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AUD/USD Reaches This Year’s Low
The Australian dollar continued its tumble today, reaching the lowest level this year against the US dollar, as adverse market sentiment and the interest rate cut earlier this month are still driving forces that push the currency down.
Europe is hurting risk and, as a result, riskier currencies, the Aussie (as the Australian currency is nicknamed) among them. The general uncertainty about the future also hurts commodities. The Australian dollar is a commodity currency and the decline of prices for raw materials hurt it. Commodities rallied in the second half of the past week and extended the rally on Monday, but slipped on Tuesday.
The decrease of the main interest rate by the Reserve Bank of Australia at the beginning of this month continues to put pressure on the Aussie. The cut was ...
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Euro rebound stalls, focus shifts to EU summit
(Reuters) - The euro's rebound from four-month lows stalled on Tuesday, failing to break above technical resistance, though traders said selling could be limited at least until an informal meeting of European leaders this week.
Traders have been reducing their massive bets against the common currency in the past couple of days, taking note of prospects - however slender - that EU leaders may agree measures to bolster investor confidence in the euro zone on Wednesday.
With speculators' short positions on the euro at a record high, traders were wary of the potential for short-squeeze, despite worries about stability of the banking system in Spain and political gridlock in Greece.
"If someone is selling the euro now, I would rather use that as a chance to take profits (from euro short ...
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Euro zone fears propel dollar, global shares in red for year
The U.S. dollar climbed, world shares fell and German borrowing costs hit record lows on Friday as a deepening Spanish banking crisis, uncertainty about Greece's future in the euro zone and lackluster U.S. data provoked a rush for safe-haven assets.
World stocks, as measured by the MSCI index, .MIWD00000PUS dropped 0.85 percent and are now below where they began the year, having relinquished all their first quarter gains which were fuelled by the European Central Bank's creation of more than a trillion euros of three-year money.
That rally is now a distant memory as an ugly week for stock markets looked likely to end even uglier.
Across the board, riskier assets from commodities such as gold and oil and currencies like the euro and the Australian dollar were all heading for big weekly ...
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Global shares sag as Greek turmoil saps risk appetite
Asian shares fell more than 3 percent, the biggest one-day drop in six months, and the dollar rose broadly on Wednesday after efforts to form a new government in Greece collapsed, fuelling fears that a second election in June could precipitate Athens' exit from the euro zone and deepen the bloc's debt crisis.
European shares were expected to extend losses as well, with financial spreadbetters predicting that major European markets .FTSE .FCHI .GDAXI would open down as much as 1 percent. U.S. stock futures were down 0.2 percent. .EU .L .N
Investors continued to reduce positions in riskier assets, leading to a fall of more than $1 in oil prices and a drop to a 4-month low for spot gold, while lifting the dollar which tends to be seen as safe haven in times of heightened uncertainty.
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Euro dips to four-month low as Greek impasse fans exit worry
The euro slipped to a four-month low against the dollar on Tuesday as a political stalemate in Greece stoked fear the country may renege on bailout pledges made to international creditors and exit the currency bloc.
Concerns about slowing Chinese and global growth also drove down higher-yielding currencies and boosted the safe-haven dollar and yen, with the Australian dollar flirting with a five-month low against the U.S. currency.
Greek Party leaders are expected to convene at 2 p.m. (1100 GMT) but there is little hope President Karolos Papoulias's proposal to form a technocrat government would end the stalemate, making a new election the most likely outcome.
Many market players think a fresh election will make it more likely for Athens to ditch its bailout pledges and hence the euro, ...
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Euro slips to near 4-month trough on Greece
The euro slipped to a near four-month low on Monday as political turmoil in Greece highlighted the risk it might exit the euro zone, while worries about slowing Chinese and global growth drove down higher-yielding currencies.
Safe-haven currencies, including the dollar and the Japanese yen, rose as coalition talks in Greece hit an impasse on Sunday, increasing the chance of another election.
Euro-zone industrial production unexpectedly fell in March, adding to signs the bloc is heading into recession, further fuelling bearish sentiment, while Spain's short-term debt costs rose at auction and its 10-year yields soared.
"Beyond the ongoing turmoil in the European financial system, policymakers in Greece are certainly running out of time as they struggle to form a coalition," said David ...
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Australian Dollar Falls as China Signals About Slowing Growth
The Australian dollar slipped, falling to the lowest level this year against its US peer, as negative macroeconomic data hurt prospects for Australia’s exports and general pessimistic sentiment on the Forex market reduced appeal of growth-related currencies.
The National Bureau of Statistics reported that China’s consumer price index fell from 3.6 percent in March to 3.4 percent in April, being in line with forecasts. Industrial production, on the other hand, frustrated forecasters, falling from 11.9 percent to 9.3 percent, while an increase to 12.1 percent was predicted. Other fundamental reports, including retail sales, were also worse than expected. China is the main trading partner of Australia, therefore its fundamentals have a great impact on the Aussie.
The FX market in general ...
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Euro hits 3-1/2-month low, stop-loss sales add to woe
(Reuters) - The euro hit a 3-1/2-month low on Friday as news of JPMorgan's trading losses from a failed hedging strategy spooked investors and lent support to the safe haven dollar, with stop-loss selling adding to the euro's drop.
The euro also remained vulnerable due to a political deadlock in Greece, which has left investors fretting over the risk of Greece exiting the euro zone and fanned worries that the region's debt crisis may worsen.
"The issue is no longer whether Greece will default or not, but whether or not it will leave (the euro zone)," said Daisuke Karakama, market economist for Mizuho Corporate Bank in Tokyo.
"If that were to happen, investor confidence in euro-zone denominated assets in general may waver, and it could cause market players to wonder whether such assets ...
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Aussie Rallies on Surprisingly Good Employment Data
Australia’s employment data made a pleasant surprise for those Forex traders that were bullish on the Australian dollar as employment unexpectedly grew and the unemployment rate fell.
The number of employed persons in Australia rose by 15,500 in April from March, while analysts expected a drop by 4,800. The unemployment rate slipped from 5.2 percent to 4.9 percent, even though an increase to 5.3 percent was predicted. The Australian currency is still pressed by negative outlook for Europe and uncertain prospects for China, but the domestic data was simply too good and pushed the Aussie up, at least for now.
AUD/USD rose from 1.0039 to 1.0113 and AUD/JPY climbed from 79.91 to 80.81 as of 15:26 GMT today.
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