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Chief economist update: October rate cut?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 24 SEP 2020
... seen as the "norm" in previous years is not appropriate for these unique times." Bill moved the markets. The Australian dollar dropped from US$0.7171 to US$0.7115 and continued to fall to as low as US$0.7060 in overnight trade. The bank bill swap rate ...

Chief economist update: RBA negative on negative interest rate policy

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 SEP 2020
... on a regular basis. (2) Foreign exchange intervention is another potential policy option. However, with the Australian dollar broadly aligned with its fundamentals, it is not clear this would be effective in the current circumstances. (3) lower the current ...

Chief economist update: AUD on the up and up

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 1 SEP 2020
... growth beta - only bought in times of global prosperity. So Virginia, how do we explain the rise and rise of the Australian dollar at a time when uncertainty is at its extreme - that even fiscal and monetary authorities put "extent and duration of the ...

Argo Infrastructure posts $9.3m loss, but increases dividends

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 31 AUG 2020
... shares plummeted more than 23% in the March quarter, the portfolio fell by just 6.5%, assisted by a drop in the Australian dollar. The performance of infrastructure assets varied considerably, Argo said, with some sectors harder hit by social distancing ...

Gold rally continues to hit new highs

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUL 2020
... said. Oliver believes gold's record highs have a weakening US dollar to blame. "The recent surge in gold and the Australian dollar have one thing in common - namely an emerging breakdown in the US dollar. The $US surged during the early phase of the ...

Xinja dabbles in US stocks

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUL 2020
Neobank Xinja has announced plans to launch a US share trading platform Dabble, giving investors access to over 3000 stocks and exchange traded funds (ETFs). Xinja claims Dabble will make names like Tesla, Facebook, Google and Amazon accessible and ...

BetaShares to list hedged versions of global stocks ETFs

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUN 2020
... is what we are seeing -- at the moment -- there is a very significant increase in demand for hedged [funds]. Australian dollar fell significantly to under 65 cents and has bound back to 70 [and] that extra volatility it adds to portfolio is not always ...

USD exposure benefits investors: ETF Securities

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 26 MAY 2020
... Typically, cash holdings are used for liquidity and downside protection, with Australian investors mostly using the Australian dollar." For most Australian investors holding at least 70%-80% of their assets in Australian dollar, adding exposure to currency ...

Chief economist update: China's beef with Australia

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAY 2020
... imports from Beijing during the period. Imports from the US of A (12.3% of total) came second. Overall, and in Australian dollar terms, Australia received more than it spent on trade with China - earning A$123.3 billion in goods and services exports ...

Colonial First State closes global fund

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAY 2020
... is in the best interests of members having regard to recent market volatility including a depreciation in the Australian dollar and decline in value of some of the underlying securities," it said. The wealth manager has also terminated the investment ...