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Are indexes the next target for greenwashing investigations?

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 8 AUG 2023
... Fund (Hedged) (Fund) were screened against certain ESG criteria." ASIC said investments in the fund were based on the Bloomberg Barclays MSCI Global Aggregate SRI Exclusions Float Adjusted Index and "Vanguard claimed the index excluded issuers with significant ...

Superhero offers access to Bitcoin ETF

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 21 OCT 2021
... regulatory approval for a crypto-focused ETF. The ProShares Bitcoin ETF saw strong investor demand on trading debut, with Bloomberg reporting approximately 20 million shares changed hand on the first day. Valkyrie and Jacobi Asset Management also recently ...

Chief economist update: It's the money, stupid

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 29 OCT 2019
... that signalled the 2007-2009 recession - of 37.9% to 34.8%. The recent weakening in the US dollar also helped - the Bloomberg US dollar spot index has depreciated by 2.1% from a 2019 high of 99.337 at the end of September to 97.28 in mid-October. It's ...

Chief economist update: Future path of fed funds rate

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 19 SEP 2019
... S&P 500 +0.03%, Nasdaq -0.11%, Russell 2000 -0.63%; the yield on 10-year US Treasuries was unchanged at 1.8%; and the Bloomberg US dollar spot index ticked up by a mere 0.2%. Yes Virginia, there's nothing to write home to mother about. They're ...

Chief economist update: Fed future move depends on dollar direction

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 16 SEP 2019
... accordingly to the rate reduction. After dropping by 1.2% two weeks after the Fed cut interest rates on July 31, the Bloomberg US dollar spot index climbed even higher to a reading of 99.37 - its highest reading in more than two years - as its central ...

Chief economist update: The hazard of being a safe haven

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 AUG 2019
... since the BOJ's last board meeting, the Japanese currency has appreciated by 2.2% to ¥106.28 versus an appreciating US dollar (+0.3% since and +2.1 ytd, based on Bloomberg's US dollar spot index). The ¥/US$ exchange rate is up 2.8% this year ...

Chief economist update: Don't buy a Big Mac in America

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUL 2019
The Bloomberg US Dollar Spot index was trading at 96.7680 on the day Trump tweeted the below: "China and Europe playing big currency manipulation game and pumping money into their system in order to compete with USA. We should MATCH, or continue being ...

Chief economist update: Wrong way, go down

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 28 FEB 2019
The A$/US$ exchange rate is, according to my Bloomberg screen, currently trading at US$0.7141, up 0.04% from the previous trading day and up 1.3% this year to date. In turn, Bloomberg's US dollar spot index has risen 0.14% overnight and is just ...

Chief economist update: Submerging markets

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 19 JUN 2018
... India, Indonesia, the Philippines, South Korea, Taiwan and Thailand so far this year, according to data compiled by Bloomberg... Developing nations including Turkey, Indonesia, India and Argentina have raised rates, while Brazil's central bank has ...

Chief economist update: A US dollar story

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 22 MAY 2018
The times, they are a-changin'. After reaching a peak of 103.01 on the 23 December 2016, the Bloomberg US dollar index began its long descent before hitting a three-year low of 89.19 in February this year - a 13.4% depreciation. The US dollar has ...
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