US Dollar (USD)

(Oct 1): With little prospect of a restart for US-China trade talks, JPMorgan Chase & Co. now expects an escalation in tensions that will see higher American tariffs on all Chinese imports, sending the yuan sliding to its weakest against the dollar in mor

SINGAPORE (Sept 10): Back in 1965, Valéry Giscard d’Estaing, then France’s Minister of Finance, famously called the benefits that the US reaped from the dollar’s role as the world’s main reserve currency an “exorbitant privilege”. The benefit

SINGAPORE (Aug 18): Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) have helped power the emerging markets (EM) rally this year but their heft and influence is now a cause of concern as the damage could be as severe if the flows reverse.

(May 23): The ringgit appreciated to its strongest level against the US dollar so far today at 4.2943 on crude oil price gains and as the US dollar weakened.

SINGAPORE (Nov 18): When news first broke that Donald Trump would be the next president of the US, the US dollar (USD) plummeted against other major currencies such as the euro (EUR) and Japanese yen (JPY).

SINGAPORE (Sept 23): After its two-day Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting over 20-21 Sept, a divided Fed has decided to leave its policy rate unchanged – at least until December.