The Australian dollar fell sharply yesterday after The Wall Street Journal exclusively reported a warning on the outlook for the Australian economy issued by ratings firm Standard & Poor's. At 5pm AEDT, the dollar was buying $US1.0406, ...
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The Australian dollar fell sharply after The Wall Street Journal reported a warning on the outlook for the Australian economy issued by ratings firm Standard and Poor's. At 5pm AEDT the dollar was buying $US1.04, down from $US1.0470 in ...
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The Australian dollar has traded higher today, rebounding following several days of weakness. At 7am AEDT the currency was trading at 104.36 US cents, up from 104.06 cents at yesterday’s local close. Westpac New Zealand senior ...
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The Australian sharemarket has closed slightly weaker, snapping a 10-day winning streak, after markets in the US fell. At 4.15pm AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX 200 index had fallen 17.9 points, or 0.37 per cent, at 4878.8 points, and the ...
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The Australian dollar fell following news the US economy contracted in the final three months of 2012. At 6.30am AEDT the currency was trading at 104.26 US cents, down from 104.73 US cents at yesterday’s local close. The currency ...
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The Australian sharemarket was on track for a 10th-consecutive daily rise today, as commodity price strength lifted the resources sector. BHP Billiton rose 1 per cent after the price of London Metals Exchange copper rose 0.6 per cent and ...
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The Australian sharemarket pulled back in late trading but still closed slightly higher, with investors unfazed by Julia Gillard announcing that the next federal election would be on September 14. At 4.15pm AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX 200 ...
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The Australian dollar moved higher with traders largely shrugging off Julia Gillard's surprise calling of a September 14 election. The announcement stunned political pundits but elicited little reaction in currency markets. At 4.30pm ...
The Australian dollar moved higher in Asian trading, largely ignoring the announcement of a federal election on September 14. The announcement stunned political pundits but elicited little reaction in currency markets. At 5pm AEDT, the ...
At 5pm AEDT, the Aussie was trading at $US1.0452, up from $US1.0449 on Friday. Since 7am AEDT, the local currency traded between $US1.0406 and $US1.0454. CMC Markets foreign exchange dealer Tim Waterer said the dollar had fallen over ...
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Australian Commonwealth Government 10-year bond yields rose 12 basis points to 3.44 per cent following a similar move in US Treasury bonds during the Australia Day long weekend. At 11.38am AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX 200 was up 0.8 per ...
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The Australian dollar fell overnight to its lowest level in almost a month amid an improved outlook for European economies. It had rebounded to be 104.09 US cents at 6.30am AEDT but is still down from 104.49 US cents on Friday, before the ...
The Australian sharemarket has closed higher, with investors encouraged by the recent strength of global markets. At 4.15pm AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX 200 index had risen 53.8 points, or 1.11 per cent, to 4889.0 points - its highest ...
The sharemarket surged to a 21-month high yesterday as investors dumped bonds and rushed to buy equities in response to an improving global growth outlook. Overnight on Monday, the US reported a 4.6 per cent rise in durable goods for ...
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Growing evidence of an emerging economic recovery in Europe pushed the Australian dollar to three-week lows today. Some market watchers say this might signal an important shift in direction for the currency. Traders say heavy-selling of ...
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