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No deal is better than bad deal on Brexit

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JAN 2017
... before the 23 June 2016 referendum, financial markets liked the certainty - underscored by the 2.9% jump in the British pound to US$1.2397 after May's speech. 'Twas nicely timed too - spoken before it's buried under the hubris and carnival of Donald ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 DEC 2016
... this year. UK inflation Inflation measures in the United Kingdom continue to accelerate not surprisingly due to the British pound's sharp depreciation since June's Brexit vote. Headline consumer prices rose by 1.2% in the year to November - the highest ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 NOV 2016
... higher output growth among UK manufacturers - up to plus 24 from plus 13 in October. However, the depreciation of the British pound would put upward pressure on inflation. "Average selling price are expected to rise sharply over the next three months ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 13 SEP 2016
... narrowed by £1.1 billion to £4.5 billion in July from a £5.6 billion deficit in June. The sharp depreciation in the British pound - down 10.4% from pre-Brexit to end of July - supported a 1.9% increase in exports while at the same time reducing imports ...

Morningstar introduces global risk model

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUL 2016
... Asia-Pacific, emerging Europe and emerging Middle-East. Finally, the currency factors are the Australian dollar, British pound, Canadian dollar, euro, yen, New Zealand dollar and Swiss franc. Commenting on the launch, Morningstar head of asset management ...

Brexit - the Australian connection

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 27 JUN 2016
... against the Chinese yuan; down 4.5% vis-A -vis the Japanese yen. And while the local currency went up against the British pound - up 7.3% -- and the euro - up 1.0% -- the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade's (DFAT) 'Composition of Trade Australia' ...

Janet's words stronger than BOJ and ECB bazookas

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 4 APR 2016
... only against them euros and yens, the greenback has also weakened against the Australian and Canadian dollars, the British pound and the Swiss franc, among others. Overall the US dollar index is down 4.1% this year. Perhaps now The Office of the US Executive ...

And then there's gonna be five

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 1 DEC 2015
... anti-climax but it's now official... the Chinese yuan will formally join the US dollar, the euro, the Japanese yen and the British pound in the International Monetary Fund's basket of reserve currencies known as Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) come 1 October ...

China puts another one in the bag

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 OCT 2015
... as could be expected - remains on top accounting for 44.8% of global payments, followed by the euro 27.2% and the British pound (8.5%). The yen made up 2.76%. And according to Bloomberg, citing a Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunications' ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 11 MAY 2015
... with Cameron winning a majority in parliament and securing five more years in Downing Street. The outcome sent the British pound soaring to $US1.5462 from $US1.5262 late in New York on Thursday. The euro was down at 72.73 pence from 73.82 pence. European ...