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The White House is unlikely to comment on it, even if it is aware that the Chinese yuan was the third strongest currency in the world last week. The British pound was the strongest, rising a little less than 1% against the dollar and snapping a 14-week plummet against the euro. None of the o...
The dollar was mostly weaker against the major currencies last week. The Swiss franc and Japanese yen were joined by the seemingly unlikely candidate, the Swedish krona, to have gained about 1% against the US dollar last week to the lead the majors. The yen and franc's gains extended moves a...
Overview: The challenges for investors have not gone away, but a combination of factors has helped stabilize the capital markets. The PBOC set the dollar's reference rate above CNY7.0, but not as high as anticipated, and this has seen the yuan strengthen modestly today. Meanwhile, the strong...
Overview: While investors keep a watchful eye on the dollar fix in China (a little firmer than projected) and tensions with the US, two other developments compete for attention. The Reserve Bank of New Zealand and the central banks of India and Thailand surprised the market with lower rates....
By Krishna Memani , Vice Chairman of Investments As the Fed unwinds previous rate hikes, don’t count on the dollar to move much I continue to believe international equities and fixed income may offer good value and diversification. However, I find it somewhat disconcertin...
Morgan Stanley says a "more aggressive stance" from the Federal Reserve should pressure the dollar and bode well for emerging market currencies, according to a note by strategists led by James Lord. More news on: WisdomTree Emerging Currency ETF, WisdomTree Brazilian Real ETF, iPath GEMS A...
Emerging market equities saw mixed performances in February, with stocks in Asia faring better than stocks in Latin America and emerging Europe, which underperformed. Franklin Templeton's Emerging Markets Equity team outlines what drove market moves during the month and where they see opportun...