This Month
Crypto owners are more likely to have psychopathic traits, study says
Digital asset holders exhibit higher levels of “dark” personality attributes, such as narcissism, Machiavellianism and sadism, according to an academic paper.
- Teresa Xie
August
Traders pile into $A, commodities ahead of Fed cuts
Investors have started targeting the US dollar, adding further momentum to its decline and sparking a rally across foreign-exchange and commodity markets.
- Alex Gluyas
Aussie dollar’s rebound brushes off China woes
The $A has staged a powerful recovery from the market rout to climb above US67¢ despite the collapse in iron ore prices. Strategists expect the rally to keep going.
- Alex Gluyas
What is the yen carry trade, and why is it now melting markets?
Japan’s debt market has long been an anchor for global investors thanks to rock-bottom interest rates, but the unwinding of that lucrative trade is adding to the panic.
- Jessica Sier
July
$A hit with longest stretch of losses in a year on China woes
The Australian dollar fell for a seventh session below US67¢ as concerns about China’s economy weigh on the currency and commodity prices.
- Joanne Tran
Traders seek shelter in hard-hit assets on US election twist
Investors are bracing for volatility in the lead-up to the US presidential vote, so emerging market specialists are hiding out in South America and India.
- Carolina Wilson, Vinícius Andrade and Ronojoy Mazumdar
US regulators approve ether ETF in latest crypto milestone
The SEC has signed off on a spot ETF that invests directly in the world’s second-largest cryptocurrency. The digital asset has already jumped 50 per cent this year.
- Emily Graffeo
Struggling bitcoin miners seek deals with AI companies
They now hope to benefit from a surge in demand for powerful but scarce chips which are used in both crypto mining and AI processing.
- Nikou Asgari and Tim Bradshaw
Haven rush, ‘Trump trades’ on investor minds after shooting
Investors will likely rush into assets like the US dollar, gold and bitcoin after the assassination attempt of the former US president.
- Ruth Carson
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