posted by
andes
1323 days ago
in USD, AUD
Wall Street's Masters of the Universe might want to trade in their power ties and suspenders for Crocodile Dundee vests and Wallaby hats.
posted by
kulas
1323 days ago
in AUD, Fundamental
The Australian dollar rose to an eight-week high against the yen on speculation the nation’s central bank will raise interest rates twice more this year after the surprise increase on Oct. 6.
posted by
morgan
1323 days ago
in AUD
There are plenty of annual meetings scheduled for the tail-end of this month and in November, and investors will be expecting trading updates, and even the release of profit guidance, from at least some of the companies.
posted by
andes
1324 days ago
in USD, AUD, Employment
The Australian dollar opened higher after hitting a new 14-month high overnight, as a better jobs report locally and a strong performance on Wall Street lifted the currency.
posted by
realtrade
1324 days ago
in AUD, Fundamental, Employment
Australia's unemployment rate surprisingly dropped to 5.7 per cent in September, the government said Thursday, news that caused the Australian dollar to surge to a 14-month high.
posted by
penpip
1324 days ago
in AUD, Fundamental
The Australian dollar edged sharply higher against its major rivals following the Australian Bureau of Statistics report showed that the Australian September unemployment rate rose less than analysts had predicted.
posted by
blitz
1324 days ago
in AUD, Fundamental, Employment
The unemployment rate in Australia came in better than expected for the month of September, the Australian Bureau of Statistics said on Thursday, standing at 5.7 percent. That beat analyst expectations for 5.9 percent after posting a 5.8 percent
posted by
rui
1324 days ago
in AUD
The financial markets are abuzz with outrage over the apparent tipping off by the Reserve Bank of two journalists that rates were going to be raised yesterday.
posted by
aranel
1324 days ago
in AUD, Fundamental
Should we be proud? Australia's interest-rate rise moved global markets on Tuesday night, with even Wall Street feeling the tremors from the Reserve Bank's confidence that the recession was over.
posted by
hanayoridango
1324 days ago
in AUD, Employment
The Australian dollar was little changed near its highest level since August 2008 before a report forecast to show the nation’s jobless rate climbed to the most since 2003. New Zealand’s currency also traded little changed.
posted by
ceronueve
1324 days ago
in AUD, Inflation, Employment
New ABS jobs data today will (in a minor way) confirm or question the wisdom of the Reserve Bank of Australia's rate hike.