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BUZZ-COMMENT-Options flag extent of U.S. NFP risk to Forex market
Jan 9 (Reuters) - Overnight options now expire at 10:00 a.m. New York/15.00 GMT on Friday, and therefore include December's U.S. jobs data, with the increase in related premiums showing the expected FX market reaction.FX volatility is a key yet unknown parameter of an FX option premium, so dealers u...Reuters
Thu, Jan 9
UK bond market sell-off heaps pressure on Reeves
Reeves in spotlight after gilt yields jump30-year government borrowing costs highest since 1998Sterling falls along with bond pricesMarket moves add pressure on Reeves to cut spendingGovernment promises iron grip on public financesBy William Schomberg LONDON, Jan 9 (Reuters) - Rachel Reeves is fa...Reuters
Thu, Jan 9
Pound in biggest three-day slide in two years as gilt pain intensifies
By Amanda Cooper LONDON, Jan 9 (Reuters) - The pound headed for its biggest three-day drop in nearly two years on Thursday, under pressure from a sell-off in global bonds that has hit gilts especially hard, driving yields to 16-1/2-year highs, as concern mounts about Britain's finances. Sterli...Reuters
Thu, Jan 9
UPDATE 2-Swiss central bank sees 2024 profit at record $88 billion as gold, stock prices jump
Highest profit since central bank set up in 1907Big gains for stocks and gold boost result First shareholder, government payouts since 2022 Adds detail throughout, analyst in paragraphs 11-12By John RevillZURICH, Jan 9 (Reuters) - The Swiss National Bank SNBN.S will likely report a record full-year ...Reuters
Thu, Jan 9
Swiss National Bank expects 2024 profit of $88 bln
ZURICH, Jan 9 (Reuters) - The Swiss National Bank SNBN.S will report a full year profit of around 80 billion Swiss francs ($87.79 billion), the central bank said on Thursday, thanks to rising equity markets, rising gold prices and the stronger dollar.The expected profit, according to provisional cal...Reuters
Thu, Jan 9
FOREX-Buoyant dollar keeps pound, euro and yen under pressure
Euro hovers near 2-year low, investors wary may fall to $1Sterling nurses steep losses, eyes on UK gilt pricesYen rooted near levels that brought intervention in JulyInvestors gird for Trump tariff plansUpdates to Asian mid-afternoonBy Ankur Banerjee SINGAPORE, Jan 9 (Reuters) - The U.S. dollar c...Reuters
Thu, Jan 9
EUR/JPY drops to multi-day low, closer to mid-162.00s amid notable JPY strength
The EUR/JPY cross comes under some renewed selling pressure following the previous day's two-way directionless price moves and drops to a three-day low, around the 162.60 area during the Asian session on Thursday.
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