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Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 APR 2016
... the RBA's 5 April Board meeting - the local unit was trading at US$0.7543 on that day -- touched on the causes for the currency's appreciation... "The rise in commodity prices had been accompanied by an appreciation of the Australian dollar, which also ...

NAB Asset Management hires senior economist

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 14 APR 2016
... Capital where he spent 23 years as a senior economist with specialisations in global economic analysis, global bonds, currency and equity markets for AMP's diversified funds. "We're extremely pleased to welcome Bob to the team,'' NAB Asset Management ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 APR 2016
... weak sales and a poor economy) for why the current period is a bad time to expand." Japan producer prices The Japanese currency's appreciation has consensus predicting another 3.5% year-on-year fall in Japanese producer prices in March. The actual figure ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 12 APR 2016
... proportion of this debt is denominated is USD - which means the market value of this debt can vary from its face value as the currency fluctuates. AOFM figures confirm that 64% of Australia's government debt is held by foreigners, down from 75% in December ...

Look up in the sky, it's the yen

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 11 APR 2016
... (QQE) Monetary Easing with a Negative Interest Rate" - announced following its 28-29 January Board meeting, the Japanese currency remained strong. The ¥/US$ exchange rate closed at ¥108.42 at the end of last week's trading - 11.7%% higher than its ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 8 APR 2016
... 2015. BSP governor Amando Tetangco ascribed the increase in reserves to the rise in the national government's net foreign currency deposits (including some US$495 million proceeds from the issuance of global bonds and from program loans extended by the ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 7 APR 2016
... hitting a 17-month high in June last year - another indication of the negative impact of the rising yen. The Japanese currency is currently trading at ¥109.72 to a US$. Back in June last year, one greenback could buy more ¥120. The coincident index ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 APR 2016
... expansion territory in March offers a bit of encouragement. Germany factory orders Weak global growth and a stronger currency are also at the heart of the bigger-than-expected 1.2% decline in German factory orders in the month of February with foreign ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 1 APR 2016
... by 0.1% in February and down 0.3% over the year. AiG performance of manufacturing index "The shift down in Australia's currency from its highs of two years ago is central to the current growth of manufacturing, boosting exports and import-competing producers" ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAR 2016
... Philippine peso. After depreciating versus the US dollar for most of 2015 to a low of PHP48.049 by late January this year, the currency reversed direction is currently exchanging at PHP46.355 per US dollar. Philippine exports fell by 3.9% in the year ...