May
$A bulls face disappointment on long road to pandemic high
Traders hoping the Australian dollar will strengthen may be caught out as optimism over China’s rebound fades and the local economy falters.
- Matthew Burgess and Michael G. Wilson
Rally hits a wall on China growth and US inflation fears
Worries about China and hotter-than-expected business activity in the United States hit markets on Friday as traders ramped up bets against the $A.
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- Alex Gluyas
Hopes of ether ETF revived after flurry of SEC filings
The digital token surged about 23 per cent this week and was trading at around $US3780 in Asian trading on Wednesday.
- Isabelle Lee, Sidhartha Shukla and Emily Graffeo
Crypto lifted by ether’s biggest jump since 2022 on ETF hope
Social media is alive with speculation that the US regulator may be warming to the idea of an ether exchange-traded fund.
- David Pan, Olga Kharif and Isabelle Lee
Millennium, Point72 and Elliott are among bitcoin ETF buyers
No matter the reason, and there could be several, Wall Street is clearly dipping its toes into the world’s largest digital asset.
- Isabelle Lee
ATO targets crypto traders’ tax affairs, bank details
The Tax Office is ramping up its surveillance of crypto traders, demanding that exchanges hand over details around clients’ ID, wallet addresses and bank accounts.
- Tom Richardson
April
Yen drops to a 34-year low; will authorities step in?
The steep sell-off in the Japanese currency to the lowest level since 1990.
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- Cormac Mullen
How Australians are unlocking their crypto riches
Surging valuations mean many want ways to borrow cash against their digital windfalls, and one altcoin evangelist claims he has a solution.
- Tom Richardson
‘Nothing has been spared’ as US dollar rips through Asia
The surprising strength of the US dollar this year has caused strategists to reduce their Aussie dollar forecasts, adding to the risk of sticky inflation.
- Alex Gluyas
Bitcoin ‘halving’ cuts supply of new tokens
The bitcoin halving could deal a potential blow to the companies that make money by ensuring that the digital currency functions smoothly and securely.
- David Pan
Aussie dips below US64¢ as Powell quashes rate cut hopes
The $A fell to its weakest since mid-November after Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell said the central bank needed more time to tame sticky inflation.
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- Joanne Tran and Cecile Lefort
The biggest market risk you’re probably not thinking about
Insight Investment’s Francesca Fornasari says investors cannot ignore currency markets, especially Australians who are sending billions of dollars overseas.
- Jonathan Shapiro
