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PBOC to QE?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAR 2015
... 12 months, the US dollar has appreciated by 33% against the euro, 26% against the Australian dollar, 21% against the Japanese yen and the Canadian dollar and 15% against the British pound. Over the same timeframe, the US dollar has ticked up by a mere ...

My QE, your problem

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAR 2015
... US-exposed equity funds (net outflow of US$16.8 billion) and into Eurozone-exposed (net inflow of US$19.3 billion and Japanese-exposed (net inflow of US$16.5 billion) equity funds "so far this year". The higher the US dollar exchanges against the euro ...

AMP Capital steps into Japanese infra market

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAR 2015
AMP Capital is set to become an investment adviser to GII, a Japanese company that invests in renewable energy assets. AMP Capital will assist GII to acquire high quality assets as well as provide ongoing advice. GII's first acquisition will be operating ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 2 MAR 2015
... Tokyo advanced to a fresh high despite disappointing figures challenging Japan's war on deflation. Official data showed Japanese inflation slowed for a sixth straight month in January, dampened by weak consumer spending and falling energy prices - its ...

BOJ optimistic as forever

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 19 FEB 2015
... the BOJ's got precious little something to show for all its optimism. Sure, the drop in the yen has boosted exports and Japanese exporters' profitability but has not translated into significant increases in business spending and hiring and wages and ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 17 FEB 2015
... Street, while Greece's leadership said it was confident it could hammer out a new debt deal with European creditors. Japanese shares ended above 18,000 for the first time in more than seven years, supported by data showing the economy had exited recession. ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 13 FEB 2015
... turn negative within months. The euro climbed to $US1.1417 from $US1.1319 late in New York on Wednesday. HONG KONG - Japanese shares have surged to a more than seven-year high as the yen retreated against the dollar thanks to investors betting on the ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 2 FEB 2015
... Exchange rose 0.39 per cent, or 68.17 points, to 17,674.39 at the close, with traders buoyed by a weaker yen, which boosts Japanese exporters. Sydney gained 18.82 points, or 0.34 per cent, to close at 5,588.3 while Seoul finished flat, closing down 1.76 ...

Dai-ichi Life expands US, Asia Pacific presence

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 27 JAN 2015
Dai-ichi Life, Japanese parent company of Australian life insurer TAL, is expanding its operations in the US and Asia Pacific regions. It announced last week that it would be establishing regional headquarters in these regions, along with acquiring ...

AMP Capital issues deflation warning

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 22 JAN 2015
... Australia could also suffer deflationary pressure as global prices fall. However, Oliver reassures that sustained 1930s or Japanese style deflation is unlikely as central banks in Europe and Japan continue to pursue quantitative easing strategies which ...