Speed of $A fall surprises, says manager

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The fall in the $A is not surprising over the previous six months however the speed of the correction was somewhat surprising, a leading fund manager says. Pengana Capital emerging

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The Australian dollar – the best is behind it

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The attached edition of Oliver’s Insights takes a look at the outlook for the Australian dollar. The key points are as follows: After doubling in value against the $US over the last

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RBA explains dollar policy & Italy in the spotlight

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Reserve Bank assistant governor Guy Debelle has reiterated that the RBA has scope to cut rates further to offset the effects of a stronger Australian dollar. What does it all

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Principal Global Investors 2012 Central Bank Watch

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Principal Global Investors’ today released their monthly Central Bank Watch which evaluates the Reserve Bank of Australia’s current and expected interest rate policy. The report refers to the Reserve Bank

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Oliver’s Insights: has the $A disconnected from fundamentals?

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This edition of Oliver’s Insights looks at the rebound and ongoing strength in the Australian dollar and the debate about whether the RBA should intervene directly to limit its strength.

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The CommSec iPad Index: Aussie dollar too dear?

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Over time we have modified the index to keep pace with changes in products such as the iPod touch, iPad2 and the “new iPad”. This update looks at the pricing

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Aussie, Aussie, Aussie

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The Aussie dollar has fallen in response to a bout of new jitters about Europe and China. The weaker currency has a raft of implications for the Australian economy. CommSec

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Oliver’s Insights: the Australian dollar and Europe

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A year ago I thought the $A would head up to around $US1.10. Having done that, it has been messy since mid year with the $A falling just below $US0.94

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BetaShares cautions investors on impact of currency on gold performance

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The strong correlation between gold prices and the Australian dollar has impacted unhedged gold exposures which have consistently under-performed hedged gold exposures historically, analysis by BetaShares shows. For example, while

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BetaShares launches British Pound and Euro currency ETFs

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BetaShares Capital Limited yesterday listed two more currency ETFs on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX). Trading under the ASX Codes ‘POU’ and ‘EEU’, BetaShares British Pound ETF and BetaShares Euro

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