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Chief economist update: Draining the swamp

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 3 JUL 2018
"We're going to drain the swamp." This was one of US President Donald Trump's battle cry when he was still campaigning for the top job in America. It looks like he's on his way to fulfilling this promise but instead, Trump's draining ...

Citi launches currency product, targets HNW investors

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 4 JUN 2018
... hassle, Machet said. Currencies in the GCA currently include the Australian Dollar, US Dollar, British Pound, Euro, Canadian Dollar, Hong Kong Dollar, Japanese Yen, New Zealand Dollar, Singapore Dollar and the Swiss Franc, and there is potential to expand ...

On the road to normal

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 19 SEP 2017
... reading of 91.35 to 92 overnight. The US dollar index's ascent had been limited by the stronger euro, pound and Canadian dollar, among others. Again, these are to be expected. Rising interest rates are a negative for Treasuries and a positive for the ...

Not showing: inflation

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 24 JUL 2017
... rate hikes this year sent the US dollar rising that, after a lag, has renewed downward pressure on inflation. The Canadian dollar's appreciation since the rate hike could produce the same thing. The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) will release ...

O Canada

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 APR 2017
... Canadian softwood lumber imports that could expand to include Canadian dairy exports to the US. Not surprisingly, the Canadian dollar dropped to a 14-month low against the US dollar before settling at US$73.67 at the close of last night's trading - down ...

Morningstar introduces global risk model

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUL 2016
... emerging Europe and emerging Middle-East. Finally, the currency factors are the Australian dollar, British pound, Canadian dollar, euro, yen, New Zealand dollar and Swiss franc. Commenting on the launch, Morningstar head of asset management software ...

Janet's words stronger than BOJ and ECB bazookas

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 4 APR 2016
Quantitative easing. Negative interest rates. Quantitative and Qualitative easing with a negative interest rate. All of the above plus promises of more. The European Central Bank (ECB) and the Bank of Japan's (BOJ) big bazookas proved no match for US ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 MAR 2016
... manufacturers and producers was largely due to lower energy and petroleum prices (down 4.1% in the month) and the Canadian dollar's appreciation (up 3.0% versus the US dollar in February). Compared with a year ago, Canadian producer prices fell by 1.4% ...

PBOC does an SNB

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 13 AUG 2015
... 21.6% versus the yen, 7.8% against sterling, 27% vis-A -vis the Australian dollar, and 20% stronger against the Canadian dollar. This compares with the US dollar's 3.5% appreciation against the yuan - including the past two days' "devaluation". Before ...

PBOC to QE?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAR 2015
... has appreciated by 33% against the euro, 26% against the Australian dollar, 21% against the Japanese yen and the Canadian dollar and 15% against the British pound. Over the same timeframe, the US dollar has ticked up by a mere 2.8% versus the Chinese ...
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