The Australian dollar has opened marginally higher in local trade, following the release of national inflation data. At 6.30am AEDT the Australian dollar was at 105.46 US cents, up from yesterday’s local close of 105.39 US cents. ...
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The Australian dollar was little changed yesterday in Asian trading, in a muted response to remarks from US Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke that the world's largest economy still had quite a way to go towards recovery, despite recent ...
The Australian dollar gained today after US lawmakers agreed on a range of measures designed to avert sweeping tax hikes and around $US110 billion in spending cuts, known as the fiscal cliff. After weeks of negotiations that had already ...
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THE Australian dollar's recent rally may be pausing at the moment,but that doesn't mean it has stopped. Reading between the lines of an interview with Reserve Bank of Australia governor Glenn Stevens this week,there might well be reason ...
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Australian Wool Industries Secretariat Inc (AWIS) releases wool sales report for week ending November 2. The Australian Wool Exchange (AWEX) Regional Indicators finished 0.3% lower, on average, at sales in Sydney, Melbourne and Fremantle ...
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THE Australian dollar is lower on speculation about Chinese growth and further rate cuts by Australia's central bank. At 07:00 AEDT,the currency was trading at$US1.0530,down from$US1.0534 yesterday afternoon. BK Asset Management ...
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THE Australian dollar was slightly higher ahead of an influential statement from the Reserve Bank of Australia today. At 6.30am AEDT, the currency was trading at 105.42 US cents, up from 105.35 cents yesterday afternoon. The RBA will ...
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THE Australian sharemarket finished on a 16-month closing high as progress with the US fiscal cliff negotiations led to across the board gains for local stocks. At the close,the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 21.8 points,or 0.48 per ...
AUSTRALIAN stocks are expected to start the last full trading week before Christmas on a cautious note amid ongoing negotiations over the looming US budget deadline. Futures trading was pointing to a weak start on the local market today, ...
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London's buses will be the first mode of transport to accept contactless bank card payments,starting today. The whole fleet of London buses will accept the payments,meaning that passengers can use an American Express,MasterCard,Maestro or ...
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Bloomberg quoted Treasurer Mr Wayne Swan before a government report on gross domestic product this week said that growth in Australia, the world's biggest exporter of iron ore and coal, may have slowed last quarter as commodity prices fell. ...
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The treasurer Mr Wayne Swan before a government report on GDP this week said that growth in Australia, the world's biggest exporter of iron ore and coal, may have slowed last quarter as commodity prices fell. Mr Swan said that "We ...
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The AWEX Regional Indicators finished 5.2%higher,on average,at sales in Sydney,Melbourne and Fremantle this week when the US exchange rate was unchanged. The changes of over 50¢in all Regional Indicators were the highest for the ...
Australian Wool Industries Secretariat Inc (AWIS) releases wool sales report for week ending October 5. The Australian Wool Exchange (AWEX) Regional Indicators finished 1.7% higher, on average, at sales in Sydney, Melbourne and Fremantle ...
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Business confidence in Australia in October showed a slight improvement, according to the latest Roy Morgan Research 'Business Confidence' survey. The increase in confidence was a result of an improved outlook for both the individual ...
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