BUZZ-COMMENT-Could be value in the Viking cross at current levels July 16 (Reuters) - There has been little to choose between the Norwegian and Swedish crowns in recent sessions. However, the fundamentals continue to favour the NOK and despite a slide in NOK/SEK from 0.9984 to 0.9738 there might be value in the Viking cross around current levels. A combination of large fund flows and the market's reaction to the Donald Trump shooting put both the NOK and SEK on the back foot on Monday and althou

BUZZ-COMMENT-Stand-out FX option expiries for the week ahead July 12 (Reuters) - The cash hedging of soon-to-expire FX option strikes can have a magnetic effect on FX price action and add to nearby support/resistance. There are some huge strikes worth noting for Friday, July 12 , and for the week ahead. Stand-out EUR/USD strike expiries are on Monday at 1.0800 on 2.1 billion euros, between 1.0815-30 on 3.5 billion euros, 1.0850 on 1.1 billion euros, 1.0895-1.0900 on 4.6 billion euros and between

REFILE-BUZZ-COMMENT-All change for Norway's crown but fall looks overdone Adds comment to headline July 11 (Reuters) - Stability in the Norwegian crown was shattered Wednesday by the latest domestic inflation numbers but the reaction to the June data looks overdone. Core CPI, 3.6% y/y, was softer than market and Norges Bank expectations. The data triggered the biggest one-day move up in EUR/NOK since February.

UPDATE 2-Norway's core inflation eases more than expected in June Adds currency reaction in paragraphs 1, 4, analyst in paragraphs 5-6 OSLO, July 10 (Reuters) - Norway's annual core inflation fell in June at a faster rate than expected , Statistics Norway data showed on Wednesday, weakening the crown currency. Core inflation, which strips out changing energy prices and taxes, was up 3.4% year-on-year while analysts polled by Reuters had on average forecast 3.6% , and compared with a core inflati

BUZZ-COMMENT-Norway's crown set for new 2024 highs June 20 (Reuters) - Thursday's Norges Bank rate decision has done little to alter the NOK's bullish trajectory, indeed the hawkish hold may have set in motion a run to new 2024 highs for the crown. The central bank's new rate path sees the benchmark unchanged at 4.5% for the remainder of the year.