Aussie dlr dragged down by kiwi, US dlr, commodities
SYDNEY, Feb 4 (Reuters) - The Aussie dollar drifted down on
Thursday, dragged down by a stronger U.S. dollar, a plunging
New Zealand dollar and falling commodities.
* Aussie down at $0.8797...
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Thursday February 4, 2010, 12:52 pm
NZ dollar extends losses after unemployment shock
SYDNEY, Feb 4 (Reuters) - The New Zealand dollar NZD=D4
fell to its lowest in five months after data showed a
surprisingly large rise in unemployment. ID:nWEL003954
The kiwi fell to a low of...
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Thursday February 4, 2010, 10:02 am
NZ dollar tad firmer after central banks hold rates
WELLINGTON, Jan 28 (Reuters) - The New Zealand dollar was a
touch stronger on Thursday as the local central bank reaffirmed
it expected to start raising rates around the middle of the
year, and the...
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Thursday January 28, 2010, 11:42 am
Aussie dollar bounces on CPI data, rate hike likely
SYDNEY, Jan 27 (Reuters) - The Australian dollar bounced on
Wednesday after local data showed a rise in consumer prices,
almost guaranteeing a rate hike in February, the fourth in four
meetings.
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Wednesday January 27, 2010, 12:35 pm
Australia shares seen down; CPI in focus
SYDNEY, Jan 27 (Reuters) - Australian shares are seen down
for a fourth straight session on Wednesday, as major mining
firms are expected to fall due to lower base metal prices, but
investor focus...
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Wednesday January 27, 2010, 9:02 am
Aussie dlr on the skids as stocks, commodities slide
SYDNEY, Jan 22 (Reuters) - The Australian dollar skidded to
fresh three-week lows on Friday as a wave of risk aversion hit
commodity prices and share markets across Asia, squeezing
investors out of...
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Friday January 22, 2010, 12:42 pm
Aussie dlr holds ground, supported by growth view
SYDNEY, Jan 15 (Reuters) - The Australian dollar held its
ground on the U.S. dollar on Friday, underpinned by the
relative outperformance of the local economy and expectations
of further rises in...
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Friday January 15, 2010, 12:10 pm
Australia shares seen little changed, NZ flat
SYDNEY, Jan 15 (Reuters) - Australian stocks are seen
opening flat to marginally higher on Friday, helped by modest
gains on Wall Street, with miners seen supported by the upbeat
outlook for base...
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Friday January 15, 2010, 9:05 am
Cutting toilet paper duty 'bad for jobs'
Jobs in Australia could be lost if a decision to drop dumping duties imposed upon toilet paper imported from China and Indonesia stands, says a local manufacturer.United States-owned Kimberly-Clark...
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Thursday January 14, 2010, 3:06 pm
Kangaroo Resources delivers thermal coal
Kangaroo Resources Ltd has completed the delivery and sale of its maiden barge of thermal coal to a power station in Indonesia.The diversified metals explorer and miner says 4,200 tonnes of the...
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Wednesday January 13, 2010, 5:33 pm
Aussie groggy after China sell-off; crawls back vs yen
SYDNEY, Jan 13 (Reuters) - The Australian dollar remained
on the defensive on Wednesday after China's surprise step
toward tightening prompted a pullback in risk trades that had
been funded by...
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Wednesday January 13, 2010, 12:52 pm
Toilet paper dumping duties flushed away
Dumping duties imposed upon toilet paper imported from China and Indonesia have been removed, after a review by the Australian Customs Service.Federal Attorney-General Robert McClelland said in a...
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Tuesday January 12, 2010, 4:19 pm
Aussie swings higher on soft US$, solid jobs data
* Aussie hits 6-wk high vs soft US$; 26-month high vs euro
* Buoyed by job ads report, strong China trade data
* Bond futures ease as chance of a Feb. rate rise seen up
SYDNEY, Jan 11...
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Monday January 11, 2010, 5:38 pm
Aussie dollar pulls ahead driven by data; soft US$
SYDNEY, Jan 11 (Reuters) - The Australian dollar rallied to
new highs against a range of currencies on Monday, helped by
strong local and regional economic data and a pressured U.S.
dollar.
* Data...
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Monday January 11, 2010, 12:47 pm
