The dollar is slightly higher as traders wait for an announcement on whether the US Federal Reserve will wind down its economic stimulus measures. At 5PM AEST, the Aussie was trading at US96.21c, up from US95.94c on Friday. On Thursday ...
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The Australian dollar slumped to a near three-year low during Asia trade after local economic data disappointed and Goldman Sachs warned the resource-rich country was at risk of a steep economic downturn. New government figures today ...
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THE Aussie is higher as the greenback and Wall Street stocks fell after the Bank of Japan stayed quiet on any new stimulus measures. At 6.30am AEST, the dollar was trading at US94.41c, up from US94.02c yesterday. The Bank of Japan ...
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The Australian dollar has closed firmer following an upbeat consumer sentiment reading and renewed pressure on the greenback. The currency touched US94.63c in late afternoon trading, up from US94.02c late on Tuesday. Twenty minutes ...
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The Australian dollar has closed firmer following an upbeat consumer sentiment reading and renewed pressure on the greenback. At 5pm today, the currency touched 94.63 US cents, up from 94.02 cents yesterday. Twenty minutes after ...
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The Australian Bureau of Statistics has officially confirmed Australia's 2011-12 cotton crop was a record 973,000 tonnes, up 15% on the previous year. It’s Agricultural Commodities 2011-12 report showed a slight increase in the total ...
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THE Australian dollar was slightly higher yesterday after taking a roller-coaster ride in the previous 24 hours. On Thursday afternoon the currency dropped to an almost three-year low of US94.35c, but in offshore trade on Thursday night ...
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Further falls have been forecast for the Australian dollar, which yesterday dived below the US95c mark to levels not seen since October 2011. Speculation that the US Federal Reserve will begin to slow its monetary stimulus sooner than ...
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The Australian dollar fell to its lowest level since October 2011 amid weakness on global stock markets. The currency dropped to a low of 95.11 US cents early this morning. By 7am AEST it had recovered slightly and was trading at 95.46 US ...
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The Australian dollar is almost half a US cent lower after global investors reacted to yesterday' s interest rate decision. At 7am AEST the currency was trading at 96.50 US cents, down from 96.93 cents at yesterday’s local close. ...
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The Australian dollar is slightly lower after the release of weaker than expected US economic data. At 7am AEST, the local unit was trading at US96.63c, down from US96.73c yesterday. Since 5pm AEST yesterday, the Aussie traded between ...
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The Aussie is trading in a narrow range as it takes a breather following recent falls. At 12pm AEST, the currency was trading at US96.71c, down slightly from US96.73c yesterday. OzForex chief currency strategist Jim Vrondas said the ...
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Better than expected economic data provided a cushion for the Australian dollar yesterday, with a sharp rebound in home building and still-resilient corporate investment plans easing the need for the central bank to cut rates again. But ...
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The Australian dollar gained as much as US1c in overnight trade after the US dollar fell against all the major currencies. The Aussie peaked at US96.71c in overseas trade overnight. By 7am AEST it was trading at US96.34c, up from ...