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Down, down, dollar down

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 13 MAY 2013
... unwinding QE3 sooner rather than later. At the end of last week, the US dollar rose to a four-year high against the Japanese yen, one-month highs against the euro and the New Zealand dollar (helped by RBNZ Governor Graeme Wheeler's confession that the ...

Three arrows hitting the spot

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 23 APR 2013
... word) is directed at ending its decades long deflation (see what I mean?) and not aimed at weakening the yen. The Japanese yen has dropped by 12.8% versus the US dollar this year to date and by 11.9% against the euro. You say potato, I say "beggar-thy ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAR 2013
... markets fell as profit takers reversed earlier gains, but the US dollar extended its recent upward trend against the Japanese yen. The regional losses came despite another record close for the Dow Jones index on Wall Street, while Shanghai suffered another ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 7 SEP 2012
... 4.31 per cent. The euro dipped to $US1.2575 from $US1.2600 late in New York on Wednesday. The dollar rose to 78.91 Japanese yen from 78.38 on Wednesday. HONG KONG - Asian markets and the euro rose ahead of a European Central Bank (ECB) meeting. Tokyo ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JUL 2012
... 2010, before recovering slightly to $US1.2066 from $US1.2137 in New York late Monday. The USdollar eased to 78.21 Japanese yen from 78.37 yen. HONG KONG - Asian markets closed mixed, with Europe's debt woes casting a shadow but relief provided by news ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 MAY 2012
... exchange deals, the euro fell to $US1.2744 from $US1.2815 late in New York on Monday. The US dollar rose to 79.98 Japanese yen from 79.30 yen. HONG KONG - Asian markets rose on hopes EU leaders will agree on dealing with the eurozone debt crisis at an ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 20 APR 2012
... lost earlier in the session to $US1.3136, up from $US1.3120 in New York late Wednesday. The dollar rose to 81.54 Japanese yen from 81.23 yen. HONG KONG - Asian markets were mixed as dealers cautiously await a crucial bond auction in Spain, while Wall ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 APR 2012
... the European single currency slipped to $1.3136 from $1.3143 late in New York on Monday. The dollar rose to 80.71 Japanese yen from 80.39 yen. HONG KONG - Renewed fears over Europe's sovereign debt crisis continued to dampen sentiment in Asia as investors. ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 5 APR 2012
... exchange trading, the euro dropped to $1.3137 from $1.3233 in New York late Tuesday. The dollar slipped to 82.65 Japanese yen from 82.78 yen. HONG KONG - Asian markets have slipped after it became apparent that the US Federal Reserve will not implement ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 3 APR 2012
... exchange trading, the euro sank to $US1.3327 from $US1.3336 in New York late Friday and the dollar fell to 82.16 Japanese yen from 82.85 yen. HONG KONG - Asian markets closed mixed following positive manufacturing figures from China and good news from ...