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Queuing for QE

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 18 OCT 2010
... you've heard of this index before - published by "The Economist", showed that the US dollar is undervalued against currencies of slow growing economies (European and Scandinavian countries) where it should be stronger and overvalued against the stronger ...

Swan weighs in on currencies, promotes reform agenda

JOHN MCDULING  |  TUESDAY, 12 OCT 2010
Speaking at the New York Stock exchange overnight, Treasurer Wayne Swan reaffirmed his commitment to growing the national retirement savings pool and weighed in on the currency wars that are threatening to envelop global capital markets. "If the global ...

Cheap talk

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 12 OCT 2010
... Japan's unilateral currency intervention, Brazil and South Korea's measures to prevent appreciation of their respective currencies, etcetera, etcetera, etcetera. Surely, no one expected a quick resolution - especially not when the giants are in a race ...

RMB rise to benefit local investors

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 8 OCT 2010
... value to their clients' portfolios by taking a closer look at the rise of the Renminbi (RMB) and its impact on the currencies of neighbouring countries, an expert in Chinese investments said. Simon Wu, executive director of Premium China Funds Management ...

Parity not quite a party

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 8 OCT 2010
... cheaper imports? What about tourism? What about those offshore-based companies that derive their revenues in foreign currencies? They'll discover their earnings not that much when translated back into Aussies. But for now, the appreciating Australian ...

NAB Super eases hedging as dollar soars

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 7 OCT 2010
... single sector overseas shares option. The corporate fund made its decision after the dollar surged against most major currencies, and in particular, the US Dollar, Euro and British Pound. The Australian dollar hit $97.92 US cents overnight - bringing ...

Good for nothing war

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 7 OCT 2010
... Financial Times, IMF head Dominique Strauss-Kahn warned that, "There is clearly the idea beginning to circulate that currencies can be used as a policy weapon... Translated into action, such an idea would represent a very serious risk to the global recovery... ...

Grand currency sale

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 OCT 2010

Gotta love gold

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 28 SEP 2010
... dollar that is losing its value, other big economies of the world are now in a race to the bottom - debasing their currencies - aimed at trying to restore the health of their respective economies. China refuses to revalue its currency. Japan recently ...

A "race to the bottom" in currencies

JOHN MCDULING  |  FRIDAY, 17 SEP 2010
... depreciated despite Chinese authorities pledging increased currency flexibility earlier this year. Horner expects Asian currencies to play a greater role in resolving global imbalances going forward, noting that recent rhetoric from US Treasury Secretary ...