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Investors Should Sell Asian Local-Currency Bonds, Deutsche S...

Investors should cut holdings of Asian local-currency bonds as quickening inflation is set to push up yields and put pressure on central banks to raise interest rates, Deutsche Bank Private Wealth Management said. The likelihood the dolla [...]

Posted On : Jun, 14 2008 | Comments : 0

Asian Currencies Gain on Interest-Rate Advantage, Fund Inflo...

As celebrations for the lunar Chinese new year fade, many are casting a wary eye on government-mandated efforts to revive traditional culture through large orchestrated temple fairs and censored displays of folk religion. Recent changes in [...]

Posted On : Feb, 27 2008 | Comments : 0

Asian currencies mostly up against greenback

HONG KONG: Asian currencies were mostly up against the greenback this week as concerns in the region continued that there will be a recession in the United States. JAPANESE YEN: The yen gained ground slightly against the dollar in the past [...]

Posted On : Feb, 25 2008 | Comments : 0

Asian Currencies Rise, Led by Taiwan Dollar, on Rate Advanta...

Asian currencies rose, led by Taiwan's dollar, on speculation the region's interest-rate advantage over the U.S. will attract investors to local debt markets. Indonesia's rupiah, the Philippine peso and the Indian rupee also gained a [...]

Posted On : Feb, 21 2008 | Comments : 0

Asian currencies end week mixed against the dollar

HONG KONG (Thomson Financial) - Asian currencies ended the week mixed against the dollar as worries about the US economy persisted and after finance chiefs from the Group of Seven (G7) major industrialised nations met in Japan. JAPAN [...]

Posted On : Feb, 11 2008 | Comments : 0

Asian currencies up against dollar

HONG KONG: Most Asian currencies finished the week up against the greenback amid continuing fears over the United States economy. JAPANESE YEN: The yen edged up over the past week to the mid-106 level against the dollar amid continui [...]

Posted On : Feb, 04 2008 | Comments : 0

Asian currencies rise moderately after Fed rate cut

SINGAPORE -- Asian currencies rose on Thursday after the Fed cut interest rates for the second time in just over a week, but lingering concerns over the damage caused by credit market woes still capped their gains. The Taiwan dollar hit a [...]

Posted On : Jan, 31 2008 | Comments : 0

Australian, N.Z. Dollars Weaken as Asian Stocks Extend Slump

The Australian and New Zealand dollars fell to the lowest in at least four months against the yen as a global stock slump spurred investors to sell higher- yielding assets funded in Japan. The local dollars slid for a third day versus Japa [...]

Posted On : Jan, 22 2008 | Comments : 0

Dollar inches up versus yen in Asian trading as Japanese cur...

The dollar rose slightly against the yen Tuesday in Asia as short-term investors sold the Japanese currency to take profits despite its increasingly bullish outlook.The U.S. dollar moved to 110.17 yen, up from 110.05 yen late Monday in New [...]

Posted On : Nov, 13 2007 | Comments : 0

Dollar falls most against Re among Asian

The US dollar has fallen the most against the rupee among all major Asian currencies this year. According to data in the latest macro and macro developments released by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) recently, the dollar dipped 8.7% agains [...]

Posted On : Nov, 03 2007 | Comments : 0

Asian Currencies Gain as Overseas Investors Buy Region's Sto...

Asian currencies gained this quarter, led by the Philippine peso and the Singapore dollar, on speculation investors increased their holdings of emerging- market stocks and bonds.India's rupee headed for its biggest monthly advance since Apr [...]

Posted On : Sep, 29 2007 | Comments : 0

Asian Currencies Rise on Fed; New Zealand Dollar, Rupiah Gai...

Asia-Pacific currencies climbed after a Federal Reserve interest-rate cut boosted the appeal of higher-yielding assets. The New Zealand dollar rose the most in a month and the Indonesian rupiah reached a six-week high.New Zealand's currency [...]

Posted On : Sep, 19 2007 | Comments : 0

Yen Falls as Asian Stocks Rally, Australia Raises Interest R...

The yen fell against 13 of the 16 most-active currencies as Asian stocks rose, Australia's central bank raised interest rates and the Federal Reserve said the U.S. economy can withstand mortgage defaults.Investors regained confidence [...]

Posted On : Aug, 08 2007 | Comments : 0

British Pound Breaks 2.05 on Dollar Weakness and Asian Buyin...

The British pound first broke the psychologically important 2.05 level against the US dollar in the middle of the Asian trading session. Keying off of the stronger UK inflation data reported yesterday and the weaker US PPI numbers, Asian [...]