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India's upside risks

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 10 OCT 2017
... should also get support from external demand given the rupee's recent turnaround - it has depreciated by 2.7% versus the US dollar to 65.38 rupees from the 2017 high of 63.62 rupees it reached in early August.

Fed does the thinkable

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 21 SEP 2017
... financial markets could be put down to just another ordinary day on Wall Street. The S&P 500 index lifted just 0.1%; the US dollar index dipped a little (92.64 from yesterday's 92.51 close); Yields on two-year US Treasuries were unchanged and up by only ...

The trillion dollar pension fund

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 SEP 2017
... fund's market value, has been stunning." Slyngstad said the strengthening of the world's major currencies against the US dollar, combined with strong equity markets, have rapidly increased the US dollar value of the fund in 2017. Established in 1990 ...

On the road to normal

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 19 SEP 2017
... September. Yields on the tenners went up by more - 16 bps to 2.22% over the same period. Though still small, the Bloomberg US dollar index has recovered some ground from last week's low reading of 91.35 to 92 overnight. The US dollar index's ascent had ...

The British pound's sterling reversal

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 18 SEP 2017
Now that's how you jawbone a currency. The British pound soared to pre-Brexit levels against the US dollar and the Japanese yen - and to a two-month high against the strengthening euro - at the close of last week's trading. And no, it's not because ...

Wall Street interrupted

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 12 SEP 2017
... nearly all - many investors braced for didn't quite add up. US equities, the yield on 10-year US Treasuries and the US dollar, they all fell down last week as investors feared an escalation of tensions with North Korea - after its testing of a hydrogen ...

Currency trend is not our friend

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 11 SEP 2017
... of Australia's latest missive: "The Australian dollar has appreciated over recent months, partly reflecting a lower US dollar. The higher exchange rate is expected to contribute to the subdued price pressures in the economy. It is also weighing on the ...

ECB disengages from currency war

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 15 AUG 2017
... greenback this year to date. But if you haven't noticed by now, the euro had been on a tear. It's up by 12.3% against the US dollar so far this year - more than the A$ (up 9.4%), the NZ$ (up 5.4%) and the rupee (5.9%). Yet, the European Central Bank ...

No follow through

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 8 AUG 2017
... rate has fallen by 1.3% this year to date and 13.1% since the 23 June 2016 Brexit referendum - down 12.0% against the US dollar; 15.4% versus the euro; and, down 7.8% vis-a-vis the Japanese yen since Brexit. The weaker pound has undoubtedly pushed up ...

Australian dollar poses problem for RBA

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 7 AUG 2017
... The Australian dollar has appreciated by 5% on a trade-weighted basis since the May Statement, and by 7% against the US dollar. This has been incorporated into the current forecasts. It is possible that the Australian dollar could appreciate further ...