Markets aren’t (yet) being moved by the threat of a broader Middle East conflict

Markets aren’t (yet) being moved by the threat of a broader Middle East conflict

With the conflict between Israel and Hamas about to escalate,investors appear more preoccupied with domestic issues than the prospect that the conflict could draw in other parties.

  • byStephen Bartholomeusz

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ASX edges up on buoyant banks and miners;$A jumps

ASX edges up on buoyant banks and miners;$A jumps

Insurers and banks buoyed the ASX on Friday after Wall Street inched lower,as pressure from the bond market stays high due to worries about a too-hot US job market.

  • byMillie Muroi
How the surging US dollar could help send America into a recession

How the surging US dollar could help send America into a recession

A break in the close correlation between oil prices and the greenback has set off alarm bells.

  • byStephen Bartholomeusz
The US dollar has become a big problem for the world

The US dollar has become a big problem for the world

The surging US dollar is setting off alarm bells as it smashes the Australian dollar and other major currencies.

  • byStephen Bartholomeusz
Are the BRICS building a wall to contain the power of the US dollar?

Are the BRICS building a wall to contain the power of the US dollar?

Could the expansion of the BRICS club of developing economies lead to a shift away from the greenback’s dominance in world trade and finance? Maybe at the margins.

  • byStephen Bartholomeusz
Fear is in the air as China’s problems get even worse

Fear is in the air as China’s problems get even worse

When China resorts to a measure last used during the 2008 global financial crisis,you know that alarm bells are ringing louder in Beijing.

  • byStephen Bartholomeusz
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Weaker Aussie dollar to raise cost of overseas trips,petrol runs

Weaker Aussie dollar to raise cost of overseas trips,petrol runs

Travellers will immediately feel the impact of the Australian dollar’s weakness after it fell to a nine-month low,but there may be broader implications.

  • byMillie Muroi
Russia’s plunging currency sparks a rare Moscow outburst

Russia’s plunging currency sparks a rare Moscow outburst

Vladimir Putin’s chief economic adviser has criticised Russia’s central bank in a rare show of discord between top officials after a sudden decline in the rouble.

  • byBloomberg News
The world is watching Japan very closely

The world is watching Japan very closely

What the Bank of Japan does matters for all of us. So Friday’s surprise announcement by its governor sent a jolt through markets and left them wondering what is next.

  • byStephen Bartholomeusz
Heading overseas? Don’t get short-changed by exchange rates
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Heading overseas? Don’t get short-changed by exchange rates

Travelling without thinking about currency exchange rates – or the fees that providers charge – could really cost you.

  • byJohn Collett
Choked:Vladimir Putin has a money problem

Choked:Vladimir Putin has a money problem

The crash in the value of the rouble in the past few weeks is symptomatic of a wider issue facing Vladimir Putin.

  • byStephen Bartholomeusz