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AAP  |  MONDAY, 2 FEB 2015
... 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 lows also helped the energy sector while a rally in gold prices saw gold ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 29 JAN 2015
... 5,516.6 points. NEW YORK - Wall Street stocks have finished a volatile session sharply lower as worries about the strong US dollar and falling oil prices outweighed some positive earnings reports. The Dow Jones Industrial Average on Wednesday tumbled ...

iShares launches currency hedged international ETFs

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JAN 2015
... in Australia, Jon Howie said. "In recent years the Australian dollar has displayed equity-like volatility against the US dollar, adding another layer of risk to our clients' investment decisions. In a global context of diverging monetary policies and ...

A Fed surprise?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JAN 2015
... company earnings disappointments (which raise concerns over US growth). Both of these can be traced back to the surging US dollar. Bloomberg's headline says it all, "Stronger Dollar Punishes US Earnings From P&G to DuPont". "The US Dollar Index rose ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 27 JAN 2015
... said Mace Blicksilver, director at Marblehead Asset Management. LONDON - The euro slumped to an 11-year low against the US dollar after anti-austerity party Syriza won the Greek election, sparking fears the country could end up exiting the eurozone. ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 22 JAN 2015
... slashed its inflation forecast and held off fresh easing measures after a two-day meeting. The yen rose against both the US dollar and the euro on the news, however, as traders took solace in the BoJ's announcement that it was also raising Japan's growth ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JAN 2015
... speculation swirled that the European Central Bank would embark on a huge stimulus program. The euro retreated against the US dollar after a minor rally on Monday as traders also nervously awaited an close weekend election in Greece, where a far-left ...

So sure it's certain

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 19 JAN 2015
... come 22 January, the currency markets are so sure - the euro has, as of this morning, fallen by around 17% against the US dollar to US$1.1552 from its 52-week high of US$1.3993; 9% from its one-year high against the British pound and 9% against even ...

Standard Life Inv launches global equity strategy

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 9 JAN 2015
... Unconstrained strategy. Over the last five years, the fund has returned 86.7% compared to the benchmark return of 64.4% (in US dollar terms). It also ranks in the top quartile versus its global peer group over a one year period and the top decile over ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 11 DEC 2014
... strong rebound in Shanghai, a day after suffering its worst loss in five years. The yen made further inroads against the US dollar as last week's positive sentiment gave way to caution. Tokyo - taking another hit from the strengthening yen - sank 2.25 ...