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TWD defies poll woes

TAIPEI -- Taiwan’s presidential election debacle will not have a significant impact on the Taiwan dollar in the medium- to long-term.

| 27 Mar 2004

NZ ups reserves as "insurance"

WELLINGTON -- The Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) is proposing to enhance its capacity to intervene in FX markets. The central bank wants to increase the amount of foreign currency reserves it holds as "insurance" against a non-convertible...

Trading | 27 Mar 2004

Dollar volatility rockets over terror fears

LONDON -- Continued terrorist threats are expected to plague the FX markets in the coming weeks, due to a heightened level of concern over further attacks following the Madrid bombing on March 11, analysts warned last week.

| 22 Mar 2004

US election to highlight Asian intervention issues

BEIJING -- As the US presidential race picks up, campaigning will inevitably highlight US opposition to Asian currency intervention. But analysts interviewed by FX Week disagreed on the impact this added pressure would have on the ground in...

| 15 Mar 2004

Near-term ringgit peg change unlikely

KUALA LUMPUR -- Despite recent reported comments from Malaysia’s second finance minister, Tan Sri Nor Mohamed Yakcop, Malaysia is unlikely to change the ringgit’s current peg to the US dollar -- at least until the country’s general election...

Trading | 01 Mar 2004

Politics overshadows economics for zloty

WARSAW -- The resignation of the Polish prime minister from the leadership of the ruling Democratic Left Alliance (SLD) Party will lead to continued volatility in the zloty, which is already close to record lows, analysts said last week.

Economics | 23 Feb 2004

Benchmarking against competitive exchange rates

The dollar decline has led to competitive divergences between those currencies that tag the dollar and those that have suffered. This is likely to bring increased FX volatility, says Peter Luxton, economic adviser at Informa Global Markets in...

Trading | 23 Feb 2004
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