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Chief economist update: Red light on greenback

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 25 JAN 2018
Down, down, the US dollar is down (again). Bloomberg's USD index shows that the US dollar dropped 1.0% overnight - taking its 2018-to-date decline to minus 3.2% -- on the back of US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin's comments At the World Economic ...

IOSCO issues caution over ICOs

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 19 JAN 2018
... IOSCO points out the transaction can also be in exchange for government-backed or official fiat currency such as the US Dollar or Euro. Following an IOSCO discussion in October about the growing use of ICOs to raise capital, several statements from regulators ...

Chief economist update: One hike this year, one hike next year

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JAN 2018
... From 2 November to date, Sterling's effective exchange rate has appreciated by 2.2% -- it's risen by 5.4% against the US dollar, 0.6% versus the euro and 2.5% vis-a-vis the yen over the same period. Just as Sterling's past depreciation pushed up import ...

The darling buds of inflation

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 15 JAN 2018
... overhaul to stay competitive in a tightening labor market" (Bloomberg) starting next month. And then, there's also the US dollar's weakness - the US dollar index (relative to major currencies) depreciated by 8.6% last year and is 1.4% lower this year ...

Chief economist update: A prelude to taper?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JAN 2018
... ¥10 billion off its purchases of 10 to 25-year and 25 to 40-year JGBs sent the Japanese yen 0.5% higher against the US dollar to ¥112.43 after it sparked renewed taper speculations. While Bloomberg points out that this was merely a "minor tweak" and ...

Macquarie listed equities chief departs after 28 years

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 24 NOV 2017
... WTW said that the growth in Australian assets under management was impacted somewhat by the increasing strength of the US dollar. WTW also noted the rise of passive strategies: while the majority (78.4%) of assets are still managed actively, passive ...

SSGA dismisses ETF bubble concerns

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 NOV 2017
State Street Global Advisors US head of capital markets David LaValle believes the concerns regarding ETFs causing valuation distortions in equity markets are founded in some fundamental misunderstandings about these investment vehicles. Speaking as ...

Macquarie tops Australian asset manager list

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 31 OCT 2017
... WTW said that the growth in Australian assets under management was impacted somewhat by the increasing strength of the US dollar. WTW also noted the rise of passive strategies: while the majority (78.4%) of assets are still managed actively, passive ...

Go ahead BOE, make my day

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 OCT 2017
... and one month before this day, the British pound staged a sterling rally - it soared to pre-Brexit levels against the US dollar and the Japanese yen (and to a two-month high against the strengthening euro). That was on 14 September when the Bank of England ...

ECB exit: 2018 or 2021?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 OCT 2017
... looks ideal given the euro area financial markets' performance of late. Despite the euro's 12.4% appreciation versus the US dollar this year to date to US$1.18, the Stoxx-50 index has continued its strong run - up 8.8% since the start of the year after ...