 am UTC| Research & Analysis

Kiwis Q3 growth spikes by a mightier-than-anticipated 1.1%. However, the upward bombshell was more than offset by downward revisions to growth in the first half of the year, meaning theannual growth of 3.5% was a touch...

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FxWirePro: CBT stalls USD bull rout by missing consensus – Uphold DCS, is it debit conviction spread or debit call spread?

Dec 21, 2016 13:07 pm UTC| Central Banks Research & Analysis Insights & Views

The Christmas came early yesterday as CBT refrained from raising interest rates, contrary to consensus expectations. CBT explained its inaction by wanting to wait and see the inflationary effects of the liras recent...

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FxWirePro: Everything goes wrong with EUR/CHF bulls; Geopolitics, trend, IVs, IV skews and risk reversals favor bears

Dec 21, 2016 12:55 pm UTC| Research & Analysis Insights & Views

This edition of EURCHF is to advocate short on Euro area politics: This recommendation has been motivated by EUR facing multiple electoral hurdles on the one hand, and constraints to SNB FX interventions on the other....

FX Hedging Strategy Series

FxWirePro: Option pack for EUR/AUD with 3-way straddle combinations as negatively skewed 1m IV signifies OTM put writing

Dec 21, 2016 11:35 am UTC| Research & Analysis

The implied volatilities of 1m EURAUD ATM contracts are trading shy above 9%, while the spot price in technical trend approaching near crucial juncture at the resistance of falling wedge, it seems to be equal opportunity...

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FxWirePro: Kiwis produces worse-than-anticipated trade balance – Deploy AUD/NZD diagonal straps to hedge uneven trend

Dec 21, 2016 06:41 am UTC| Research & Analysis

New Zealand trade deficit decreased 11.3 pct year-on-year to NZD 705 million in November of 2016, as imports fell faster than exports. It compares with market expectations of a NZD 500 million gap. Key export trends havent...

Dollar continues to get booster from FED and Trump’s administration, Euro clouded with French and German polls, EUR/USD heading for parity

Dec 20, 2016 12:30 pm UTC| Central Banks Research & Analysis Insights & Views

The Fed took less of a wait and see position on the effect of fiscal policy stimulus on the stance of monetary policy than we had anticipated. Fed Chair Yellen sees little need for large-scale fiscal stimulus when the...

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Economy

European Stocks Flat as Oil Prices Rise, US CPI in Focus

European stocks were little changed on Monday, holding close to record highs as rising crude oil prices and continued uncertainty over Middle East shipping routes offset optimism following last weeks strong market rally....

S&P 500, Nasdaq Futures Rise as Iran Risks and CPI Loom

U.S. stock futures edged higher Monday as investors weighed escalating tensions surrounding Iran and the Strait of Hormuz while preparing for crucial U.S. inflation data later this week. SP 500 futures gained about 0.1%,...

Goldman Sachs Sees US Stock Buybacks Outpacing Equity Issuance as AI Funding Rises

Goldman Sachs expects corporate demand for U.S. equities to remain stronger than new share supply this year, despite a significant recovery in follow-on equity issuance driven partly by artificial intelligence investment....

South Korean Won Leads Asian FX Losses as Dollar Rises

The South Korean won led declines across Asian currencies on Monday as the U.S. dollar strengthened, while the Japanese yen retreated after giving up some of its intervention-driven gains. The U.S. Dollar Index rose 0.18%...

Oil Prices Rise as Hormuz Reopening Remains Uncertain

Oil prices climbed on Monday as uncertainty over the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz continued to support the market, despite Iran and Oman moving closer to an agreement on new shipping routes through the strategic...

Politics

South Korea, US Set Major Military Drills for August

South Korea and the United States will hold their annual Ulchi Freedom Shield (UFS) military drills from August 17 to 27, with this years exercises placing greater emphasis on countering drones, GPS interference and...

US ‘Digging In’ Across Indo-Pacific, Pentagon Official Says

The United States remains firmly committed to the Indo-Pacific and has no plans to withdraw from Asia, a senior Pentagon official said Monday, while urging regional allies to take greater responsibility for their own...

Myanmar Rejects ASEAN Special Envoy, Challenges Regional Peace Plan

Myanmars military-backed government has rejected the continued role of ASEANs special envoy, deepening tensions with the regional bloc as Thailand pushes for Myanmar to fully re-engage with Southeast Asian nations....

Houthi Attack on Yemen’s Mocha Port Kills Seven, Injures 30

Seven people were killed and 30 others wounded after Houthi forces launched a large-scale drone and missile attack on Yemens Red Sea port city of Mocha, according to the Yemeni military. In a statement issued early Monday,...

Germany Warns of Daily Hybrid Warfare Threats

Germany is facing foreign hybrid warfare operations on a daily basis, Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt has warned after authorities discovered an explosive-carrying drone at Leipzig/Halle Airport. Dobrindt said hostile...

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

Apple Tests China’s CXMT Memory Chips for iPhones and MacBooks Amid AI Supply Crunch

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) is reportedly testing memory chips from Chinese semiconductor manufacturer CXMT Corp as the rapid expansion of artificial intelligence infrastructure puts increasing pressure on global memory...

Sony, TSMC Eye $6.3 Billion Japan Chip Venture for Next-Gen Image Sensors

Sony Group and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) are reportedly preparing to invest about 1 trillion yen ($6.32 billion) in a new Japanese semiconductor venture focused on next-generation chips for image...

Nvidia Seen Beating Q2 Targets as Vera Rubin Cycle Begins

Nvidia (NVDA) could enter a multi-quarter growth cycle as shipments of its next-generation Vera Rubin AI chips begin, with BofA Global Research forecasting stronger-than-expected quarterly results and maintaining a bullish...

OpenAI Restricts Astra AI Over Cyberattack Risks

OpenAI has reportedly restricted parts of the development of its next-generation AI model, code-named Astra, after early evaluations indicated the system could potentially carry out sophisticated cyberattacks with limited...

Nvidia to Invest Up to $3 Billion in Blackstone-Backed Lancium

Nvidia is reportedly preparing to invest as much as $3 billion in Lancium, a Blackstone-backed power infrastructure developer involved in the Stargate artificial intelligence infrastructure initiative, as demand for...