THE Australian dollar remained close to 105 US cents after rising slightly during overseas trading. At 6.20am AEDT the Australian dollar was trading at 104.93 US cents, up slightly from yesterday’s local close of 104.82 US cents. ...
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The trade deficit for November widened to $2.6 billion, from $2.4bn in October, the Australian Bureau of Statistics said. That was the biggest monthly shortfall since March 2008 and wider than analysts' expectations of $2.3bn. At 5pm AEDT ...
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DATA showing only modest growth in US jobs during December dampened expectations that the Federal Reserve will bring its bond-buying program to an end sooner than expected, weighing on the greenback and helping lift the Aussie dollar in the ...
The Australian dollar rose this morning,after pushing above 105 US cents during the US trading day. At 6.20am AEDT the Australian dollar was trading at 104.87 US cents,up slightly from yesterday's local close of 104.72 US cents. During ...
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The Australian dollar is expected to face a"difficult year"this year,as concerns about risks to the world economic environment ease and weak domestic factors come into play,according to a new report by HSBC's currency analysts. "While the ...
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The Australian dollar fell during Asian trade yesterday after the minutes of the US Federal Reserve's December meeting showed some policymakers were pushing for its bond buying program to end as soon as this year. The Fed minutes showed a ...
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The Australian dollar is higher, getting some support from stronger iron ore prices and gains on the local sharemarket. Mr Hans Kunnen, St George chief economist said that the local dollar's rise was not because of the US budget ...
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The sharemarket moved the dial a click further to boom conditions by closing at a 19-month high thanks to growing interest in blue chips and miners, and a strong tailwind from the US market's fiscal resolution-driven 2.35 per cent, ...
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The sharemarket closed higher for a second day yesterday, buoyed by a last-minute budget deal in the US that drove global equities and commodity prices sharply higher on Wednesday night. The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 finished up 0.7 per cent ...
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The Australian dollar has fallen after the US central bank hinted it might end its stimulus program earlier than expected. At 07:00 AEDT, the local unit was trading at $US1.0477, down from $US1.0484 yesterday afternoon. The minutes ...
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The Australian dollar is higher after US politicians reached a deal to roll back a series of measures that threatened to push America back into recession -- a situation known as the fiscal cliff. At 07:00 AEDT, the local unit was trading ...
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The Australian dollar gained yesterday after US politicians agreed on a range of measures designed to avert sweeping tax hikes and about $US110 billion ($105bn) in spending cuts, known as the fiscal cliff. The agreement boosted sentiment ...
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Australian markets got off to a roaring start to 2013 yesterday, with the avoidance of the January 1 US fiscal cliff of tax increases and spending cuts combining with rising iron ore prices to send the stockmarket on its biggest one-day ...
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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 has hit a two week high after US politicians succeeded in passing legislation to avoid a potential economic crisis. At 07:00 AEDT, the local unit was trading at $US1.0490, up from $US1.0473 yesterday. In ...
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