currency

Cyclical sectors like Materials (BHP, FMG and RIO) tend to suffer in a rising US dollar environment while defensives tend to outperform.

Charting the factors that influence the yuan/dollar exchange rate.

The US dollar (USD) is the most influential currency on earth and its relative strength or weakness has far-reaching implications for the global economy. In the...

The ASX200 pushed ever higher last week taking its advance to ~12% year to date but following sharp losses in the US on Friday this week’s going to start off on a...

We are in the fourth and final mini reflation cycle of this 12-year bull market. Price signals across capital markets are suggesting we have reached an important...

As we were coming into 2021, I hadn’t planned on making Bitcoin, and the world of cryptocurrencies it inhabits, the subject of one of my commentaries. However, it’s...

Portfolios combining bonds and equities thrived in the 2000s and 2010s, as the structural decline in interest rates propelled bond and equity markets higher. With the...

With interest rates heading to zero, keeping your money in the bank has become a poor way to increase – or even preserve – your wealth. A better strategy, I believe,...

One of the more noteworthy developments in financial markets over the past few months has been the precipitous slide of the US dollar. As measured by a basket of major...

Diversification has famously been described as the “only free lunch in finance”1 for its potential to reduce risk without sacrificing returns. It seems that this free...

Local market fell from the start with global investors boosting it in the middle before another slide back lower. Japanese market rolled over form slight positive to...

Local market started positive on global investor buying for the currency trade before profit taking faded the positive performance through the day. EU markets were...

Local market started negative on global investor selling on currency trade before returning to buy some back in the back half of the day as AUDUSD recovered to finish...

The local market opened solidly higher on global investors buying for currency trade then profit taking cycle dragged the market lower through the day till a mini...

Unlike investing in local shares and property, investors considering exposure to international shares and commodities face the decision of whether to hedge the...

There are plenty of investors questioning the veracity and sustainability of the rally in equity markets through the June quarter (particularly in the US), in the face...

Global equities continued to remain focused on re-opening hopes last week, disregarding apocalyptic economic data from most corners of the world outside of China. The...

As we enter 2020, many Australian investors may be looking to diversify their share portfolios by investing in global equities. If you’re one of them, you might have...

In a recent paper co-authored by staff from the Bank of England and the European Central Bank (ECB) on currency tail risk highlights how Australian investors can find...

When thinking about the obvious macro factor that investors should be across in 2020, global bond yields spring to mind, however at Market Matters we’re not about...