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A-dollar zero point six six

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 25 FEB 2014
... range would happen if the Reserve Bank holds interest rates until 2016, if the US lifts its rates by mid-2015 and if the US dollar continues to strengthen". If you think you've had enough of 'ifs' there's more where they came from. RBS senior currency ...

Annual global dividends pass $1 trillion for first time

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 24 FEB 2014
... companies listed in the Asia Pacific region rose 79% since 2009 with Australia a particularly strong contributor, up 89% in US dollar terms since 2009, placing it among the world's fastest growers. By far the fastest growth initially came from Emerging ...

Sunrise, sunset

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 18 FEB 2014
... that is - also laughed all the way to the bank last year. For in 2013 the Japanese yen dropped by 21.7% against the US dollar, 26.5% versus the euro and 24.5% versus sterling. Why? Because the yen's depreciation has cheapened Japanese equities valuation ...

Credit Suisse goes "wild" in its 2014 outlook

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 7 FEB 2014
... Credit Suisse also played with the idea that "the downward trend stops, and the Aussie appreciates back above 1.10 vs the US dollar which has been the post float high." "A rally in the Aussie to new highs may occur if the Fed stops tapering and embarks ...

CBA: Expect higher inflation

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 7 FEB 2014
... importing goods and services for Australian consumers. CBA has forecast a fall in the local currency to 84 cents in US dollar terms. "While that's good for growth, what it is doing is starting to push up imported prices, which are rising quickly," Blythe ...

Australia's pension pool fastest growing in the world

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 6 FEB 2014
... to last year, adding just US$9 billion over 2013, in a year when the Australian dollar fell considerably against the US dollar. The study also showed that Australia remained the fourth largest pool of pension assets in the world, behind the US, the UK ...

Emerging market turmoil is a buying opportunity

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 3 FEB 2014
... strategy Australian investors are also set to benefit from any further depreciation of the Australian dollar against the US dollar, Euro, pound sterling and Swiss franc.

Roast Turkey

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 30 JAN 2014
... NO. Asian interest rates soared too in 1997 (they bore the brunt of adjustment because currencies were pegged to the US dollar).A For instance, Malaysian overnight rates jumped from 7.5% to 40.4% between July 9 and July 10 - yes, in a single day -- forcing ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 28 JAN 2014
... Nikkei, which was the best performer last year, continued its 2014 downtrend as the yen remained elevated against the US dollar, while shares in developing countries also suffered selling pressure. Tokyo tumbled 2.51 per cent, or 385.83 points, to 15,005.73 ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 24 JAN 2014
... to close at 15,695.89, giving up earlier gains as the downbeat sentiment sent traders into the yen and away from the US dollar. Sydney fell 1.07 per cent, or 56.8 points, to 5,263.0. Seoul lost 1.16 per cent, or 22.83 points, to close at 1,947.59 on ...