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PBOC to QE?

BENJAMIN ONG | THURSDAY, 12 MAR 2015

... euro, 26% against the Australian dollar, 21% against the Japanese yen and the Canadian dollar and 15% against the British pound. Over the same timeframe, the US dollar has ticked up by a mere 2.8% versus the Chinese yuan. No need to work out the cross ...

I cut, you cut, I cut

BENJAMIN ONG | TUESDAY, 3 MAR 2015

... euro than it was at the end of January and 1.9% stronger against the yen. Sure, it's weaker against the US$ and the British pound, but the 0.2% increase in the A$ trade weighted index since the end of January indicate that the effect of the February ...

So sure it's certain

BENJAMIN ONG | MONDAY, 19 JAN 2015

... 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 the depreciated Japanese yen. Plummeting oil prices are increasing downward momentum on Eurozone deflation ...

Average September on average

BENJAMIN ONG | MONDAY, 29 SEP 2014

... versus the euro (from 1.38 at the start of the year), 109.21 against the yen (from 105.11) and 1.62 vis-A -vis the British pound (from 1.66). While the green stuff may not appreciate much against the pound - given expectations that the BOE would raise ...

Market Wrap AM

STAFF WRITER | MONDAY, 22 SEP 2014

... points. Sterling hit a two-year euro high in anticipation of victory for the "No" campaign before recoiling. The British pound began strongly before falling slightly. The euro tumbled to 78.10 pence on initial returns pointing to a victory for the "No" ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP | FRIDAY, 19 SEP 2014

... stay part of the United Kingdom. London's benchmark FTSE 100 index added 0.57 per cent to 6,819.29 points and the British pound surged as investors awaited the results of Scotland's historic independence vote. Frankfurt's DAX index jumped 1.41 per cent ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP | THURSDAY, 11 SEP 2014

... referendum. The euro on Wednesday slipped slightly against the dollar, which had hit a six-year high against the yen. The British pound remained weak, battered by prospects that Scotland may yet split from Britain. Wall Street opened slightly higher ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP | WEDNESDAY, 10 SEP 2014

... was down 0.49 per cent to 9,710.70 points, and in Paris the CAC 40 slipped 0.50 per cent to 4,452.37 points. The British pound sank to a 10-month low of $1.6065 in Asian trading hours. In later European deals, it recovered slightly to $1.6094, which ...

Mission accomplished?

BENJAMIN ONG | MONDAY, 14 JUL 2014

... for the first move have been brought forward from February 2015 to November this year. But with the strengthening British pound keeping a lid on inflation - 1.8% in April - as well as being a 'de facto' tightening, the BOE could afford to wait a bit ...

Move the goalpost Mark

BENJAMIN ONG | THURSDAY, 14 NOV 2013

... has also brought forward expectations for a BOE interest rate increase - as indicated by the appreciation in the British pound and the decline in the FTSE-100 index immediately following the Report's release. This is perhaps why Governor Carney had to ...

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Australian Unity to shed 195 roles

MATTHEW WAI

Australian Unity is reducing its workforce by 195 positions due to underperformance stemming from delays in government support for its Home Health platform and the integration of several businesses.

Count shutters limited-advice business, slips in size ranking

MATTHEW WAI

Count Financial has reportedly wound up its restricted SMSF/limited-advice service, losing some 26 advisers on the Financial Adviser Register, latest data shows.

First Super recruits head of investments from Prime Super

MATTHEW WAI

First Super has appointed a new head of investments, replacing Chris Artis, who was in the position for the past three months on an interim basis.

BMO eyes Euroz Hartleys' capital markets business

KARREN VERGARA

Euroz Hartleys confirmed it is in discussions with Canada's BMO Financial Group for a potential sale of its capital markets business for $145 million.

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