The Australian dollar gained after China's central bank said it would lift controls on lending interest rates, allowing financial institutions to set them. At 6.30am AEST the local unit was trading at 91.83 US cents, up from 91.71 cents ...
A COMMENT by the Reserve Bank of Australia that Australia's tumbling currency would push up inflation over time fuelled a sharp rise by the Aussie in Asia today. In minutes of its July 2 policy meeting, the Reserve Bank of Australia said ...
The Australian dollar rose after US Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke said the tapering of economic stimulus was not on a pre-set course. At 7am AEST the local unit was trading at 92.37 US cents, up from 92.08 cents at ...
AUSTRALIAN stocks shot up by 1.3 per cent, with investors cheering comments out of the US that money would continue to be pumped into the world's largest economy. Shares in Australia soared on US Fed chairman Ben Bernanke's comments that ...
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THE Australian dollar is higher after the US Federal Reserve chairman eased concerns about the tapering of the central bank's economic stimulus program. At 1700 AEST on Thursday, the local unit was trading at 92.71 US cents, up from 91.96 ...
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THE Australian dollar lost some ground as minutes of the US Federal Reserve's last meeting hinted that the central bank was more likely to unwind its stimulus measures before the mid-2014 target. At 6.30am AEST the local unit was trading ...
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THE Australian dollar jumped yesterday after the US central bank poured cold water on earlier speculation that it would soon start to withdraw economic stimulus. The US dollar plunged early yesterday after the market was surprised by ...
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THE dollar followed a stronger gold price higher in Asia yesterday in a jittery session, with traders awaiting comments by the US central bank on the outlook for the economy. Late yesterday, the dollar was at US91.83c, up US1.25c from ...
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THE dollar received a fillip yesterday after a top Reserve Bank official said financial markets had misinterpreted comments by governor Glenn Stevens that seemed to indicate another rate cut was imminent. Philip Lowe, deputy governor of ...
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Many small and medium-sized enterprises took a direct hit from the bank liquidity squeeze in June, which disrupted their cash flow and boosted the cost of financing. Figures from Shanghai-based Wind Information, a financial data provider, ...
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CENTRAL banks loaded up on the Australian dollar in the first quarter, just before the currency began a steep descent that would see it touch its lowest level in nearly three years, data from the International Monetary Fund shows. The ...
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What does it take to shake the Chinese market? If stock turmoil in Shanghai and talk of bank default don't strike fear in the heart of the nation, images of a metropolis falling into a chasm will perhaps do the trick. An image from the ...
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MasterCard didn't make a peep earlier this month when word leaked that Beijing had halted the company's transactions in renminbi. Leaked documents didn't show when the payments were terminated, but the central bank effectively stopped the ...
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China edged its way toward a credit crunch last week, spooking investors, businesses, analysts – and perhaps more than anyone – the banks themselves. Liquidity in the country's money market appeared to suddenly dry up after a ...
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According to statistics of Venezuela's Central Bank (BCV), the products of construction sector registered variation of 5.4% in this May, while the same month last year was only 2.4%. In terms of last 12 months, it was increased 44.2% ...
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