Asia’s worries over currency volatility get in the way of rate cuts
A spurt in the US dollar and China’s defence of the yuan are forcing Asian central banks to step up interventions in their weakening currencies, and one clear casualty is…
A spurt in the US dollar and China’s defence of the yuan are forcing Asian central banks to step up interventions in their weakening currencies, and one clear casualty is…
US multinational companies are starting to reevaluate their currency hedging strategies after a surge in the dollar in recent months, as the impact of the stronger greenback starts to show…
Muted gyrations in foreign exchange markets has turned companies complacent about hedging currency risks, and as the third-quarter earnings season gets underway investors should brace for US companies to report…
Venezuela's deepening economic troubles, and in particular the weakness of the bolivar and restrictive currency controls, have hurt US corporate profits for the fourth quarter of 2014 and are set…
The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) and the current economic team of the government of Pakistan must stop hiding behind a veil of overly cautious monetary policies. The latest Monetary…
The monetary policy is due next Monday. The committee, chaired by the SBP Governor, has already eased the policy rate by 900 bps (or 41 percent) over the last five…
Investors are betting a slide in the yen will force a hawkish shift at the Bank of Japan and are shorting bonds, buying bank shares and bracing for rates to…
AS the world’s attention remains squarely focused on geopolitical conflicts, a silent revolution is reshaping global trade by linking trade, innovation and national security. Given such momentous changes, Pakistan appears…
THE boat crash that killed around 60 people, and counting, off the Italian coast of Calabria had Pakistanis on board. As the rescue mission was underway on Sunday, bits of wood…
Mounting unease over the US economic outlook and a seasonally weak month for stocks have created another perfect storm of global market volatility, leaving investors scrambling for protection and fearing…