Comments on: Shareswatch Blog: hits and misses of 2008. http://www.shareswatch.com.au/blog/stockmarket/shareswatch-blog-hits-and-misses-of-2008/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=shareswatch-blog-hits-and-misses-of-2008 Views about the Australian stock market, shares, the economy, investing, politics and world events. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 09:23:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Greg Atkinson http://www.shareswatch.com.au/blog/stockmarket/shareswatch-blog-hits-and-misses-of-2008/#comment-82 Greg Atkinson Sat, 10 Jan 2009 01:39:59 +0000 http://www.shareswatch.com.au/blog/?p=82#comment-82 Scotte, I am not an exchange rate/FOREX expert but some of the reasons why the Australian dollar has been weak is due to the fall in commodities prices and also because of the interest rate cuts made by the RBA. In regards to the AUD/Yen, this is largely due to the unwinding of the "carry trade". Falling asset prices and interest rates in Australia are bad news for the Yen carry trade. Scotte, I am not an exchange rate/FOREX expert but some of the reasons why the Australian dollar has been weak is due to the fall in commodities prices and also because of the interest rate cuts made by the RBA. In regards to the AUD/Yen, this is largely due to the unwinding of the “carry trade”. Falling asset prices and interest rates in Australia are bad news for the Yen carry trade.

]]> By: Scotte http://www.shareswatch.com.au/blog/stockmarket/shareswatch-blog-hits-and-misses-of-2008/#comment-81 Scotte Thu, 08 Jan 2009 15:16:43 +0000 http://www.shareswatch.com.au/blog/?p=82#comment-81 What is going on with the USD and the AUD? For the USD, why is it rising when typically a country in recession and as much trouble with bailouts and bancruptsy would see the value plummet. Why has the AUD lost so much value. No not against the USD that so obvious beacuase the USD is rising, but against s0 many other currencies, about 25% or more against them. Why is it the AUD that has dropped so much against the ROW (rest of world), is Australia so dependent on Japan? What is going on with the USD and the AUD?

For the USD, why is it rising when typically a country in recession and as much trouble with bailouts and bancruptsy would see the value plummet.

Why has the AUD lost so much value. No not against the USD that so obvious beacuase the USD is rising, but against s0 many other currencies, about 25% or more against them. Why is it the AUD that has dropped so much against the ROW (rest of world), is Australia so dependent on Japan?

]]> By: Steve http://www.shareswatch.com.au/blog/stockmarket/shareswatch-blog-hits-and-misses-of-2008/#comment-80 Steve Thu, 08 Jan 2009 02:20:38 +0000 http://www.shareswatch.com.au/blog/?p=82#comment-80 Nice job. Good to see you're happy to put yourself under scrutiny. I look forward to reading and participating in this blog this year. Nice job. Good to see you’re happy to put yourself under scrutiny.
I look forward to reading and participating in this blog this year.

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