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Australian dollar better placed than rival Canadian currenc...

And as investors return to riskier assets, analysts are highlighting a currency from the north and one from Down Under. Both are attractive, but for different reasons. The Australian dollar holds an edge in the short term because of curr [...]

Posted On : Jun, 11 2010 | Comments : 0

Forex Currency Exchange Rates US Dollar Gains Against Austr...

We monitor exchange rates several times a day and on average the euro was down .92 percent against the dollar. The euro lost against other currencies too. The euro lost .74 percent against the Australian and Hong Kong dollars. In our sec [...]

Posted On : Jun, 05 2010 | Comments : 0

Australian Dollar Advances On GDP Report

During early Asian deals on Wednesday, the Aussie edged up against other major currencies as a report showed that the Australian economy grew in the first quarter of 2010. The Aussie thus recouped most of the losses it incurred in New Yo [...]

Posted On : Jun, 04 2010 | Comments : 0

Australian Dollar Falls on Europe's Debt Crisis, Rio Comment...

The Australian and New Zealand currencies slid for the sixth time in seven days against the U.S. dollar on concern Europe’s debt crisis will spread. The so-called Aussie extended last week’s biggest weekly decline since Octob [...]

Posted On : May, 24 2010 | Comments : 0

Australian Dollar Down Late But Buoyed By RBA's Stevens TV I...

The Australian dollar was weaker in Asia on Monday but supported from its lows after the central bank governor said in a television interview that policy will need to be tightened further. Although analysts described much of what Glenn S [...]

Posted On : Mar, 31 2010 | Comments : 0

Australian rates set to rise

Australian interest rates will continue to rise to more normal levels despite global jitters as holding off with increases risks falling behind on inflation, a top central banker said on Thursday. Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) Assistan [...]

Posted On : Mar, 26 2010 | Comments : 0

Australian Dollar Near 1-Month Low as Market Pares Rate Bets...

Australia’s dollar traded near its lowest in more than a month as speculation the global economic recovery may slow prompted traders to pare expectations of an interest-rate increase when the central bank meets tomorrow. New [...]

Posted On : Feb, 01 2010 | Comments : 0

Australian 4Q Producer Prices Fall On Strong Currency

While the weakening in production prices may ease consumer inflation downstream, the data haven't altered the near term outlook with many economists expecting Wednesday's consumer price index to remain high and affirm interest ra [...]

Posted On : Jan, 25 2010 | Comments : 0

Australian, N.Z. Dollars Strengthen on Job Gains, Central Ba...

Australia’s dollar gained for a second day after a report showed employers added more than six times the number of jobs forecast by economists. New Zealand’s currency advanced on prospects for higher interest rates. The so-call [...]

Posted On : Dec, 10 2009 | Comments : 0

N.Z., Australian Dollars Weaken on Jobless Rate, Lower Stock...

New Zealand’s dollar fell, ending a three-day advance, as the jobless rate rose to the highest level in more than nine years and central bank governor Alan Bollard said the nation’s recovery will be slower than Australia’s [...]

Posted On : Nov, 05 2009 | Comments : 0

Australian Dollar Falls Despite Interest Rate Hike as RBA Hi...

The Australian Dollar declined despite another increase in interest rates as the central bank hinted that it may be shifting gears to neutral for the months ahead. The economic calendar is uneventful in European hours, leaving currency mark [...]

Posted On : Nov, 03 2009 | Comments : 0

Australian, N.Z. Dollars Rise on Central Bank Rates Comment

The Australian and New Zealand dollars erased earlier losses as a Reserve Bank of Australia official said a move to a “more normal” interest-rate setting was appropriate for the economy. New Zealand’s currency was also hig [...]

Posted On : Oct, 19 2009 | Comments : 0

Australian dollar hits US92 cents on bullish RBA governor Gl...

Mr Stevens said that investors have a "reasonably confident" view on the prospects for economic growth in Australia at present. "And it is not entirely surprising that they are a bit keen on the currency in those circum [...]

Posted On : Oct, 15 2009 | Comments : 0

Australian Dollar Set for Biggest Weekly Advance Since July

The Australian dollar rose to an eight-week high against the yen on speculation the nation’s central bank will raise interest rates twice more this year after the surprise increase. On Oct. 6. New Zealand’s dollar climbed to a [...]