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RBA joins the bulls in central bank shop

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 FEB 2017
... moderate. Some further pick-up in non-mining business investment is also expected." Low interest rates and the Australian dollar's depreciation since 2013 supports this outlook, although the RBA did mention that "an appreciating exchange rate would complicate ...

Future Fund cautious on risk and return

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 31 JAN 2017
... investment portfolio. "Our cash allocation (19.7% or $25.2 billion) has reduced largely due to the fall in the Australian dollar against the US dollar over the period. We also reached financial close on the Port of Melbourne transaction during the quarter ...

New hedge funds for BetaShares

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 30 JAN 2017
... BetaShares launched two exchange traded hedge funds today. The ETP manager has made available the BetaShares Strong Australian Dollar Fund (AUDS) and the BetaShares Strong US Dollar Fund (YANK). AUDS provides investors with magnified long Australian ...

Low prices inflate RBA rate cut chances

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 27 JAN 2017
... justified to cut the official cash rate sooner rather than later. More so given the renewed strength in the Australian dollar - it's currently fetching US$0.7534, up 4.9% from the start of 2017. Should the A$'s strength persist, it would put more downward ...

Economic headwinds lead Chief Economists Forum

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 20 JAN 2017
... therefore has no reason to cut interest rates. "If the US dollar continues to strengthen does that mean the Australian dollar will fall to levels that people were expecting it to hit this time last year - which turned out to be wrong. Maybe that has ...

A-dollar rising

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 16 JAN 2017
... brought the US dollar down against most major currencies. But 'twas the Aussie dollar that gained the most. The Australian dollar has reversed its late 2016 reversal this early in the New Year. Trump's victory sent the A$ down from US$0.7762 on the 8th ...

A$ drop brings good cheers

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 23 DEC 2016
... bigger budget deficit (that threatened its AAA-credit rating) and all that negative jazz. Not surprisingly, the Australian dollar has dropped to US$0.7221, down 7.6% from this year's high of US$0.7811 and 0.7% at the start of 2016. And the weather outside ...

Top 10 investment stories in 2016

STAFF WRITER  |  THURSDAY, 22 DEC 2016
1. AustralianSuper merges investment options In January AustralianSuper closed three investment options and replaced them with two as part of a streamlining process aiming to keep costs low and refocus the fund's investment efforts. The industry super ...

Equities on the nose in 2016

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 19 DEC 2016
... politics. This declined appetite towards global equities breaks the uptrend that has been in place since the Australian dollar began its decline around 2012," a CFSGAM statement said. The report points out the "equity preference" of those aged 50 to ...

The good and the bad in the Fed rate hike

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 15 DEC 2016
... good news for Australia is that the Fed's interest rate hike trajectory would maintain downward pressure on the Australian dollar - making exports more competitive and help support growth. Donald Trump could be the spoiler though. His reflationary policies ...