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Mi problema su problema

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUN 2015
... euro area and - most likely - from the European Union," the Greek central bank said. That could lead to an "acute exchange rate crisis" that "would send inflation soaring." Again, check me if I'm wrong but this is the first time I recall the Yankees ...

QIC asks government to step up, break toxic cycle

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2015
... which China experiences a hard landing and its government's fiscal stimulus is not successful. In that scenario, the exchange rate would devalue against non-Chinese currencies by 5%, while it would appreciate by 5% against the Renminbi. Terms of trade ...

BOJ in (tactical) retreat

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUN 2015
... effective terms if you think with common sense, given how far it has come". Kuroda added that the yen's real effective exchange rate - exchange rate adjusted for inflation and trade with other nations - is back to the levels it was before Lehman Bros' ...

Better than the big boys

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUN 2015
... to expand at this rate in the first quarter when the G7 (and China) all slowed - and at a still relatively high exchange rate (exports was the biggest contributor, mind you) -- just think what it would do to the domestic economy if, for one, the Fed ...

Falling AUD offsets dividend growth

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 18 MAY 2015
Australia had the fastest dividend growth in Asia Pacific for the year to March 2015, but the falling Australian dollar made the increase modest relative to its counterparts in the region, the Henderson Global Dividend Index found. Australia made up ...

A$ at 80c

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 APR 2015
... boost. So will the RBA if it decides not to cut interest rates again next Tuesday. The hope is that at the current A$ exchange rate, financial markets have already pencilled in the RBA's non-move.

Overseas investors flocking to Australian bonds

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 23 APR 2015
... briefing recently the flows in to Aussie dollar assets were also being seen from Europe and it explains why the exchange rate is above "fundamental value". "In time and perhaps suddenly, the Aussie dollar will respond to what has happened to commodity ...

IMF predicts drop in foreign earnings

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 APR 2015
... long-anticipated decline in resource related investment. The outlook suggests supportive monetary policy and a somewhat weaker exchange rate will underpin non-resource activity with Australia's growth gradually rising between 2015-16 to about 3%. This ...

The RBA not in full control of dollar-A

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2015
... wavering about that 72% conviction for a rate cut next Tuesday, perhaps? Perhaps. Perhaps. Perhaps. But the Australian exchange rate's 2015 short history shows that the A$ just don't want to fall low enough... and stay there for long. The A$ dropped ...

RBA rate cut: earlier and more

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 APR 2015
... estimates of its fundamental value, particularly given the significant declines in key commodity prices. A lower exchange rate is likely to be needed to achieve balanced growth in the economy." An RBA rate cut next Tuesday would be easy picking if not ...