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Hedging

Capital Markets & Currencies

Wall Street turns gloomy on US dollar as haven demand fades

The war in the Middle East caught the market wrong-footed as many traders were betting on greenback weakness to start the year.
Global Enterprise

Global investors boost US dollar-hedging ratio to two-year high

While silver's price swings have been sharp, market watchers suggest that they are a by-product of market mechanics and leverage rather than a fundamental shift in the metal’s underlying value.
Companies & Markets
BT EXPLAINS

Why is silver whipsawing while gold steadies? Here’s what investors should know

Steve Brice (right), global chief investment officer of StanChart, and Albert Tse, chief executive of Amundi South Asia, say being overweight on gold has been their best investment call for 2025, and expect it to continue as a core growth driver for 2026.
Companies & Markets
BT INVESTMENT ROUNDTABLE

Gold’s bullish outlook makes it a core portfolio asset, not just a hedge, say panellists

Global consumption of bars and coins reached around a quarter of total silver demand in 2025; the figure continues to climb.
Companies & Markets

From Changi vaults to Asian markets, silver rallies even as caution grows

Rising concerns over Fed leadership, its independence, and US policy uncertainty have helped keep pressure on the US dollar, even as US stocks have rallied.
Wealth & Investing

Foreign investors can exploit cheaper US dollar hedges as Fed easing resumes

Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto (right) and his Brazilian counterpart Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. Brazil, this year's Brics chair, announced Indonesia's entry as a full member into Brics.
Asean Business

S-E Asia’s Brics interest raises eyebrows as largest Asean members stir the US-China balancing act

Should Vice-President Kamala Harris become the Democratic nominee, risk pricing is likely to look similar to what it was before Biden’s debate against Donald Trump.
Wealth

Investors remember ‘stocks can go down too’, in return to hedging

The effect of a rupiah depreciation is likely more severe for Indonesian property developers today because the unhedged portion of their US dollar borrowings has increased, said Moody’s Investor Service in a report on Thursday (Jun 9).
Asean Business

High risk of rupiah depreciation likely to hurt Indonesia property developers: Moody’s

Bitcoin climbs after inflation jump rekindles hedging debate
Banking & Finance

Bitcoin climbs after inflation jump rekindles hedging debate

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