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There may be significant uncertainty around the political framework but structural investment opportunities still abound.

Trump's presidency is driving transformative trends, creating lucrative opportunities for key industries and forward-thinking investors.

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

James Cooper outlines why commodities performed well under Trump's first term in office and why it could repeat, despite today's pessimism.

Ox Capital CIO Dr Joseph Lai shares why investors should be looking beyond the strong US dollar and soft commodity prices.

Position your portfolio to benefit from the depreciation of the US dollar and the rise of the Australian dollar.

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

Key Points: • Commentary around the decline of the United States as the planet’s sole hegemon has intensified in recent years in response to growth in China’s economy...

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

“A US dollar is an IOU from the Federal Reserve Bank. It’s a promissory note that doesn’t actually promise anything.” – PJ O’Rourke, US humourist The strong US...

The US Dollar (USD) has had a year like no other, tanking the value of every currency paired with it. That's good news for US citizens travelling abroad but, as...

There has been no shortage of pundits that have predicted the impending demise of the US dollar in recent times. Its use as a reserve currency is diminishing, they...

Last month the Russian government missed a payment on a Eurobond because financial sanctions meant that it was unable to service its debt. Russia managed to evade a...

Gold prices eased last week, with a broader pullback in commodity markets seeing the precious metal trade back below US$2,000 per troy ounce. A widely anticipated rate...

There are three prices that ultimately matter for the world, explains Andrew Canobi from Franklin Templeton. The price of oil, the value of the US Dollar, and the US...

When Simon Doyle of Schroders Australia takes a broad view of the recent performance of capital markets and thinks about the undercurrents of shifting geopolitical,...

The investment outlook is about to get murky as we wade into a challenging period for markets. Turbulence from economic activity should start to pick up as the...

The local market started slightly positive before market-level global buying popped it up on another low turnover day. We are on the sixth consecutive week without a...

The consensus is that emerging markets are a potential beneficiary from the US ‘blue wave’ after the Democratic Party won control of all three houses of government...

When investors choose to invest internationally, they need to consider the implications of movements in the Australian dollar relative to the associated foreign...