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Chief economist update: Prepare for lift-off

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 11 MAR 2019
... US dollar's appreciation - a consequence to the Fed's rate hikes and expectations for more - sent emerging currencies down and raised both inflation and inflation expectations in emerging markets, necessitating their respective central banks ...

J.P. Morgan introduces digital currency for instos

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 15 FEB 2019
... transfer." Currently issued on the Quorum Blockchain, over time the coin will be extended to other major platforms and currencies. The bank said it is too early to assess the ultimate impact blockchain could have on its other businesses, such as custody ...

Fed's pause becomes the ECB's problem

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 11 JAN 2019
... US dollar (a weaker one). However, a weakening US dollar will have to be reflected by strengthening in other major currencies, such as the euro. The euro's 4.5% depreciation versus the greenback last year has allowed the European Central Bank to end ...

Chief economist update: Fed fail

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 20 DEC 2018
... measure has fallen by 13.3% over the same period. The US dollar index is rising while at the same time emerging market currencies are collapsing. Thomson Reuters/CoreCommodity CRB Commodity Total Return Index's year to date return is negative 7.4%. ...

Insurer awards $80m mandate

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 10 DEC 2018
... are seeking differentiated sources of alpha for a compelling fee, H2O's returns in global macro - from bonds and currencies in particular - have outstripped some of the world's best performing managers. "H2O has built a high-performance culture ...

Chief economist update: Predictions allude to frozen RBA

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 22 NOV 2018
... and an appreciating US dollar have resulted in an outflow of capital from emerging economies and are weakening their currencies. Monetary and fiscal stimulus is being withdrawn progressively in the OECD area." "The shakier outlook in 2019 reflects deteriorating ...

Chief economist update: Slowing in sync

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 16 NOV 2018
... There's the Fed's determination to return monetary policy back to normality - that's sending emerging markets (currencies and equity markets) in a tailspin - there's the tussle between Brussels and Italy and its proposed budget deficit ...

Chief economist update: Buy the dip or sell the rallies?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 13 NOV 2018
... earn more than the euro, the yen and the pound in the coming months as the interest rate differential against these currencies continue to widen as it raises interest rates faster than its peers. But the more expensive greenback is also adding pressure ...

Chief economist update: Bull markets don't die of old age

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 18 OCT 2018
... offshore debts denominated in US dollars. Worse, rising emerging market inflation brought on by their depreciating currencies is being compounded by rising oil prices. It appears that the Fed - and the risk of it making a policy mistake - is becoming ...

OPEC is not to blame

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 25 SEP 2018
... for oil would especially fall in emerging countries which have experienced sharp depreciations in their respective currencies versus the US dollar. Rising oil prices will cure rising oil prices!