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Is now the time to consider currency hedging?

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?
Vishal Teckchandani
Livewire Markets
Macro

C’mon Aussie! Going overseas? Maybe don’t swap those Aussie dollars just yet…

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

The Dollar is Dead, Long Live the Dollar

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

Should You Still Bet Against the Bank of Japan?

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...
Janu Chan
Bitesized Economics
Macro

Using the US dollar as a trading tool

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 X ETFs
Global X ETFs
Macro

An investment opportunity years in the making

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)...
Charlie Jamieson
Jamieson Coote Bonds
Macro

Aussie fragile despite RBA's steady hand

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...
Sean Callow
Sean Callow
Westpac Bank
Macro

Do we see an upside for the Aussie dollar?

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...
Andrew Macken
Montaka Global Investments

Emerging macro trends

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...
Etienne Alexiou
Etienne Alexiou
Belay Capital

The market may be getting ahead of itself in expecting helicopter money from the Bank of Japan, says Saxo Group's John Hardy

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US Dollar might be re-entering the channel it broke during the Brexit referendum

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How to trade the Aussie dollar this week: Saxo

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USD will continue to strengthen: Van-Petersen

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"We may have seen the top of the AUD at 0.78 US cents", say Sydney-based Saxo traders

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Weaker USD to be a central theme: Van-Petersen

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AUDUSD appears to have found a support level at 0.75

Saxo Capital Markets Australia
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We're updating our model estimates of fair-value for the Aussie dollar against the US dollar

David Bassanese
Betashares

"I'm shorting everything' going into nasty March", says Steen Jakobsen

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How low can USDJPY go?

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What to watch after that rocky start for FX in 2016

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