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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 25 AUG 2011
... flat. "On the one hand you had some positive US data which would support risk sentiment, which would normally push the Aussie dollar higher," he said from Wellington. "On the other side of that you had the market playing down expectations about what ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 AUG 2011
... stimulus from the Fed encouraged traders to buy high-risk, high-yielding assets such as the the Australian dollar. "The Aussie (dollar) gained strength because of the improved risk appetite in the market," Ms Lien said from New York. "People are selling ...

Market Wrap- Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 19 AUG 2011
... direction from Asian markets during the domestic session. "If we see that Asian equity markets continue to fall lower, then the Aussie dollar could go along with that and make its way towards some fresh lows," Mr Jukes said. The Australian dollar was ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 AUG 2011
... Imre Speizer said the Australian dollar was firmer after being pulled around in "choppy" overnight trade. "Overall, the Aussie has held up pretty well, although risk appetite overall is a bit weaker today," Mr Speizer said. France and Germany failed ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 16 AUG 2011
... Tuesday night's offshore session. "We're seeing a fairly lacklustre performance on the equities market, which is keeping the Aussie low," Mr Waterer told AAP. The Australian dollar began the morning session higher after a buoyant night on European and ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 15 AUG 2011
... Reserve Bank of Australia's (RBA) August board meeting, due on Tuesday. "The RBA board minutes will be pretty key for the Aussie dollar, given the market has about 50 basis points of cuts priced in at the next meeting," Mr Burrowes said. "You'd expect ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 AUG 2011
... dealer Dan Bell said investors were moving out of high-risk, high-yield assets and moving in to safe haven assets. "The Aussie dollar was weaker following that statement and weaker overnight following further risk aversion," Mr Bell said from Auckland. ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 28 JUL 2011
... value overnight amid renewed strength in the US dollar. "That saw the kiwi and the euro fall but relative to all that, the Aussie has held up better and was the only currency to out-perform against the US dollar over the past 24 hours," he said. Mr Burrowes ...

CBA's Norris to retire, Narev replaces

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUL 2011
... successor. Narev has been with CBA since May 2007, during which time he lead the acquisition of Bankwest and CBA's investment in Aussie Home Loans. In his current role he manages 4,000 staff, SME banking, private banking, on-line brokerage and margin ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 21 JUL 2011
... Thursday night. "That drove the euro a lot higher this morning, with a risk-on type environment that effectively drove the Aussie dollar higher," Ms Ong said. The Australian dollar offers higher yields than other currencies while being regarded as more ...