For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, AUD weakened 0.40% against the USD to close at 1.0448. The Australian Consumer Confidence rose by 1.2% (M-o-M) in April 2011, reaching 105.3, the rise recouped half of the drop suffered in March. … Continue reading →

For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, AUD weakened 0.73% against the USD to close at 1.0490. In Australia, National Australia Bank’s Business Confidence declined by 5 points in March to reach 9 points from 14 points in the previous … Continue reading →

For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, AUD strengthened 0.20% against the USD to close at 1.0454. In the US, initial jobless claims dropped to 382,000 in the week ended 2 April 2011, compared to the previous week’s revised figure … Continue reading →

For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, AUD strengthened 1.12% against the USD to close at 1.0433. In Australia, investment lending was down 2.3% (M-o-M) in February, following the downwardly revised fall of 6.9% in January. In the morning news, … Continue reading →

For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, AUD weakened 0.46% against the USD to close at 1.0317. On Tuesday, the Reserve Bank of Australia kept its key rate on hold at 4.75%, as widely expected. In economic news, the total … Continue reading →

For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, AUD weakened 0.27% against the USD to close at 1.0365, after its trade balance in Australia unexpectedly swung to a deficit in February for the first time in almost a year. In Australia, … Continue reading →

On Friday, for the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, AUD strengthened 0.50% against the USD to close at 1.0385. Australia’s index of commodity prices increased 0.6% (M-o-M) in March, slower than a revised 1.4% rise in the previous month. New … Continue reading →

For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, AUD strengthened 0.19% against the USD to close at 1.0333. The Australian Industry Group/PriceWaterhouseCoopers performance of manufacturing index PMI dropped 3.2 points to 47.9 in March. Richmond Fed President, Jeffrey Lacker stated that … Continue reading →

For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, AUD strengthened 0.22% against the USD to close at 1.0313, after a government report showed retail sales in Australia increased more-than-forecasted in February. In Australia, building permits rises to -21.8% (Y-o-Y) in February … Continue reading →

For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, AUD strengthened 0.51% against the USD to close at 1.0290. In the Asian session at 3:00GMT, the pair is trading at 1.0279, 0.11% lower from the New York session close. LME Copper prices … Continue reading →

For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, AUD weakened 0.03% against the USD to close at 1.0238. In Australia, HIA New Home Sales declined by 0.6% (M-o-M) in February from 2.4% gain in January. In the Asian session at 3:00GMT, … Continue reading →