foreign exchange

There is good reason for the BOJ to be reluctant in raising rates too quickly given the potential disruption to financial markets.

The AUD/USD is hovering near crisis lows, but the economy is fine. What’s behind the drop, and is now the time to hedge?

Thinking of going overseas and wondering when to change your Aussie dollars? It might be worth holding off, says Morgan Stanley.

The perpetual 'Black Knight' of our monetary system, the US Dollar has often been proclaimed as 'dead', but goes on despite flesh wounds.

One of the most fascinating developments in financial markets over the past year has been the Bank of Japan (BOJ) and its policy of yield curve control (YCC). It has...

Many investors view cash as part of the defensive, and somewhat static portion of their portfolios, but in uncertain markets it might also be used as a trading tool...

Global trade data has been slowing rapidly over 2019, but last week’s US employment report was a dire warning, and can expedite the US Federal Reserve (the Fed)...

It was a successful week for Westpac’s economics teams in Sydney and Auckland as they correctly predicted both the RBA’s steady hand and the RBNZ’s interest rate cut...

Obviously in the near term, week-to-week, month-to-month it’s impossible to predict currencies, but over any medium-term period – you can at least, in our view, make...

April was a very interesting month in respect of the continuing pressure on the price of financial assets. Globally economic data moderated over April which has been...