The Australian dollar has remained below parity with the greenback as healthy American retail data underpinned strength in the US currency. At 12pm AEST today the dollar was trading at 99.77 cents, down almost a quarter of a US cent from ...
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High-profile stockbroker Charlie Aitken has weighed into the debate around the Australian dollar, saying that a wave of hedge funds could be set to short the currency and the biggest winners would be industrial stocks, not resources. As ...
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The Australian dollar was holding marginally above parity with the US greenback after slipping below that level at the weekend for the first time in 11 months. The currency fell to 99.61 US cents on Saturday morning AEST, putting it ...
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The dollar remained below parity with the greenback as speculation about a winding back of US quantitative easing buoyed the American currency. The Australian dollar fell below 100 US cents shortly after 9am AEST today, repeating its ...
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The dollar is almost US2c lower, hurt by a big pre-dawn rally in the US dollar. At 5pm AEST, the local unit was trading at $US1.0063, down from $US1.0243 yesterday. The Australian currency fell to $US1.0047 early today, its lowest level ...
The Australian dollar tumbled almost two US cents to its lowest level in more than 11 months and could move back below parity with the greenback in the next 24 hours. The currency fell to 100.47 US cents early today, its lowest level ...
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The Australian dollar fell to a fresh two-month low during overnight trade, before recovering most of its lost ground amid gains on US share markets. The currency fell to 101.55 US cents early this morning as traders in Europe and the US ...
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The dollar has bounced back from losses made after the central bank's surprise interest rate cut, thanks partly to some positive Chinese trade figures. At 5pm AEST, the local unit was trading at $US1.0201, up from $US1.019 yesterday. ...
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The Australian dollar is lower ahead of the Reserve Bank of Australia's interest rate decision. At 6.30am AEST the currency was trading at 102.53 US cents, down from 102.72 US cents at yesterday’s local close. The Reserve Bank of ...
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The Australian dollar has pushed above 103 US cents on news of improvements in the US jobs market. At 6.30am AEST the currency was trading at 103.15 US cents, up half a cent from 102.54 US cents on Friday afternoon. The Australian ...
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The Australian dollar moved slightly higher amid gains on US share markets. At 6.30am AEST the currency was trading at 102.49 US cents, up from 102.36 US cents at yesterday’s local close. The Australian dollar made modest gains ...
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THE Australian dollar dropped below 103 US cents for the first time in three days amid falls on US stock markets and weaker commodity prices. At 6.30am AEST the currency was trading at 102.77 US cents, down from 103.54 US cents at ...
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The Australian dollar has rallied to its highest level in 11 days following gains on global share markets. The currency rose to 103.60 US cents early today, its highest level since April 19. By 7am AEST it had dropped back slightly and ...
The Australian dollar dropped below 103 US cents following weakness on global share markets and commodity prices. At 6.30am AEST the currency was trading at 102.81 US cents, down from 103.10 US cents on Friday afternoon. The currency ...
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THE Australian dollar climbed after claims for US unemployment benefits last week fell to their lowest level since mid-March. At 6.30am AEST the local unit was trading at 102.91 US cents, up from 102.46 cents on Wednesday. Local markets ...
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