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Central bank Olympics - the race is on

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 8 AUG 2016
... (from the current ¥3.3 trillion) and at the same time raising the size of its lending program to support growth in US dollars to "24 billion USD (about 2.5 trillion yen; double the previous size of 12 billion USD)". The BOJ's move was greeted with jeers ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUN 2016
... Nevertheless, Carney assured markets that the BOE stand ready to provide an extra £250bn of funds if they ran short of US dollars, euros or yens. UK Exchequer on Brexit Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne ahd this to say about Brexit: "It is ...

Minutes to disaster

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 23 MAY 2016
... Bank of Japan (BOJ). It would be disastrous for emerging markets - particularly for those with debts denominated in US dollars - for it would put downward pressure on their respective currencies that, in turn, would drive down their foreign exchange ...

Investors looking to alternatives amid low cash rate

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAY 2016
... and institutional investors and targets a high single digit pre-tax return to investors after feeds, denominated in US dollars.

Largest five banks all Asian

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 14 APR 2016
... the world. S&P Global Market Intelligence ranks the largest banks in the world by converting their total assets into US dollars using the exchange rate as of the end of the period measured. Most banks were ranked by total assets as of December 31, 2015. ...

FEATURE: Investing in a world on hold

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 16 OCT 2015
... become another key issue once rates rise. Australian investors with large reserves of foreign currency, especially US dollars, will benefit from the hike. "Australia has been a country with a weakening currency for a while," Buckley says, and adds that ...

Magellan doubles profit, boosts FUM

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 11 AUG 2015
... increased volatility later this year," he said. "It has contributed to our returns because we invested all our cash in US dollars and the USD has appreciated markedly since August last year. It has been a good of investment," he explained, and added ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 2 FEB 2015
... senior client adviser Bill Chatterton said. "BHP's commodities that it digs out of the ground are all nominated in US dollars and the Aussie dollar is weakening quite aggressively to the US dollar," he said. A rebound in crude oil prices from six-year ...

Don't underestimate LNG boom: BNP Paribas

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 4 DEC 2014
... "Central banks have increased their allocation to Aussie dollars over the years on the basis that it's anything but US dollars or euros. Plus it's a triple A story with some yield, with linkages to the Asian growth story. Those guys are strategic long-term ...

BNP, US prosecutors near $US9bn settlement

AFP  |  MONDAY, 23 JUN 2014
... International Emergency Economic Powers Act and would face a months-long ban on its ability to make transactions in US dollars, the Journal on Sunday cited people familiar with the discussions as saying. But it stressed that the two sides had only reached ...