BOT, BSP & BI SWIMMING AGAINST THE FED RESERVE RATES HIKE

With the Fed persisting on raising rates in the next several months after its jumbo 75bps…

CURRENCY WARS

Currency wars flare up from time to time, usually during moments of economic tumult. They typically…

THE DOMINO EFFECT OF THE OPR HIKE IN MALAYSIA

By Jason Loh Seong Wei and Rosihan Addin On May 11, 2022, the Monetary Policy Committee…

A WEAK MYR AND IMPACT ON MALAYSIA SMEs

What has the Malaysian government done to ease depreciation pressure? Would pegging the ringgit to the…

INDONESIA PALM OIL SHARES & RUPIAH HIT BY EXPORT BAN

Shares of some of Indonesia’s leading palm oil plantation companies and the rupiah currency dropped today…

BOJ SENDS YEN TO 20-YR LOW, AS EURO COMES UNDER PRESSURE

The dollar rose past the psychological level of 130 yen today for the first time since…

USD STEADIES AFTER HITTING 20-YEAR HIGH ON YEN

The dollar rose today to a fresh 20-year high against the Japanese yen and tested a…

THE RUSSIAN THREAT TO USD IS NOTHING BUT A FANTASY

By Maximilian Hess We are not witnessing the dawn of a new post-dollar world. Western sanctions…

TREASURY YIELD UP TO 2.75%, FIRST TIME SINCE 2019

Treasury 10-year yields climbed to 2.75% for the first time since March 2019 as investors price…

GBP ON A 2-WEEK HIGH VS EURO

Sterling rose versus the euro today to an almost two-week high against the single currency with…