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Beggars at war

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 12 MAY 2014
... it said, it's a move towards currency liberalisation it said -- when it doubled the yuan's trading band against the greenback last March - but currency depreciation by any other name is... However, both the yen and the yuan's still up -- 3.3% and 0.5% ...

The waiting game

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 31 MAR 2014
... economy, with the statement marking a dramatic departure from its previous stance on the policy". However, the same euro/greenback weakness is the same exact reason why the ECB could disappoint... yet again. April fool's day this week is also when Japan's ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 13 MAR 2014
... Street, while Tokyo took a hit as the yen climbed against the US dollar with profit-takers moving in following last week's greenback rally. Despite a small pick-up on Tuesday, regional markets followed Wall Street's cues in the wake of the weekend's ...

Catching the big wave

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 27 FEB 2014
... And yes, I mentioned short because some speculators might be thinking just that - shorting the Chinese yuan versus the greenback - from here on after the Peoples Bank of China (PBOC) allowed the country's legal tender to fall by nearly 0.5% in a single ...

Roast Turkey

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 30 JAN 2014
... lifts in a single day! The result was immediate. The Turkish lira jumped by 7.4% from a low of 2.32 per USD to 2.16 a greenback. YEOUCH!...but would it last? The lesson from the 1997/98 Asian financial crisis provides the answer and it's an emphatic ...

Up, up, prices are up

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 23 JAN 2014
... reaction in the financial markets, a reaction clearly demonstrated by the appreciation in the Australian dollar versus the greenback to US$88.61 (from US$87.91) immediately after the inflation report was released. Look ma, there's a swallow! It must ...

Down, down, A$ stay down (please?)

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 25 NOV 2013

That stupid war again

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 22 NOV 2013

RBA and Melbourne Cup two-fecta

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 5 NOV 2013
Punters could enjoy a two-fecta today - the day when the Melbourne Cup meets with the RBA interest rate announcement - should the odds in their favour go. Odds-on are for the RBA to stay (on monetary policy) and Fioreno to win (the Cup). On the surface ...

While America was shuttered

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 21 OCT 2013
... 2013. The capital flight out of India is no better depicted than by the nearly 20% drop in the Indian rupee versus the greenback from 54.79 rupee per US$ at the start of 2013 to a record low 68.15 rupee on the 28th of August. While the rupee's sharp ...