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Aust dollar tumbles more than one US cent over weekend

The Australian dollar tumbled by more than one US cent over the weekend to reach a six month low as the United States dollar soared on a much stronger than expected US jobs report. The key US report, which also delivered a robust employment number last ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 7 MAY 2004
... points lower at 3378 on a volume of 968 contracts. The Australian dollar opened weaker, weighed down by a firmer United States dollar which rose after the release of a positive report on US jobless benefits overnight. At 0700 AEST the local unit was ...

A$ opens stronger on US$ weakness ahead of jobs data

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 6 MAY 2004
The Australian dollar opened stronger today, buoyed by a weaker United States currency which fell ahead of Friday night's jobs data. At 0700 AEST the local unit was trading at $US0.7324/29, compared with 0.7314/20 at yesterday's close. Overnight, it ...

US Fed holds key short-term rate steady

... Alan Greenspan and his Federal Open Market Committee colleagues - the group that sets interest rate policy in the United States - left the federal funds rate unchanged at 1%, where it has been since last June. The funds rate is the Fed's primary tool ...

Westfield locks in $140 million worth of interest savings

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 30 APR 2004
... said the option contracts entered into would hedge the new group's exposure to movements between the Australian and United States interest rates for the forecast period. "The options contracts, together with yesterday's confirmation by Standard & Poor's ...

Market Wrap

The Australian dollar recovered from yesterday's lows to open stronger, after the United States dollar fell overnight on unexpectedly low economic data. At 0700 AEST the local currency was trading at $US0.7217/22, compared with 0.7173/79 at yesterday's ...

Australian dollar opens lower on Chinese Premier's comments

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 29 APR 2004
... Australian dollar opened almost one US cent lower from yesterday's close as comments from a Chinese official and broad United States dollar strength weighed on the local currency. At 0700 AEST the local currency was trading at $US0.7220/25, compared ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 APR 2004
... may find itself in a similar situation to yesterday, when it struggled after an uninspiring Monday night in the United States. At yesterday's close the benchmark S&P/ASX 200 index was down by 3.9 points at 3446.6 and the all ordinaries index dropped ...

European's believe inflation is higher than reality, ECB's Trinchet says

... Trichet said Monday in New York. "Perceived inflation is higher then real inflation," said Trichet, who was in the United States for weekend meetings involving the World Bank and International Monetary Fund. The ECB chief, appearing at the Economic Club ...

Australia well-insulated against US rate hikes: Costello

AAP  |  MONDAY, 26 APR 2004
Australian Treasurer Peter Costello today said Australia was well-insulated against expected rate rises in the United States, but declined to say whether he saw another rate hike in his own country. "There seems to be a general view that as the American ...