https://www.scmp.com/rss/325380/feed Arif Husain is portfolio manager and head of international fixed income at T. Rowe Price en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com The main risks and opportunities for investors will derive from the same place in 2018 – central banks tightening simultaneously as a result of domestic reasons. Tightening individually would probably be OK, but all of them acting in synchronicity may have an affect the markets are not prepared for. However, this is also a huge opportunity. First, because it will create more volatility in systematic risk factors, which in turn creates more areas in which to invest; and second, because some... https://www.scmp.com/business/global-economy/article/2119880/simultaneous-tightening-central-banks-will-determine-main?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/global-economy/article/2119880/simultaneous-tightening-central-banks-will-determine-main?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 14 Nov 2017 09:17:35 +0000 It was the US dollar’s turn to be in the hot seat during this month’s policy meetings which, unsurprisingly, generated lively debates. Down against almost every major and emerging-market currency in 2017, the greenback is having a torrid year so far. Almost all the factors that were expected to propel it higher have not played out, and we are now at the point where expectations that the Trump administration will deliver growth-boosting policies have reached an all-time low. At the same time,... https://www.scmp.com/business/article/2113425/can-us-dollar-make-comeback?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/article/2113425/can-us-dollar-make-comeback?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 29 Sep 2017 10:16:01 +0000