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Australian Dollar Forecast Directory - Page #161

A round up of the latest Australian Dollar forecast news items from the Currency News desk.

Pound Australian Dollar Report : GBP/AUD Rate Refuses to Dip as Aussie Suffers Interest Rate Concerns

4 Mar 2011 at 9 AM - Written by John Cameron

With global share markets rallying on the day yesterday, other things being equal, analysts would normally expect the Australian Dollar to gain ground due to its role as a risk-sensitive, commodity-driven currency. However, the Pound Australian Dollar exchange rate (GBP/AUD) is 1 GBP = 1.6035 AUD, only marginally better than the 1.61...

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Foreign Exchange Rates : GBP/USD Breaks to 12-Month High

1 Mar 2011 at 9 AM - Written by John Cameron

Appetite for risk continued to pick up during yesterday’s session, with the benchmark S&P 500 index gaining a further 0.5% on the day, following Friday’s gains of over 1%. It appears that the decisive action by the international community to call for Colonel Gaddafi to relinquish power in Libya has increased confidence that civil unrest...

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Foreign Exchange Rates : Currency Predictions - GBP, EUR, USD, TRY, ZAR, AUD

28 Feb 2011 at 4 PM - Written by John Cameron

POUND STERLING The Pound has enjoyed a positive day, possibly due to a technical bounce following Friday’s negative performance. Sterling lost ground after the downward revision to the quarter 4 UK GDP figure on Friday as analysts revised their UK interest rate expectations downwards. Bank of England Governor Mervyn King speaks tomorrow,...

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Morning Foreign Exchange Bulletin : Sterling Exchange Rate Drops on Worrying CBI Figure

25 Feb 2011 at 6 AM - Written by John Cameron

Leading stock exchanges suffered varying losses during yesterday’s European and North American sessions, with the FTSE 100 trading almost level on the day, whilst in Europe, the Frankfurt Dax and Paris Cac came under renewed selling pressure. The S&P 500 closed only slightly down on the day, signalling reducing panic in the market than in...

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Exchange Rate Predictions - USD, EUR, GBP, AUD, JPY, CHF

21 Feb 2011 at 4 PM - Written by John Cameron

US DOLLAR Analysts are closely monitoring the situation in Libya and the Middle East for pointers on future moves in risk sentiment. At this time, safe haven support for the Dollar has been limited with the greenback making limited gains against the Pound and the Euro during today’s European session. Crude oil continues to edge higher,...

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Australian Dollar Rate Could Drop as China Tightens its Monetary Policy

21 Feb 2011 at 12 PM - Written by John Cameron

The Aussie Dollar lost ground in late trading during Monday’s session as political unrest in Libya caused a flight to safety in world markets. Whilst uncertainty remains regarding the outcome of the Libyan popular uprising, a movement of funds away from risk-sensitive currencies including the Rand, Kiwi and Aussie Dollars looks...

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Foreign Currency Rate Predictions - EUR, GBP, USD, AUD, JPY, ZAR

15 Feb 2011 at 4 PM - Written by John Cameron

EURO The Euro has suffered a turbulent day, finishing the European session over 0.5% down against the Pound. Weaker than expected growth figures from Germany, France and the whole of the Eurozone caused fears of a downturn in the real economy. NEAR-TERM OUTLOOK – NEGATIVE. STERLING The Pound made gains across the board in Tuesday...

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Today's Currency Insight - Volatility Expected for Pound Dollar Rate as Heavy Data Schedule Dominates

15 Feb 2011 at 6 AM - Written by John Cameron

Today sees one of the busiest schedules of data releases in the markets for a considerable time, with several key indicators due out. Two closely watched market indictors have been announced already, during the Asian trading session, in the form of the Australian RBA’s Minutes of its last policy meeting and the Japanese Central Bank’s...

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Today's Currency Exchange Prediction - Risk Sentiment Worsens

10 Feb 2011 at 9 AM - Written by John Cameron

The benchmark MSCI Asian Index saw losses of 0.8% last night as stock markets reacted to yesterday’s comments by Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke and some worrying Australian unemployed figures. Initially, last night’s Australian labour figure appeared positive, showing that unemployment had stayed at 5%, whilst 24,000 new jobs were...

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Foreign Currency Predictions - USD, EUR, GBP, JPY, NOK, AUD, NZD, CAD, ZAR, CHF

9 Feb 2011 at 5 PM - Written by John Cameron

US DOLLAR Crude oil resumed its rally today following a downward blip yesterday on the back of a hike in Chinese interest rates. The US equities rally looks to have stalled today and little hope of an increase to interest rates. SHORT-TERM OUTLOOK – Neutral. EURO The ECB looks to be reaching a consensus on a bail-out fund to...

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