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Economist's wishlist: Lower tariffs, bond yields settling

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JAN 2025
... "A broadening out of economic growth across other major advanced economies would help to put downward pressure on the US dollar, which is positive for emerging markets because emerging market debt is priced in US dollars," Mousina said. Lastly, a resolution ...

Resources for the win in 2025: Datt Capital

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 3 DEC 2024
Australia's resource sector is well-placed to deliver for investors next year, with Datt Capital flagging a mix of underlying signals that will drive its performance. In 2025, oil, gold and metals, lithium and copper, as well as industrial metals are ...

Trump 2.0 set to boost small and mid-caps: Canopy Investors

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 21 NOV 2024
... inflation picks up again," he added. "Markets have already priced in some of these policy expectations, as evidenced by US dollar strength against major currencies." Further, given Trump's stance on trading with China, Webster said associated businesses ...

Australian ETFs reach $233bn in FUM

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 12 NOV 2024
... Bitcoin WTF (EBTC) - 17.2% VanEck Bitcoin ETF (VBTC) - 16.6% Global X Physical Silver (ETPMAG) - 14.4% Betashares Strong US Dollar Fund (YANK) - 13.9% Global X Uranium ETF (ATOM) - 12.8% Betashares Global Royalties ETF (ROYL) - 12.1% The top 10 ETFs ...

Trump tariffs cause for concern among Australian investors

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 7 NOV 2024
... Australia will be impacted through second order effects. This will likely keep the Australian dollar weak versus the US dollar." Independent economist Saul Eslake said Trump's victory has sent a "very clear message" to the rest of the world. "The American ...

US election to add to inflation woes: Experts

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 5 NOV 2024
... Belinda Allen said financial markets appear to be bracing for a Harris victory. "US bond yields fell sharply and the US dollar weakened as markets reassessed the potential outcome of the election after they had been bracing for a win by former President ...

'Challenging period' for active managers

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 OCT 2024
... broadly outperformed. "Since both are often seen as sources of potential excess returns, it may not be surprising that the US dollar and Euro-denominated fixed income markets hosted some of the most fertile grounds for actively managed funds," it said. ...

Carnegie's MHC Digital, Circle target local stablecoin push

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 1 OCT 2024
Venture capitalist Mark Carnegie's MHC Digital Group and fintech Circle have teamed up on a plan to ramp up USDC stablecoin distribution in Australia and Asia Pacific, exploring institutional use cases. USDC is a fully reserved stablecoin, with over ...

ASIC wins case against crypto exchange Kraken

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 26 AUG 2024
ASIC has won its case against Bit Trade, the operator of Kraken in Australia, after the crypto exchange was found to have not complied with design and distribution obligations when offering a margin trading product to its customers. Bit Trade's ...

Government lifts funding to preserve banking in the Pacific

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUL 2024
The government will inject an additional $6.3 million to curb the rapid withdrawal of banking services in the Pacific. The funding includes $2.9 million to the World Bank for developing digital identity infrastructure across Pacific Island countries ...