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J.P. Morgan introduces digital currency for instos

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 15 FEB 2019
... make instantaneous payments between J.P. Morgan's institutional clients. It is redeemable for the equivalent amount in US dollars, thereby reducing settlement times, the bank said. J.P. Morgan said it will begin using the coin for a fraction of the $8.45 ...

Chief economist update: Bull markets don't die of old age

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 18 OCT 2018
... US dollar, putting pressure on emerging markets particularly those nations with large offshore debts denominated in US dollars. Worse, rising emerging market inflation brought on by their depreciating currencies is being compounded by rising oil prices. ...

Insto mandate seeds Aviva fund launch

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 6 MAR 2018
... it damaged emerging markets is because they had an awful lot of US dollar-denominated external debt. You borrow in US dollars and it goes up, you have a problem, he adds. "Very often that's when they defaulted. It's not necessarily the case now. Market ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 8 DEC 2016
... trillion) and marks the fifth straight month of decline and is reportedly due to the Chinese central bank's sales of US dollars to support the yuan. China's foreign exchange reserves peaked at US$3.993 trillion in June 2014. Japan cash earnings Latest ...

AMP Capital China fund to be delisted from ASX

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 22 AUG 2016
... had successfully sold down 95% of the fund's portfolio of China A-shares. Upon settlement, proceeds will be held in US dollars in a Chinese bank account, and will then be repatriated as soon as regulatory and tax restrictions permit. AMP Capital has ...

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. ...