THE Australian dollar sank below US90 cents overnight for the first time since September 2010, as good US economic data and a Federal Reserve announcement provided mixed messages for currency investors. At 7am AEST on Thursday, the local ...
The front-month Brent/WTI spread narrowed Thursday to its lowest level in more than 20 months, dropping under $1/barrel as NYMEX crude broke above resistance levels on recent stock drops and an equities euphoria. The September Brent/WTI ...
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Today, the Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW) in Mannheim and the Fudan University in Shanghai publish the results of the first "China Economic Panel" (CEP). CEP is a panel of experts focused on China. It serves to investigate the ...
ENCOURAGING signs for the housing sector have driven a rise in banking shares, which pushed the market to a fifth straight day of gains. The release of China's latest economic growth figure of 7.5 per cent - in line with expectations - ...
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IN another wild swing that extended the volatile start to the financial year, the stockmarket rebounded to sit 1.1 per cent higher after fresh data pointed to a strengthening US economy. Materials and energy stocks led the recovery from ...
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The Aussie slumped to a fresh 33-month low today as the US central bank signalled plans to rein in its stimulus program before the end of the year and China's economy showed more signs of a slowdown. At 5pm AEST, the Aussie was trading at ...
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 Australian dollar is slightly higher as investors shrugged off weak economic data and sat on the sidelines waiting for bigger events. At 5pm AEST, the local unit was at 96.56 US cents, up from 96.41 cents on Friday, and at its high ...
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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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Australian stocks have closed flat, with a strong day from the major miners offset by weakness among the banks. The local market took its cues from a positive finish on Wall Street, opening up about 0.3 per cent, but slid into the close ...
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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 fell after another batch of good US economic data cemented hopes of a winding down of economic stimulus measures by the US central bank. At 7am AEST the local unit was trading at 96.16 US cents, down from 96.55 cents ...
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THE S&P/ASX200 has turned down 0.1 per cent to 4966.6, paring a 0.4 per cent rise that followed overseas gains on stronger US economic data. The reversal comes as investors react to higher US bond yields, a falling Australian dollar, and ...
The Australian dollar is slugging it out with the Syrian pound for the title of world's worst-performing currency. Once the darling of foreign-exchange traders, the Aussie has been out of favour since April 12. According to National ...
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