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Daily economic update: Consumer confidence rebounds

... protectionist measures currently tabled in the US Congress. Meanwhile the Euro continued its slide against most major currencies in overnight trade on the back of growing investor concern over the on-going riots in France and doubts over an imminent ...

Emerging markets mimic investment flows pattern of mid 90's

Asia continues to dominate cross-border equity with the region's currencies now outperforming according to State Street Global Market's research on emerging strategy. Inflows into Hong Kong shares have surged since their highest level in mid-2002 and ...

ASIC shuts down currency trading websites

... operating without holding an Australian financial services licence (AFSL). The businesses were exchanging conventional currencies to electronic currencies and vice-versa and charged commission for their services. "If a businesses isn't properly registered ...

Australian dollar firmer at midday bonds steady ahead of US jobs data

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 8 OCT 2004
... open it has traded to a low of $US0.7266 and touched a high of 0.7288 after it performed strongly against other major currencies overnight. The Australian dollar was well bid against the US dollar overnight and other major crosses as commodity currencies ...

Australian dollar performs strongly overnight to open firmer

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 8 OCT 2004
The Australian dollar performed strongly against other major currencies overnight to open firmer today as markets awaited a key United States jobs report. At 0700 AEST the local currency was trading at $US0.7276/84, compared to yesterday's close of ...

NAB prices three-currency RMBS issue

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 SEP 2004
... residential mortgage-backed securities (RMBS) issue. NAB said four classes of notes would be issued, denominated in three currencies: US dollars, euro and two classes of Australian dollar notes. It said each class of notes in National RMBS Trust 2004-1 ...

Market Wrap

... with the index dropping to 57.3 from 64.7 in July. However the US dollar later regained some ground against the major currencies, which weighed on the local unit. Currency markets are awaiting Friday\'s August US non-farm payrolls number for confirmation ...

Aust dollar tumbles more than one US cent over weekend

... right across the board," Ms Masters added. The US dollar rose against not just the Australian dollar but all the major currencies after the release of the data. Just three months ago, on February 18, the local currency notched $US0.8007, its highest ...

Australian dollar opens lower on Chinese Premier's comments

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 29 APR 2004
... strategist Jo Masters said comments from Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao in a media interview had a clear impact on commodity currencies, including the Australian dollar.

Aust dlr begins week firm on back of $US weakness

AAP  |  MONDAY, 19 APR 2004
... being less confident of an imminent US Federal Reserve rate hike. Last week the US dollar surged against most major currencies on a raft of stronger than expected economic data, as the market's expectations of a sooner than expected rate hike grew. However ...