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Opinion & Features

It’s time for China to let the renminbi appreciate sharply

FILE PHOTO: U.S. dollar, Euro and Pound banknotes are seen in this illustration taken May 4, 2025. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
Banking & Finance

US shutdown compounds worst year for currency trading since 2005

The US dollar index, a measure of its value relative to a basket of other major foreign currencies, rose 0.05% to 98.58.
Capital Markets & Currencies

Dollar wavers with politics, credit risks and trade tensions in the spotlight

A lot of investor clients are looking for alternatives in more frontier-like markets that are less liquid but still offer high returns and high-growth opportunities, says Citi's global foreign exchange head, Flavio Figueiredo.
ASEAN Business

Citi eyes Vietnam’s forex trade as investors pile in ahead of market upgrade

The Japanese yen has weakened dramatically over the past week, tumbling against the US dollar after the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) elected Sanae Takaichi as its new leader.
Companies & Markets

Yen is being hammered; can the Japanese currency recover against Singdollar and greenback?

The yen’s depreciation comes amid a significant political transition in Japan, with the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) electing a new leader last Saturday.
Singapore

Singapore dollar surges against the Japanese yen to its strongest level in more than a year

“The foreign currency settlement system will facilitate seamless and efficient settlement of foreign currency transactions within IFSC on a real-time basis,” India's Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said.
Global Enterprise

India starts real-time forex settlement to woo global investors to hub

Bond yields for supposedly safe governments – the US, Germany and France – are drifting higher, while sovereign borrowers long considered more risky, such as Italy and Spain, are fixing their fiscal health and being rewarded by investors.
Opinion & Features
THE BOTTOM LINE

RIP to safe havens

The Australian dollar has remained a well-functioning “natural” hedge for global risk assets.
Banking & Finance

Australian pension funds to expand use of forex hedging as size grows

A worker exchanges rupiah banknotes in Jakarta, Indonesia. Photographer: Dimas Ardian/Bloomberg
Banking & Finance

Indonesia's central bank wants rupiah to trade around 16,300 a dollar

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