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Change of heart

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 16 FEB 2010
It wasn't that too long ago that central banks the world over were losing their attraction for the US dollar and diversifying their currency reserves. China, Russia, Asian and Middle Eastern central banks were falling in love with the yen and the euro ...

Mercer recommends pullback on global equities

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 11 FEB 2010
... value' rating on Australian equities. Mercer's view on Australian dollar has changed to 'unattractive' relative to the US dollar because the firm predicts the dollar will come down from its current price over the next two or three years. The firm has ...

Australia better than triple A

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 9 FEB 2010
... he is correct. Just look at how the global financial community queue up to buy a piece of US Treasury paper and the US dollar at mere hints of instability. And China won't be selling its US bond holdings anytime soon. What you think China's a fool? But ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 4 FEB 2010
... Street's lead fairly closely. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 0.26 per cent to 10,270.55 overnight on a stronger US dollar and as growth in the services sector fell short of expectations. "We seem to be almost equating the US point for point ...

Gold's dimming lustre

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 4 FEB 2010
... forward. One such explanation is the international financial community's growing fear about further devaluation of the US dollar. US dollar weakness has prompted China, Russia and India to propose that the greenback be replaced by a multi-reserve currency ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 29 JAN 2010
... that said it no longer considers Britain among the "most stable and low-risk" banking systems. The report drove the US dollar higher as investors sought safety. That sent some commodities prices lower, hurting materials stocks. The S&P report was yet ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 28 JAN 2010
... investor confidence. Shares rose in early trade, but later lost ground in response to the yen's strength against the US dollar ahead of a US Federal Reserve monetary policy decision and President Barack Obama's State of the Union address. Toyota shares ...

Bonds need a double dip

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 19 JAN 2010
... argument may be rational but could also be fallacious if you consider that US bonds remains the global benchmark, the US dollar remains the major currency of exchange and US debts are borrowed and paid for in their own currency - as long as there's paper ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 DEC 2009
... next year as the Fed takes a pre-emptive strike to keep inflation at bay. That would help shore up the value of the US dollar, but also could trip up a rally that has pushed stocks sharply higher over the past nine months. Investors turned cautious also ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 10 DEC 2009
... economy was improving. In recent weeks, however, investors have been shuttling between stocks and seeking safety in US dollar cash investments as they try to determine how strong the economic recovery will be and where they will be able to make the biggest ...