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Amid highly volatile economic environment, shielding currency exposure has become too risky than before. In this series we provide an intelligent insights and analysis on actionable FX derivative strategies that serve different levels of risk appetites and returns.

FX Hedging Strategy Series

FxWirePro: Uphold hedging MXN appreciation as Banxico tone down hawkish rhetoric, now neutral

Oct 03, 2016 12:59 pm UTC| Research & Analysis Central Banks

If at all anything unexpected is going to happen in Mexican monetary policy, then we expect a single 25bp hike this year, in December. Banxico backed off from its hawkish rhetoric of a couple of months ago, and in the...

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FxWirePro: G3 FX crosses - Dollar mixed eyeing manufacturing PMI, sterling remarkably weaker owing to article 50, yen steady on Tanken

Oct 03, 2016 12:51 pm UTC| Commentary

EURUSD oscillates between 1.1220 - 1.1244 overnight range. The tight trading range could be tested this week, depending on DB, US election debate, ISM, and NFP. Bearish skew in options 1mth RR -75bp exaggerated? Options:...

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FxWirePro: Lagging Treasury yields is what drives USD/JPY, Softer FX options positioning likely to prevent unwinding of yen longs

Oct 03, 2016 10:11 am UTC| Central Banks Commentary

Since the beginning of last year, US long rates have again become the main USDJPY driver. The BoJs peg on JGB yields is going to kill yen rates volatilityso that the rates factor should become even more US-centric. But...

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FxWirePro: Japanese manufacturing marginally improve, capture AUD/JPY rallies to deploy shorts in backspreads

Oct 03, 2016 07:51 am UTC| Research & Analysis

Japanese Manufacturing: The latest survey data signalled a slight improvement in operating conditions at Japanese manufacturers. Production rose for the second consecutive month, while total new orders declined at the...

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FxWirePro: Can rising iron ore continue to cushion Aussie? Optimize AUD/JPY diagonal debit spreads by favouring prevailing rallies

Oct 03, 2016 07:05 am UTC| Research & Analysis

AUD rose back above 0.7650 against US counterpart and 77.500 levels against Japanese Yen during the early Asian trading sessionon Monday as the risk currencies were buoyed by positive news coming from Europe. Monthly...

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FxWirePro: AUD/JPY whipsaws pattern brings in upswings - Deploy narrowed boundary binaries as bull trend likely to prolong

Oct 03, 2016 06:40 am UTC| Technicals

Ever since AUDJPY tested support at 76.075 levels, the swings have gone in whipsaws pattern, considering the previous declining trend, the price has spiked above DMAs on thedaily chart. The current upswing sentiments...

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FxWirePro: Dovish CBRT stimulates USD/TRY, bull streaks continue on political developments - Diagonal combinations to reduce hedging cost

Sep 30, 2016 13:52 pm UTC| Commentary

We consistently kept urging for upside risks of USDTRY from the recent past ever since the CBRTs rate cut in last week, Moodys downgrading has been thedouble whammy for USDTRY, as the pair has been spiking...

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Economy

Asian Stocks Mixed as OpenAI Revenue Concerns Hit Chipmakers

Asian stock markets traded unevenly on Friday as semiconductor shares declined following fresh concerns about OpenAIs revenue outlook, while rising oil prices and volatile bond markets weighed on investor sentiment. The...

Gold Prices Rise as Dollar Weakens, Treasury Yields Fall

Gold prices climbed during Asian trading on Friday, supported by a weaker U.S. dollar and falling Treasury yields, as investors assessed inflation concerns driven by rising oil prices and expectations of further Federal...

Asian Currencies Steady as Dollar Eyes Fourth Weekly Gain

Asian currencies traded largely flat on Friday as the U.S. dollar headed for its fourth consecutive weekly gain, supported by expectations that the Federal Reserve could raise interest rates again before the end of 2026....

US, EU Push for Action Against Asia’s Excess Factory Capacity

U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer said Thursday that European Union countries have reached a broad consensus on the need to address global manufacturing overcapacity, particularly in Asia, as concerns grow over its...

Wall Street Falls as Oil Prices Rise and Tech Stocks Slide

Wall Street stocks declined for a second consecutive session on Thursday as rising oil prices, Treasury market volatility, and concerns over OpenAIs revenue outlook weighed on investor sentiment. At 13:07 ET, the SP 500...

Politics

Venezuela’s Machado Calls for Elections by July 2027

Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado has called for presidential elections in Venezuela next year, saying the country has sufficient time to organize a vote by July 2027, according to a Financial Times report...

RFK Jr. Launches Nationwide Vaccine Safety Review

US Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has launched a department-wide initiative to investigate and document reported health problems following vaccination, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced...

Zelenskiy Slams US Over Deadly Russian Strikes on Ukraine

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy criticized the United States for its reluctance to provide additional military support after Russian airstrikes killed dozens of civilians across Ukraine, intensifying tensions over...

Flavio Bolsonaro Leads Lula 49%-45% in Brazil Runoff Poll

Brazilian Senator Flavio Bolsonaro holds a narrow lead over President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva ahead of the October 25 presidential runoff election, according to a Datafolha poll released Thursday. However, the results...

Trump Buys Up to $25M in Meta Stock, Invests in SpaceX Debt

Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META) shares briefly climbed more than 1% after President Donald Trumps latest financial disclosure revealed a stock purchase worth up to $25 million. The shares later trimmed their gains as...

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 Cuts iPhone 18 Pro Production Orders Amid Weak Demand

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) has reportedly instructed several suppliers to reduce component production for its newly released iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max, signaling potential challenges for the companys latest...

OpenAI Revenue Hits $50 Billion, Below Earlier $70 Billion Estimate

OpenAI has informed investors that its annualized revenue reached nearly $50 billion in September, significantly below the $70 billion previously indicated, according to a Reuters report on Thursday. The revised figure...

OpenAI Annualized Revenue Hits $50 Billion, Below Earlier Estimates

OpenAIs annualized revenue reached approximately $50 billion by the end of September 2026, significantly below the $70 billion previously reported to investors, according to financial documents reviewed by the Financial...

Oracle Uses Trucked Natural Gas to Power AI Data Centers Amid Pipeline Delays

Oracle Corp. is transporting natural gas by truck to several data centers across the United States as delays in pipeline construction threaten the companys artificial intelligence infrastructure expansion plans, Bloomberg...

Apple Names Steve Smith M&A Chief in Leadership Shakeup

Apple Inc. is making significant changes to its executive leadership, appointing Steve Smith as its new head of mergers and acquisitions (MA) as the technology giant continues restructuring its management team under newly...