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Financial markets give the budget a big yawn

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 MAY 2013
... around 3.24%, down 4bps from pre-Budget trade. Not much to write home about ey? And the A$ remains below parity against greenback at US$0.9903, more because of the US dollar's general strength rather than Budget musings, if I may add. If the snippets ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 14 MAY 2013
... with 132.05 late in New York on Friday. HONG KONG - Asian shares were mixed, but the yen's accelerated fall against the greenback drove Japanese stocks to a fresh five-year high, while new economic data signalled a sluggish recovery in China. The Australian ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 22 APR 2013
... president, while Madrid climbed 1.32 per cent. The ero firmed to $US1.3073 from $US1.3049 late in New York on Thursday. The greenback rose to Y99.29 from Y98.14. HONG KONG - Asian markets rose at the end of a tough week for global equities and commodities ...

No promises, promises for Kuroda

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 9 APR 2013

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 9 APR 2013
... Friday. The yen tumbled against the US dollar in the wake of last week's Bank of Japan (BoJ) stimulus announcement. The greenback surged to 99.01 yen, which was the highest level since May 2009. It later pulled back to 98.93 yen. "Equities bounced slightly ...

More than five minutes this time?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAR 2013
... higher still than the S&P 500's 8.3%. And this is because of the depreciating yen - it has fallen by 8.8% against the greenback and by 6.2% against the euro this year to date. And this is because of 'Abenomics' and expectations that the BOJ would bring ...

Steady as she goes

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JAN 2013
Financial markets were on wait mode overnight - waiting for the Fed's verdict on monetary policy. And they had fun while waiting, for most souls expect the US central bank to continue what it's been since last September - bribing the bears into hibernation ...

Mixed outlook for Aussie dollar

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 29 JAN 2013
... next 12 months. Buoyed by the surprising performance of the US economy in the recent weeks and a strengthening in the greenback, he predicted a fall to US$0.96 cents.

Beggar me not my neighbour

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 18 JAN 2013
... war... currency war, that is. The Reserve Bank of Australia has (so far) refused to be dragged into the fight.. America's greenback has turned pale due to the unlimited supply the Fed is printing of the paper. China's yuan remains undervalued. The new ...

Propensity for foot shooting

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JAN 2013