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Sub-prime currency fall-out

SUZY MAC IS ON LEAVE  |  FRIDAY, 21 SEP 2007
... US cents, the 9 per cent rise in the subsequent three weeks shows just how much the sentiment has moved away from the greenback. Indeed the recent trajectory is even steeper than the one we've been watching for the past two years. The differential between ...

Economic round-up: Another day, another record

SUZY MAC  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JUL 2007
... activity sees Australia join a world gone M&A mad. The Australian dollar strengthened almost 20 per cent against the greenback in the past year, from US72c to just under US862. But in fairness this run has been fuelled by a marked depreciation in the ...

Daily economic update

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 6 JUN 2006
... European Central Bank (ECB) will raise interest rates by 50 basis points this week. A continued depreciation in the greenback poses problems for the US because of its heavy dependence on foreign money to fund its ballooning current account deficit - ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 MAR 2006
... sharemarket continued to climb with export-based stocks rising as the kiwi dollar slumped to 18-month lows against the greenback. The NZSX-50 gross index was up 37.78 points -- 1.1 per cent -- to 3458.68, while the NZSX-All capital index was up 8.80 ...

Daily economic update

... positive growth indications, the US dollar fell to a four-month low against the euro in New York trade overnight. The greenback weakened to US$1.2311 per euro in New York trade - the lowest since 14 September - following suggestions by European Central ...

Templeton Growth shuns Aussie stocks

... 10 per cent overvalued. Over the past three years, the Australian dollar has risen close to 50% per cent against the greenback.

Economists clash over rates and $A

... about as good as it's going to get". S&P's chief global economist David Weiss opined that the Australian dollar and the greenback were both overvalued and were both in for a period of decline. There was also widespread disagreement on interest rates. ...

Hedge funds bearish greenback and stocks: Van survey

Two-thirds of hedge funds managers expect the US dollar to end the month lower, while almost half expect the S&P 500 Index of US equities to fall and 44% anticipate a rise in the price of 10-year US Treasury notes, according to the latest monthly survey ...

A$ drops against greenback

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 APR 2004
The Australian dollar gave up one US cent overnight after the US dollar rallied against the major currencies on stronger than expected economic data. At 0700 AEST the local currency was trading at $US0.7540/48, compared with yesterday's close of 0.7633/38. ...

Midday Market wrap: $A weaker at noon, bonds firmer

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 DEC 2003
... six-year high for the second consecutive session overnight. The local unit reached a peak of 74.55 US cents against the greenback early in the overnight session, following weaker US inflation figures which pushed the US currency lower. Headline CPI fell ...