(Updates prices throughout, adds analyst quote and brent crude settlement) * Markets await central bank indications on the rate outlook * Euro rises against the dollar * Australian dollar rises after central bank rate hike * Dollar index falls for second straight session NEW YORK, March 17 (Reuters) – The US dollar was lower against…
SYDNEY, March 13 (Reuters) – The Australian dollar was looking crestfallen on Friday as intensifying risk aversion globally finally overcame support from higher yields, though it still held weekly gains on a crowd of peer currencies. The Aussie was flat at $0.7080, having slipped 1.0% overnight and away from a 45-month peak of $0.71875. Support…
(Bloomberg) — Hedge funds are ramping up bullish bets on the Australian dollar in the options markets before next week’s central bank decision. The volume of call options that wager on gains in the Aussie versus its US peer climbed to six times that of puts on Wednesday, according to Chicago Mercantile Exchange data. This…
SYDNEY, March 11 (Reuters) – The Australian dollar paused near multi-year peaks against a range of peers on Wednesday as markets sharply narrowed the odds on an imminent interest rate hike in one of very few developed nations to be tightening policy. The Aussie was up at $0.7127, having hit a 45-month top of $0.7168…
