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Economic round-up: Dollars and sense

SUZY MAC  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JUN 2007
... 74.48 its highest level since December 2006. It's now trading at 73.84. And while NZ is getting a head start on exchange rate adjustments, albeit not too successfully so far, the IMF's new stance will be the fund's first alteration in 30 years to its ...

Investment treasure in emerging Europe: QWL

HAMISH MADDEN  |  TUESDAY, 12 JUN 2007
QWL is chasing returns in emerging European countries by finding investment managers with the unique skills to operate in these regions. The multi-manager QWL New Europe Fund follows the QWLEuro Fund, which has been returning 26 per cent per annum ...

Economic round-up: Kiwis at war with inflation

SUZY MAC  |  TUESDAY, 12 JUN 2007
... try and sell more Kiwi bonds. "As stated in our June Monetary Policy Statement, we regard current levels of the exchange rate as exceptional and unjustified in terms of the economic fundamentals." Dr Bollard said. Dr Bollard also sent a clear warning ...

Super returns climb back driven by global shares, property

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 5 JUN 2007
... property climbing up from 21.9 per cent to 25.3 per cent. And all this was despite a 2.6 per cent surge in the AUD/USD exchange rate. Not-for-profit funds have continued their dominance among diversified investment choices taking out seven of the top ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 21 MAY 2007
... currency's value. The Chinese central bank also decided on Friday to increase the daily trading range of the fixed exchange rate yuan from 0.3 per cent to 0.5 per cent. In the absence of any domestic and US economic data today, the market is likely to ...

Kiwibank fined over lack of disclosure

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 17 MAY 2007
... and Westpac. The total payout in compensation, fines and costs is more than A$25 million. In Kiwibank's case the exchange rate used to convert foreign currency transactions into New Zealand dollars included a 1.5 per cent fee to Kiwibank and a 1.1 percent ...

China's growth unsustainable: Australian Economic Review

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  MONDAY, 16 APR 2007
... order to correct China's internal and external imbalances, structural adjustments - including amendments to the exchange rate policy - must be carried out. "Because of the increase in the size of the Chinese economy, this issue has evolved to become ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  TUESDAY, 20 MAR 2007
... highest that it has been in eight years, the currency has risen to its highest level since the abolition of a fixed exchange rate in 2005. US authorities have been calling for an appreciation of the Yuan so as to stem the tide of cheap Chinese goods ...

China heading for recession?

... remarkably quickly," said Hunt. "Such an event would lead to a sharp Chinese economic slowdown given its current fixed exchange rate regime." His predictions could set alarm bells ringing for those who have enthusiastically embraced the China boom story. ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 AUG 2006
Following on from his comments on the need for discussions about the future of the oil industry at the forthcoming November Group of 20(G20) meeting to be held in Melbourne, Treasurer Peter Costello has added that there needs to be a widening of the ...