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Strong dollar a concern: MIG

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 30 OCT 2003
... value of its assets, although it still hedged against forward spending commitments. He said MIG was least exposed to the US dollar, the currency the Australian dollar had risen most against. The currencies to which it was more exposed, such as the Canadian ...

Midday Market Wrap: Dollar weak waiting for US GDP results

... close of 0.7054/59. The local unit hit an early ovenright high in London of $US0.7073 before sliding to 0.7030 as the US dollar came back across the board. It had traded in a very subdued range today from its opening price of $US0.7040. SG Australia ...

Morning Market Wrap: Soft start

... yesterday's close of 0.7054/59. The local unit reached a high of $US0.7073 overnight in London and a low of 0.7030. The US dollar lost ground against its rivals, with the Federal Reserve's decision yesterday to keep interest rates steady at 1.0 per cent ...

Morning market Wrap: US Fed Reserve holds rates steady

... York. The local unit had dropped back to $US0.7019 before the Federal Reserve meeting, with offshore traders saying the US dollar held ground against rivals after a surprising jump in consumer confidence propped up expectations of an economic recovery. ...

Midday Market Wrap: Dollar stronger, bonds steady

The Australian dollar was slightly stronger at noon, edging higher on the back of yen gains against the weakening US dollar. At 1200 AEDT the Australian dollar was trading at $US0.7006/11 compared with Friday's close of 0.7004/09. The local unit was ...

Midday Market Wrap: Dollar and bonds stronger

... weaker US currency. ANZ senior currency strategist Craig Ferguson said a breakout in the Australian dollar against the US dollar was now confirmed. "The odds are high that the run towards $US0.7300-0.7500 targets is underway, and as such the best policy ...

Afternoon Market Wrap: Market low on anticipated Wall Street losses

... today as investors took profits from recent gains in banks, domestic-demand stocks as well as technology blue chips. The US dollar was down against the Japanese yen. The Nikkei Stock Average of 225 issues closed down 141.90 points, or 1.29 percent, at ...

Midday Market Wrap: No market effect from low CPI data

... after a series of positive drivers emerged. Talk of a free trade agreement (FTA) between Australia and China, a weaker US dollar, rising base metal and gold prices and significant rumours of Japanese interest in the local bond market combined to boost ...

Morning Market Wrap: Dollar breaks $US0.7000

... dollar opened stronger today, bursting through the $US0.7000 for the first time since November 1997, driven by a weaker US dollar and talk of a free trade agreement between Australia and China. At 0700 AEST the Australian dollar was trading at $US0.6997/02 ...

Midday Market Wrap: Dollar weak; bonds strong

... MMS strategist John Horner said the Australian dollar had outperformed the euro and the yen in trade today against the US dollar. The local dollar reached a high of $US0.6952 overnight but fell to a low of 0.6912 in New York as the US currency had strengthened ...