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Economic round-up: Another day, another record

SUZY MAC  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JUL 2007
... But in fairness this run has been fuelled by a marked depreciation in the USD, which has slumped against most major currencies. Figures released yesterday showed a fall in retail sales for May of 0.1 per cent, further evidence the economy has not accelerated ...

Economic round-up: Dollars and sense

SUZY MAC  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JUN 2007
... flooding the market with NZ currency. This triggered a devaluation of 0.7 per cent against both the yen and the US currencies in early trading, however by the day's end the NZ$ had bounced right back. CPA Australia's New Zealand branch president, Chye ...

Economic round-up: Beijing tugging the reins

SUZY MAC  |  MONDAY, 21 MAY 2007
... much as half a per cent of its value per day, widened from 0.3 per cent. However, no change was made against the other currencies. China's stock market continues to run hot with unprecedented numbers of individuals opening accounts - on May 8 alone ...

Market retreats ahead of rates reprieve

SUZY MAC  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAY 2007
... U.S. cents at 8:18 am in Sydney compared with US 83.06 cents late in Asia yesterday. Against 13 of the 16 most traded currencies, the Australian dollar weakened as the spread between Australian and US two-year bonds narrowed to the smallest margin in ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  MONDAY, 2 APR 2007
... competitiveness of its products internationally. Instead of pegging against the $US, Chinese authorities chose a basket of currencies in the British pound, yen, euro, and South Korean won to allow their currency to be benchmarked against. Chinese exports ...

SELECT taps into futures with new fund

HAMISH MADDEN  |  TUESDAY, 27 MAR 2007
... value." The Select Futures Fund aims to exploit directional movements in over 80 global futures markets including bonds, currencies, interest rates, stock indices, agricultural, energy and metal markets. "The Futures Fund will be accessed as a building ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  TUESDAY, 20 MAR 2007
... source of the record Chinese trade surplus. The unpopular response of China was to tie their currency to a basket of currencies as opposed to pegging it to the $US.

E-Trading goes platinum

... importance and we offer single screen access to global counterparties...so they can watch and trade the major global currencies on the same screen." Michelle Baltazar

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  TUESDAY, 6 MAR 2007
... consumers who take a major share and with whom the largest trade imbalance is. The Chinese response was to use a basket of currencies to track as the appropriate benchmark instead of the $US. The Chinese currency has risen about 6 per cent over the last ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  TUESDAY, 6 FEB 2007
... call by G7 finance ministers for an appreciation of the currency which has gone up against 13 of the 16 most traded currencies.