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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 ...

US Fed hints rates holiday may be over

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 30 NOV 2007
... is warning that the US Fed won't artificially hold down rates for any longer than necessary then downward pressure on the USD may relax, the AUD will settle back to the mid-high 80 cent level, oil prices will calm down and the doomsayers may go back ...

Perfect storm

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 29 NOV 2007
... one of the major presenters seems to have only recently woken up to the idea that countries that peg their currency to the USD end up tying their monetary policy to the US economy regardless of how much - or how little - actual trade and other interaction ...

Euro PE due for bull run: Adveq

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  FRIDAY, 26 OCT 2007
... Asia pacific region and the continuing expansion of Adveq's business," Raschle said. Adveq currently manages approximately USD 3 billion of assets for its clients. These clients consist mostly of international institutional investors including pension ...

Currency hedging key to international returns

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 OCT 2007
... relations at nabCapital, said with the Australian Dollar's sharp rise against the major currencies [88 per cent against the USD since April 2001 and 85 per cent against the Yen since October 2000], increasing currency hedge levels could mean the difference ...