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Acronyms pull down USD

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2009
... (TALF). However, the flipside of all these billion dollars worth of acronyms - PPIP, TARP, TALF - is a decline in another, the USD. The US dollar fell to a near five-month low against most major currencies overnight. Improving eco-finance conditions ...

HFA regains Lonsec rating

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 APR 2009
... fund posted a positive 0.36 per cent return over a three-month period to February while the MSCI World ex Aust Gross Index (USD) lost more than 15 per cent. The fund lost more than 2.5 per cent over a one-year period to February against the same index ...

Three wise economists

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 21 OCT 2008
... only a basis point above the fed funds rate. This is encouraging, particularly given that only 10 days ago, the overnight USD Libor rate was trading at 388 basis points above the Fed's target rate. While overnight lending rates have cheapened, the USD ...

Iron Ore price jumps 85 pct

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 24 JUN 2008
... applies to iron ore exported from Australia, matches the oil price rise that Australia complains about if the 108 per cent USD price increase over the past year is adjusted for the collapse in the US dollar. Meanwhile, Australia's energy minister Martin ...

AUD hits 24 year high against greenback

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 19 MAY 2008
... since 1 May. Over the last year the short term country patterns however diverge as while the 16.2 per cent growth against the USD matches the growth against the Euro, it is much higher than the 6 per cent growth against the but lower than the 22 per ...

Volatility hits 5-year high

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 10 APR 2008
... Unsurprisingly - in light of statements by the US Fed and IMF - VanMac said 50 per cent of managers continue to expect the USD to keep sliding. Only one-fifth expect it to recover anytime soon. To view the full newsletter, please click here.

US Fed back in the lead

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 8 APR 2008
... side of sub-prime tunnel. In particular, exports are growing, the US "non-oil trade deficit" is being contained, while the USD should start to recover into 2009. How long it takes for housing-lead confidence and the wealth effect to recover is the big ...

Money changes hands

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 29 FEB 2008
... Illustrating the concerns, an online poll on the Fat Prophets website has two-thirds of people believing that in 15 years the USD will no longer be the world's de facto reserve currency. While we might be tempted to dismiss an online poll like this ...

Our rates a global sideshow

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 12 FEB 2008
... financial weight in Asia from Japan toward China and other fast-growing emerging markets." Meanwhile the perpetually falling USD as their interest rates approach negative territory means the Euro will begin to rival the USD for global clout. Another ...

Asia marching on faster than expected

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 7 DEC 2007
... China are growing exponentially." Despite this, 90 per cent of international trade handled by JPMorgan is still denominated in USD, but this may not always be the case, said Weeks. This however may be why the US government and regulators have come out ...