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Much ado over a known known

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 19 APR 2011
Is this the start of something big... or another dip buying op? Wall Street retreated big time last night. The S&P 500, the Dow and the Nasdaq all closed 1.1 per cent leaner. Is it perhaps investors want to gain a head start on that good 'ol adage ...

Asia to grow amid inflation threat: ADB

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 12 APR 2011
... sustained growth. ADO 2011 suggested policy makers manage inflation using a mix of policy measures, such as flexible exchange rate management and coordinated capital controls as opposed to tighter monetary policy. "Policy makers must therefore consider ...

RBA worries not

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 APR 2011
... declined significantly from its peak in 2008. These moderate outcomes are being assisted by the high level of the exchange rate, the earlier decline in wages growth and strong competition in some key markets, which have worked to offset large rises in ...

Pain sans hysteria

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 21 MAR 2011
... together to prevent the crisis from turning into calamity. The G7 intervened in the currency markets to bring the yen exchange rate down. OPEC's announced assurances that it would pump more oil to make up for Libya's lost production. The EMU is expected ...

Inflated inflation scare

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 10 FEB 2011
That dreaded "I" word is making a comeback into market players' psyche. Inflation is lurking just around the corner - at least for the developed economies. In the emerging ones, they've been trying to shoo evil inflation away as if almost forever. China ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 10 FEB 2011
... points each, taking them to 3.0 per cent and 6.06 per cent respectively. China's central bank also fixed the yuan's exchange rate against the dollar at 6.5850 yuan on Wednesday, the strongest rate since policymakers pledged last June to loosen their ...

BetaShares launches currency ETF

MEDIA RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 1 FEB 2011
New Sydney-based exchange traded fund (ETF) provider BetaShares has launched a new ETF in Australia that tracks the performance of the US dollar relative to the local currency. Trading under the ASX Code 'USD', BetaShares U.S. Dollar ETF tracks the ...

Aussies embrace US real estate

JOHN MCDULING  |  THURSDAY, 16 DEC 2010
... would provide diversification benefits, not to mention the opportunity to take advantage of a historically favorable exchange rate. In addition, this defensive sector is expected to perform strongly as the US economy recovers. Adams said that Australia's ...

Amigos para siempre

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 8 NOV 2010
... policy. " It's not right when the Americans accuse China of manipulating exchange rates and then push the dollar exchange rate lower by opening up the flood gates by turning on the printing presses." And speaking of China. The People's Bank of China ...

Smaller QE2 is not all that bad

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 28 OCT 2010
... upward pressure on non-US dollar currencies. This is why despite the G20's promise to "move towards market-determined exchange rate system", to " refrain from competitive devaluation of currencies", and to use "the full range of policies conducive to ...