We caught up with an old friend from the United States last night. He was last in Australia in 2001. He couldn’t believe how expensive things in Australia had become. Even taking the massive swing in exchange rates into account, on a one-for-one basis the price difference is huge.
February 10th, 2012 | Greg Canavan | 9 comments | ContinuedAll Posts Tagged With: "australian dollar"
The First Casualty of the Currency Wars
Can Australia’s currency continue its rampage while exporters burn? The currency wars have been going on quietly here at home for some time now. And going by the state of our exporters, we’re losing.
February 4th, 2012 | Nickolai Hubble | 3 comments | Continued
What the Facebook IPO Says About Your Most Valuable Asset
Social networking site Facebook may go public this week. This is important. The fact that the company is ready to sell shares to the public and Wall Street is underwriting for the initial public offering (IPO) can only mean one thing: the age of superficial communication devoid of real content and real meaning may be peaking… as soon as tomorrow!
January 31st, 2012 | Dan Denning | 11 comments | Continued
A Question of Currency: Should Australians Invest in the Fourth Reich?
The first thing to think about, if you’re a foreign investor in another region, is currencies. Well, it may not quite be the first thing, but keep in mind: movements in currencies can make or break investment returns.
January 30th, 2012 | Nickolai Hubble | 0 comments | Continued
Currency Wars
The currency wars are heating up. On Wednesday, Federal Reserve boss Ben Bernanke promised speculators he would keep interest rates low until 2014.
January 27th, 2012 | Greg Canavan | 1 comment | Continued
The Downside of a Strong Australian Dollar in the New Brand of Capitalism
The strong Australian dollar makes some export industries chronically uncompetitive. Not only does this make them bad investments, it damages their ability to remain a going concern.
January 24th, 2012 | Dan Denning | 4 comments | Continued
Capital Flight Out of Greece
An article in the UK Telegraph stated that Greece’s Deputy PM had lashed out at Germany over war-time atrocities and accused Italy of cooking its books. This seems like a fairly dumb thing to do when you are hoping that Germany might hand over some cash to help you out of the hole you’ve dug yourself.
February 26th, 2010 | Murray Dawes | 2 comments | Continued
Price of Gold Communicates U.S. Monetary and Fiscal Policy is Lousy
It’s also possible that the Fed thinks a weak dollar will reduce America’s trade deficit, boost its export competitiveness, and lead to higher employment. We think this is a pipe dream. And we’re not talking about a lead pipe. We’re talking William Blake-style opium.
November 5th, 2009 | Dan Denning | 3 comments | Continued
US Dollar is Getting Trashed
“In other words, leveraged speculators are borrowing US dollars in the short-term money markets at near-zero rates to buy bonds in higher- yielding currencies like the Australian dollar or the euro.
September 29th, 2009 | Bill Bonner | 7 comments | Continued
Australian Dollar Set to Grow for the Remainder of 2008
The Australian dollar is as strong as it’s been since the beginning of the commodities boom. It takes just one dollar and five Australian cents to buy the greenback. The latest move probably comes as traders read the inflation tea leaves and do not see the Reserve Bank cutting rates this year. If the CPI data show official prices growing above the 3-4% range, then for the rest of 2008 the Australian dollar is going to enjoy a significant yield advantage.
April 23rd, 2008 | The Daily Reckoning | 6 comments | Continued
