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BOE does what it said it would do

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 3 NOV 2017
... versus the greenback to U$1.3067 from the day before; down 1.4% against the euro to €1.1194, and; fell by 1.9% vis-a-vis the yen to ¥148.76. This isn't exactly the BOE expected for the renewed weakness in the British currency would likely continue ...

Go ahead BOE, make my day

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 OCT 2017
... this day, the British pound staged a sterling rally - it soared to pre-Brexit levels against the US dollar and the Japanese yen (and to a two-month high against the strengthening euro). That was on 14 September when the Bank of England (BOE) kept policy ...

The BOJ's educated hope

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 22 SEP 2017
... rest of the board to his views but it could be the beginning of the end of exit speculations - the one that's keeping the yen stronger than it should be.

The British pound's sterling reversal

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 18 SEP 2017
... Now that's how you jawbone a currency. The British pound soared to pre-Brexit levels against the US dollar and the Japanese yen - and to a two-month high against the strengthening euro - at the close of last week's trading. And no, it's not because of ...

No follow through

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 8 AUG 2017
... June 2016 Brexit referendum - down 12.0% against the US dollar; 15.4% versus the euro; and, down 7.8% vis-a-vis the Japanese yen since Brexit. The weaker pound has undoubtedly pushed up inflation but it is also shoring up domestic activity. This is underscored ...

Australian dollar poses problem for RBA

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 7 AUG 2017
... 5% on the TWI. In comparison, the British pound has risen not as much (up 5.5 %) against the US dollar while the Japanese yen and the Chinese yuan have appreciated by 5.2% and 3.4%, respectively. Although it still has scope to lower borrowing costs (if ...

Altius flags key appointments

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 15 JUN 2017
... owned by Australian Unity as of January, flagged two senior appointments and an open position in a June fund update. First, Yen Wong has joined Altius as head of credit research. She was previously deputy head of global credit research, responsible investment ...

May the force's not with her

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 13 JUN 2017
... elections: it fell by 1.6% versus the US dollar; it went down by 1.3% against the euro and by 1.1% vis-a-vis the Japanese yen. It wasn't all bad news though. The FTSE 100 index rose by 1.0% the day after the elections, for a 5.4% gain this year to 9 ...

Japan rides the virtuous cycle

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAY 2017
No news, it appears, is good news for Japan. The country's stock market and the yen have been heading in the right direction ever since the nuclear threat tit-for-tat between the US and North Korea was taken off the headlines. The Nikkei-225 index has ...

Sunrise

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 21 APR 2017
... news. Japanese exports have been on an uptrend since the 14.0% drop recorded back in July last year, supported by the weaker yen and the general improvement in Japan's trading partners. The better news is the 15.8% jump in imports. Although this would ...