US halts aid to Ukraine, rise in yields on European debt supports the euro

By: keiko

US President Donald Trump confirmed that he would impose a 25% tariff on products from the two countries starting Tuesday, and the Canadian dollar and the Mexican peso immediately plunged. This is the latest in a series of trade statements from the US government, which have dealt a heavy blow to investors in the $7.5 […]

The USD/JPY pair fell below 149 overnight, hitting a four-month low

By: keiko

The yen rose to its highest level in more than four months as global risk aversion and expectations of further interest rate hikes by the Bank of Japan enhanced its appeal. The yen rose as much as 0.8% against the dollar to 148.57, the highest level since October 11. The move came after US President […]

Hedge funds are bullish on the Japanese yen for the coming months

By: keiko

After their bullish yen trades were put to the test last week, hedge funds are again betting that the yen will outperform other major currencies in the coming months. Traders said that so-called macro hedge funds, which try to profit from market volatility triggered by political or economic events, continued to buy call options on […]

The demand for option protection from multinational companies will increase

By: keiko

MillTechFX, a subsidiary of currency management firm Millennium Global Investments Ltd., conducted a survey of senior finance executives in the US and the UK in January. The survey found that more than three quarters of senior finance executives suffered losses last year due to unhedged currency risks. This damage to profits has led companies to […]

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