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In reply to the discussion: STOCK MARKET WATCH -- Tuesday, 27 August 2013 [View all]xchrom
(108,903 posts)14. Hedge Fund 75-Cent Aussie Call Draws Investors: Australia Credit
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-08-27/hedge-fund-75-cent-aussie-call-draws-investors-australia-credit.html
European investors are backing Excalibur Funds Management Ptys call for the Australian dollar to slump to 75 U.S. cents, reflecting record bets from speculators on declines in the currency.
Institutional investors placed $200 million with the Sydney-based hedge funds Australian dollar-only strategy since it started July 17, Matthew Harper, a principal and trader at Excalibur, said in an interview Aug. 22. Hedge funds and other speculators swung from record bets on Aussie gains in December to the most wagers ever this month that the currency will fall.
The local dollar slid 15 percent from a peak in April as Chinas slowdown sapped demand for the nations commodities and the Reserve Bank cut benchmark rates to a record, eroding the currencys high-yield status. Harper forecast the spread between Australian and U.S. 10-year government yields, now more than 1 percentage point, will converge by mid-2014.
There are a lot of headwinds ahead for the Australian dollar, Harper said. We cant rely on China, which we have for the last four or five years.
European investors are backing Excalibur Funds Management Ptys call for the Australian dollar to slump to 75 U.S. cents, reflecting record bets from speculators on declines in the currency.
Institutional investors placed $200 million with the Sydney-based hedge funds Australian dollar-only strategy since it started July 17, Matthew Harper, a principal and trader at Excalibur, said in an interview Aug. 22. Hedge funds and other speculators swung from record bets on Aussie gains in December to the most wagers ever this month that the currency will fall.
The local dollar slid 15 percent from a peak in April as Chinas slowdown sapped demand for the nations commodities and the Reserve Bank cut benchmark rates to a record, eroding the currencys high-yield status. Harper forecast the spread between Australian and U.S. 10-year government yields, now more than 1 percentage point, will converge by mid-2014.
There are a lot of headwinds ahead for the Australian dollar, Harper said. We cant rely on China, which we have for the last four or five years.
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