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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUN 2011
The Australian dollar was lower against most major currencies on Wednesday morning, weighed down by weak trade figures released on Tuesday. At 0700 (AEST) on Wednesday, the Australian dollar was trading at 106.72 US cents, down from 107.03 cents on ...

GDP down no reason to frown

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 31 MAY 2011
... road. All will be well come the next quarter and the quarter after that - and the next one. Just look at the Australian dollar. It's back to around US$1.07 against its big brother the greenback. Worries over America, China and Europe (hey, I just came ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 23 MAY 2011
The Australian dollar was slightly lower after a sharp sell off in the euro on Friday night (AEST) sparked by further Greek sovereign debt worries. At 0700 AEST on Monday, the it was trading at 106.42 US cents, down from 106.59 cents on Friday. Since ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAY 2011
The Australian dollar was higher at noon, as news that Japan had fallen into a technical recession failed to spook currency traders. At 1200 AEST, the Australian dollar was trading at 106.51 US cents, up from 106.24 cents on Wednesday. Since 0700 AEST ...

Food profits to rise: Macquarie

ALISON BEVEGE  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAY 2011
... produces about 10 million kilograms of beef each year through the Macquarie Pastoral Fund, said the soaring Australian dollar had not dented export demand for cattle. Demand had actually risen along with prices in the past year, he told a Sydney media ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAY 2011
The Australian dollar was around a third of a US cent lower, as minutes from the central bank's May board meeting suggested a rate rise was not as imminent as the market was expecting. At 1200 AEST, the Australian dollar was trading at 105.49 US cents ...

Leveraged ETF risk laid bare

ALISON BEVEGE  |  MONDAY, 16 MAY 2011
... been an increase of more than 50 per cent investment in iShares global equity funds listed on the ASX since the Australian dollar hit parity with the US dollar.

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAY 2011
... at $23.64, Commonwealth gave up 67 cents to $51.85 and National Australia Bank slid 35 cents to $26.95. The Australian dollar dropped almost one per cent immediately after the Australian Bureau of Statistics said the nation's unemployment rate stayed ...

Budget bore

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAY 2011
... Swan's - Australia's deputy PM and Treasurer - budget speech last night. It was a ho-hum Budget that even the Australian dollar was unimpressed by. It hardly moved up or down. What do you expect? It's a Coalition Government after all. Labor knows to ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 10 MAY 2011
... 5.16 per cent, to $2.02 after downgrading its second half and full year earnings guidance due to the higher Australian dollar, lower sales and margins and bad weather. In other news on Tuesday, beef producer Australian Agricultural Company raised $56.3 ...