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The mighty US dollar

From Fidelity Worldwide Investment

In 1985, the finance ministers of the world’s five most important economies met in the US to solve a problem. Representing France, Japan, the UK, the US and West Germany,

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11 Dec 2014

Inflows on the rise for US dollar ETF

From Betashares

Investors looking to capitalise on a falling AUD A growing number of investors are looking to capitalise on a potential further decline in the Australian dollar with trading data from

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30 Sep 2014

Currency markets heat up, says Instreet

Two events are set to grab the most attention this week – the outcome of the US Federal Reserve’s policy meeting and the referendum on Scottish independence. Both are important

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18 Sep 2014

Tapering: Where others see risk, William Blair sees opportunity

From William Blair & Company

Fears of stability across the globe around tapering are creating significant investment opportunities in countries like India, Thailand, the Ukraine, Venezuela and Argentina, according to William Blair’s Head of Dynamic

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27 Feb 2014

Three Questions for 2014

From Threadneedle Investments

“As we enter the new year, markets are more or less where we left off in December. Investor appetite for risk is up, liquidity is free flowing and credit markets

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21 Jan 2014

$US breaking down, $A breaking higher

From Shane Oliver - AMP chief economist

Key points The $A is continuing to push further above parity against the $US, reaching a 29 year high. This reflects a combination of strong commodity prices, $US weakness and

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29 Mar 2011

BetaShares U.S. Dollar ETF quadruples in size in a month

From Betashares

BetaShares U.S Dollar ETF (ASX Code: USD) AUM reaches $50 million USD consistently ranking as one of top three most actively traded ETFs BetaShares passes $120 million in AUM three

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29 Mar 2011

BetaShares US Dollar ETF debuts as top 10 most traded ETF on ASX

From Betashares

AUM more than doubled in second week of trading Median trade was A$15,000, indicating pent up demand from retail investors for access to U.S dollar exposure in a simple, transparent

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21 Feb 2011

First currency-based Exchange Traded Fund launched in Australia

From ASX - Australian Stock Exchange

The ASX Group (ASX) announces the launch today of the first exchange traded fund (ETF) over currency to be traded on the Australian Securities Exchange. The currency ETF will track

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01 Feb 2011

Global Reflation Mark II, gold and the Australian dollar

From Shane Oliver - AMP chief economist

Key points The sub-par recovery in the US, Japan and Europe and constrained fiscal policy most likely means that we will see another round of global policy reflation, centred on

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23 Sep 2010

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