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Numero Dos

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 17 AUG 2010
... point in the first. Why? The yen's appreciation is why. The Japanese yen has surged to a 15-year high to 85 yen per one US dollar. It's also trading at nine-year highs against the euro. It has long been accepted in the marketplace that 85 yen is the ...

ETFs hit trillion dollar milestone

JOHN MCDULING  |  MONDAY, 16 AUG 2010
... per cent year-to-date. That outperformed the 3.7 per cent increase in the MSCI World Index over the same period, in US dollar terms, according to the report. But the popularity of ETFs may be coming at the expense of more established investment mediums. ...

Converting to convertible bonds

JOHN MCDULING  |  MONDAY, 16 AUG 2010
... issuance has been in the investment grade space during the post-crisis era. This year, only 10 per cent of new issuance of US dollar convertibles has been in the investment-grade area." Johnson believes convertible bonds will become increasingly attractive ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 AUG 2010
... that sentiment, and Wall Street, held up well in face of largely disappointing US figures. In contrast to stocks, the US dollar was under pressure, falling through 1.32 against the euro on the view that the US recovery is slowing. In London, the FTSE ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 23 JUL 2010
... Japanese shares fell for a fifth straight session on Thursday, due to lingering worries about the yen's rise against the US dollar. Bargain hunting averted sharp sell-offs, but general investor sentiment remained weak after US Federal Reserve Chairman ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUL 2010
... efforts to cool a real estate boom might dampen growth. In currency markets, the yuan strengthened to 6.7889 to the US dollar from Tuesday's close of 6.7948. WELLINGTON - New Zealand shares followed world stock markets down in a sell-off triggered by ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JUN 2010
... after demand slowed from the crisis-hit United States and Europe. Exporters were hit by the yen's strength against the US dollar and the euro, dealers said. HONG KONG - Hong Kong shares fell 2.31 per cent as dealers followed a big loss on the mainland ...

To spend or not to spend

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JUN 2010
... the dream alive yesterday by raising the currency's daily reference fixing 0.43 per cent higher at 6.7980 yuan to the US dollar from 6.8275 the previous day... but financial markets weren't buying it anymore. Sure it was the biggest daily increase in ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 22 JUN 2010
... Monday after investors lost some of their enthusiasm about China's decision to let its currency appreciate against the US dollar. The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed down 8.23 points, or 0.08 per cent, at 10,442.41 points. The Dow had been up the ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 22 JUN 2010
... Monday after investors lost some of their enthusiasm about China's decision to let its currency appreciate against the US dollar. The initial reaction to China's weekend announcement was that a stronger yuan compared with the US dollar would allow US ...