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Federal Reserve increases rates 25bp

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 2 FEB 2023
... did have some response, explaining US shares are higher, US bond yields fell, and major currencies are up against the US Dollar. The promised increases were elevated by Scion Capital founder Michael Burry who, on the eve of the Fed's meeting, tweeted ...

Four themes driving 2023: Iggo

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 24 JAN 2023
... more optimism around the Chinese growth outlook and the property sector's stabilisation. "With investment grade Asian US dollar-denominated bonds yielding in the 5%-to-6% range global credit and emerging market bond investors are also likely to up their ...

Australia can avoid recession: Outlook

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 NOV 2022
... greater fiscal flexibility for the government. Meanwhile, although this year the Australian dollar dropped 11% against the US dollar, Oliver said other currencies have fallen further. He added that if global economic conditions collapse, leading to a ...

RBA downplays exchange rate inflationary impacts

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 25 OCT 2022
... levels around pre-mining boom days, to which Kent believes the adjustment appears to have run its course. Further, on the US dollar, Kent noted that it had appreciated noticeably as US interest rates had risen more rapidly than those in many other economies. ...

Perpetual takeover of Pendal progresses

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 OCT 2022
... and fund outflows in the US, he added. "However, this was offset by net inflows from the EUKA region and the stronger US dollar, which helped deliver a favourable currency uplift of $2 billion," he said. Giving an update on the Scheme, he added that ...

Federal Reserve delivers 0.75bp rate rise

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 28 JUL 2022
... avoid a steep downturn." On the back of Powell's speech, US equities rallied, while Treasury yields fell along with the US dollar. "Financial markets have recently pared bets of the likely peak in the policy (fed funds) rate. They now see that rate peaking ...

Crypto lures executives despite ongoing uncertainty

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUL 2022
... India's law enforcement is probing crypto exchanges for foreign exchange violations after the rupee dropped 7% against the US dollar since January. Nonetheless, others powered through including Celsius which reclaimed $172 million collateral from ...

Chief economist: Is this a buy op?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 25 FEB 2022
'War in Ukraine wipes $73b from sharemarket': According to the Australian Financial Review that's how much Australia's sharemarket lost upon hearing the news that Russia has invaded Ukraine. Both the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index and the ...

Chief economist: Thank you, Putin

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 24 FEB 2022
... a Correction. Could the Russia Effect Be Tightening Its Grip?" - Barrons.com (23 February 2022) "Equities tumble and US dollar rises as Russia/ Ukraine fears escalate" Reuters (23 February 2022) "Stocks Extend Losses as US Adds Russia Sanction... S&P ...

Use of cryptos to boom in 2022: Research

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 21 JAN 2022
... inflation," Green said. "This is why most developing countries become reliant upon major 'first-world' currencies, such as the US dollar, to complete transactions. "However, reliance on another country's currency also comes with its own set of, often ...