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PBOC to QE?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAR 2015
... rise of the US dollar in recent days but a quick look at its one-year performance shows its gain more against other currencies than against the Chinese yuan. From its lowest to highest over the past 12 months, the US dollar has appreciated by 33% against ...

You sexy thing

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAR 2015
... Latest available data from the US Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis show the "Trade Weighted U.S. Dollar Index: Major Currencies" at 91.57 as at 6 February. This is the best level in 12 years (2003) and represents a 7.6% climb this year to date, a 21% ...

My QE, your problem

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAR 2015
... http://www.smh.com.au/business/markets-live/markets-live-asx-sinks-below-5900-20150305-3rhso.html#ixzz3TTOfh3tA) - the biggest currency loser becomes the winner. The US dollar - up by 5.2% against major currencies in the first two months of 2015 after ...

China easing a tailwind for A-share market

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 FEB 2015
... stock exchanges that only mainland citizens can purchase and are quoted in renminbi. B-shares are quoted in foreign currencies and open to domestic and foreign investment. "The speed of the easing is unusual relative to what we've seen in the past several ...

Grexit not Greek to Brits

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 17 FEB 2015
... experimentation in Europe. The most recent one before the euro was the "Exchange Rate Mechanism" (ERM) where European currencies were required to maintain their currencies within a band. It was established in 1979 and collapsed in 1992. It collapsed ...

ASX half-year profit up 4.7%

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 13 FEB 2015
... infrastructure and support innovation in Australia's financial markets, including the ability to trade instruments in multiple currencies. The new infrastructure will also reduce the internal costs for ASX clients to connect to the exchange and reduce ...

Currency warriors, mount horses and draw swords

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 6 FEB 2015
... corporate profits and US exports and an accumulating number of moves by central banks around the world to weaken their own currencies has revived an old angst on Capitol Hill and yielded new battle lines for Congress and its currency warriors." Hello ...

When Harry met Sally syndrome

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 2 FEB 2015
... interest rates (or threatening to cut them) and by so doing, hope to "beggar their neighbours" by depreciating their currencies and exporting their economic weakness and their deflationary circumstance next door. And by the looks of it, every central ...

Standard Life global bond fund gets recommended rating

STAFF WRITER  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JAN 2015
... seeks diversification by investing across a wide range of fixed income assets, including credit, government bonds and currencies. "We combine a broad range of macro and tactical positions to create a portfolio of strategies that complement each other ...

A Fed surprise?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JAN 2015
... adding to this year's 4% gain. The measure, which Intercontinental Exchange Inc. uses to track the greenback against the currencies of six trade partners, surged 5% last quarter." (Bloomberg) Well, there's really no choice for the greenback but to go ...