Why the pound sterling could be set for a recovery
The British pound could rise from its current cheap valuation, in part on the possibility of a smooth Brexit, Kit Juckes, head of foreign-exchange strategy…
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DBS: Market selloff on Trump trade war fears ‘justified’
The markets were justified in selling off after the Trump administration announced fresh initiatives to impose tariffs on imports, this time from China, DBS said…
DBS: Trade tensions are dominating currency and bond markets
Most of Asia’s currencies lost ground this week, stuck between the rock of U.S.-led increases in global trade tensions and the hard place of a…
Podcast: Why the world fears US President Trump’s protectionism
This is what speakers from the Credit Suisse Asian Investment Conference had to say on Monday, March 19th, 2018, about the fears of a trade…
Credit Suisse chief economist: We’re bearish on the US dollar
Credit Suisse is staying bearish on the U.S. dollar, despite its expectations the U.S. Federal Reserve will hike interest rates. James Sweeney, chief economist at…
These equity markets may outperform if the dollar keeps falling
If the U.S. dollar continues to weaken, equities in Asia will get a fillip. That’s according to analysts at Societe Generale. “Historically, Asia equity markets…
Why is the dollar weak despite higher US interest rates? Nomura examines the paradox
A weaker dollar, a stronger yen and higher U.S. interest rates. Why they’re happening at the same time is a puzzle. Nomura pointed to three…
Is the US dollar selloff nearing an end?
The dollar index, which measures the greenback against a basket of currencies, was up at 89.993 as of 3:17 P.M. SGT, off its day’s low…
JPMorgan: This is the playbook for rebalancing portfolios around inflation
J.P. Morgan has broken out its playbook for rising inflation after U.S. figures have printed stronger than expected surprising even its economists, who had expected…
Yen’s climb, dollar’s weakness shows market jitters persist
Markets around the region were broadly mixed, suggesting traders weren’t willing to shake off lingering jitters after the recent stock rout, let alone turn fully…