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Dollar consolidates ahead of $US0.70 push

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 10 OCT 2003
The Australian dollar shot closer to six-year highs this week, riding on a strong economy and weak US dollar, and is expected to push towards $US0.7000 in the short term. The local currency broke through the $US0.6850 resistance level this week, reaching ...

NAB and St George access offshore credit markets

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 9 OCT 2003
... Note (FRN) at an all-in price of 8.5 basis points over the United States dollar LIBOR rate via Nomura. Nomura said the US dollar FRN market was in good shape, partly due to limited issuer supply. St George Bank Ltd launched a $US400 million 5.3 per cent ...

Morning Market Wrap:End of winning streak; dollar sets fresh high

... currencies as traders focused on the United States' spiralling current account deficit and the reality that a weaker US dollar would be needed to combat it. On the cross rates the Australian dollar opened just fractionally weaker against all its major ...

Morning Market Wrap: Dollar hits six year high

... by a sparkling euro which was in high demand overnight. The euro went to a three month high above $1.18 against the US dollar as General Electric reportedly bought between 4-14 billion euro for its purchase of Vivendi. "The euro started the momentum ...

Morning Market Wrap: Busy day expected; Dollar bounces overnight

... trail in the European currency's wake. ECB president Wim Duisenberg told a European newspaper that the decline in the US dollar was "unavoidable" and denied that the ECB had any intention to sell euros to impede its decline. The Australian dollar roared ...

Morning Market Wrap: US stocks surge; AU$ weaker

... opened weaker from Friday's close as stronger-than-expected economic data in the United States enabled a rally in the US dollar. At 0700 the Australian dollar was trading at $US0.6775/87 compared with Friday's close of 0.6847/50. The Australian dollar ...

Midday Market Report: Dollar firm; All eyes on Japan

... stick within the range it played overnight and remained watchful for any move by the Bank of Japan to defend dips in the US dollar. Tokyo stocks opened slightly higher today, with bank issues fuelling the rise following Wall Street's uptick. The US dollar ...

Morning market wrap: US stocks make further gains

... the 10-year bond rose seven points to 4.00%, while the yield on the two-year note edged up two points to 1.47%. The US dollar strengthened slightly on hopes for better employment numbers and signs the Bank of Japan may have been selling yen. The dollar ...

Midday Market Wrap: Wall Street encourages Australian shares; dollar strong

... awaited further direction from the movements of the major global currencies - predominantly the shifting picture of US dollar/yen. "It's still the case that the Aussie is very much a residual of what's going on elsewhere," he said. "There's quite a few ...

Morning market wrap: US stocks rebound on comforting data

... small gains. The yield on the 10-year Treasury bond fell one point to 3.93%. But the inconclusive ISM report saw the US dollar continue to weaken against a broad range of currencies, while the Japanese yen was supported by a strong September quarter ...