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Inflated inflation scare

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 10 FEB 2011
That dreaded "I" word is making a comeback into market players' psyche. Inflation is lurking just around the corner - at least for the developed economies. In the emerging ones, they've been trying to shoo evil inflation away as if almost forever. China ...

BetaShares launches currency ETF

MEDIA RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 1 FEB 2011
... exchange traded fund (ETF) provider BetaShares has launched a new ETF in Australia that tracks the performance of the US dollar relative to the local currency. Trading under the ASX Code 'USD', BetaShares U.S. Dollar ETF tracks the performance of the ...

Middle East mole

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 31 JAN 2011
... cent of the 3.2 per cent growth. Exports also provided a positive contribution of 1.04 per cent. They better or the US dollar index's decline from a high of 80.52 in the middle of last year to 73.25 by end 2010 would have been all for nought. This is ...

Downgrade me

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 28 JAN 2011
... perhaps - as we've seen over the past few months with the Europeans - but not for the US and Japan. America has the US dollar - the international reserve currency - it can just continue to mint more of the green stuff to fund its deficits. QE3? Japan's ...

When good is good

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 24 JAN 2011
... Financial Stability Facility. Bad, right? Again... not. Have you seen the euro? It's up about 2 per cent against the US dollar since the start of the year. People are buying euros! Maybe it's up to the United States of America to settle the score once ...

New ETF player targets niche assets

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JAN 2011
... currency ETFs in the local market, these products have an established market overseas. "The ETF will allow exposure to the US dollar... and will allow trading on the stock exchange to take exposure to the US dollar versus the Australian dollar," he said. ...

Mercer outlines top trends for 2011

JOHN MCDULING  |  THURSDAY, 9 DEC 2010
A flight to emerging markets, persistent weakness in the US dollar, and more demand for retirement products are just some of the themes Mercer expects to occupy the minds of investors next year. Many of the themes Mercer outlines overlap with its predictions ...

Grinch vs Santa

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 9 DEC 2010
... doesn't know which way to jump. In keeping up with our Christmas theme, it's torn between Santa and the Grinch. The US dollar has risen for three days running. We know from recent observation that the stock market goes up when it's down and down when ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 9 DEC 2010
... leads from offshore trading overnight, with securities indices mixed, whilst precious metals and oil were lower. The US dollar rose. On the ASX 24 at 0619 AEDT, the December share price index futures contract was 14 points higher at 4,714. In economics ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 6 DEC 2010
... to fetch over $US1,406 per ounce in offshore markets and Mr Chatterton said it could go a lot higher. "You've got the US dollar falling like a stone...which has to be the circuit breaker." Gold major Newcrest Mining gained 24 cents to $40.98 and MacArthur ...