aud/usd News

FOREX-Dollar up vs yen on US jobs data, holds steady vs euro
* Strong US jobs data lifts greenback vs yen * Safe haven trade diminishes, euro gains on US dollar * Euro down vs commodity currencies on euro zone crisis * Aussie dollar climbs to fresh six month high. By Daniel Bases NEW YORK, Feb 3 (Reuters) ...Australian dollar trades in tight range ahead of jobs data
THE Australian dollar eased back below 107 US cents but after trading within a tight range as the market awaited key jobs data from the US. At 5.00pm AEDT today the Australian dollar was trading at 106.88 US cents, down from 107.16 cents on Thursday.Aussie Touches 5-Month High as Stocks Rally Spurs Yield Demand
2 (Bloomberg) -- The Australian dollar touched a five- month high against its US counterpart after a report showed the nation's trade surplus increased, exceeding analyst expectations. The New Zealand dollar gained for a third day. The so-called Aussie ...Australian Dollar Down Late As Payrolls, RBA Eyed
SYDNEY (Dow Jones)--The Australian dollar retreated Friday as investors moved to the sidelines ahead of US payrolls data, which will set the tone for markets throughout next week and possibly beyond. Currency traders were also pointing to next ...Industry's secret shield of taxpayer dollars
Confronting a high Aussie dollar and an army of cheap labour overseas, it was the turn of Holden and the manufacturers of Mortein, Reckitt Benckiser, to announce job losses this week. Such events are invariably accompanied by calls for more industry ...Reserve managers shun euro for Nordics, Aussie dollar
With the Nordic countries' top-notch credit ratings, Scandinavian currencies and commodity-linked currencies such as the Aussie dollar are particularly attractive. IMF data shows "other currencies", including commodity-linked, Scandinavian and emerging ...Carr Says Australian Dollar's Rise Hurts Manufacturers
3 (Bloomberg) -- Kim Carr, Australia's manufacturing minister, talks about the nation's economy and the impact of a strong local currency on manufacturing companies. Carr also discusses the nation's carbon legislation.Rate cuts are good, but it's all about timing
However, these factors are expected to be outweighed by the Reserve Bank's concerns about the strength of the Australian dollar, weak business confidence and struggling retail and construction sectors. Facing this backdrop, the RBA board could be ...

aud/usd Analysis

USD Index To Breakout Of Downward Trend, AUD Outlook Weighed By RBA
Three of the four components weakened against the USD, led by a 0.40 percent decline in the Japanese Yen, while the Australian dollar advanced 0.51 percent following a rise in risk-taking behavior. However, as the AUD/USD struggles to clear 1.0800, ...AUD/USD Forecast February 1, 2012, Technical Analysis
AUD/USD climbed again on Tuesday, but gave much of the gains back. As a matter of fact, the pair ended the day by forming a shooting star. However, there is a fairly significant hammer on Monday supporting the pair, and it looks like more of a ...Forex: AUD/USD reaches 6-month high
FXstreet.com (Córdoba) - A string of positive US data including better-than-expected NFP, boosted stocks and the high-yielding risk-sensitive Aussie, which rose sharply during the New York session and hit a 6-month high versus the Dollar. AUD/USD ...Australian Dollar At Risk Of Major Selloff Amid RBA Rate Cut
By David Song, Currency Analyst Although the Australian dollar had a great run coming into February, we expect the high-yielding currency to come under pressure next week as the Reserve Bank of Australia is expected to lower the benchmark interest rate ...Dollars to Euros Exchange Rate – GBP USD Hits A Level Ahead Of This ...
The Pound Dollar exchange rate (GBP USD) is 1.5826. The Pound Australian Dollar exchange rate (GBP AUD) is 1.4778. As a chill wind sweeps the UK, there has been little in the way of economic releases to warm investors holding Sterling-denominated ...AUD/USD Classical Technical Report 02.03
By Joel Kruger, Technical Strategist AUD/USD: The latest surge looks like it could finally be ready to stall, with the market reaching key resistance by the highs from October in the 1.0700's. Overall, our core outlook remains intensely bearish and we ...Dollar pares gains as euro cuts losses
The Australian dollar climbed against the greenback, gaining after signs of global manufacturing picking up as well as the release of surprisingly strong monthly trade data. The aussie /quotes/zigman/4867876/sampled AUDUSD +0.4776% reached a high of ...AUDUSD: Triple Top Begins Taking Shape
By Ilya Spivak, Currency Strategist AUDUSD put in a bearish Shooting Star candlestick below double top resistance at 1.0728, hinting a move lower is ahead. Negative RSI divergence bolsters the case for a downside scenario but confirmation remains ...