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…
(Updates to US afternoon, adds quotes, recasts second paragraph) * US consumer prices increase moderately before Iran conflict * Oil prices rise as supply fears persist * Aussie higher, supported by expectations for RBA hike NEW YORK, March 11 (Reuters) – The dollar strengthened against the euro and the yen on Wednesday as investors remain…
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…
Jan 19 (Reuters) – Australian shares fell on Monday after a five-session winning run, with financials leading losses, while market focus turned to a key monthly jobs report and quarterly production results of blue-chip miners this week. The S&P/ASX 200 index fell 0.3% to 8,877.4 by 0017 GMT after rising 2.1% last week in its…
