Australian dollar news

FXstreet.com (Sydney) – The Aussie reversed gains against the dollar and is trading at 0.9150. ... For more information, read our latest forex news.

FXstreet.com (Barcelona) – The pair closed at 1.6604 on March 12 and is currently down 50 pips at... For more information, read our latest forex news.

The Australian Dollar opens higher at 0.9180 as the greenback and Yen weakened on Friday night and markets move back into currencies linked to economic growth.

FXstreet.com (Barcelona) – The currencies of neighboring Australia and New Zealand are timidly... For more information, read our latest forex news.

See the previous AUD/USD analysis

AUD/USD's rally from 0.8577 extended further to as high as 0.9193 last week. While upside momentum is diminishing, another rise will remain in favor as long as 0.9053 minor support holds. Current rally is still expected to continue towards 100% projection of 0.8577 to 0.9070 from 0.8802 at 0.9295 next. However, break of 0.9053 will argue that a short term top is formed and should bring deeper pull…

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As we suggested last week, risk appetites improved a bit further this past week and most risky assets advanced, with the notable exception of precious metals and commodities. In FX, the clear standouts were the JPY crosses, like EUR/JPY, CAD/JPY and AUD/JPY, which all moved above recent highs. Solid data out of China and the US supported the notion that the global recovery is on track, though many…

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FXstreet.com (London) - AUD was up and down today as investors swayed between risk aversion and... For more information, read our latest forex news.

Update on supports and resistances.

FXstreet.com (Barcelona) - Australian Dollar's bounce at 0.9110 low on Thursday has extended... For more information, read our latest forex news.

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FXstreet.com (Sydney) – The EUR/AUD has had a mixed day and is trading at 1.4946. The pair also... For more information, read our latest forex news.

FXstreet.com (Sydney) – The Aussie is largely unchanged against the dollar and is trading at... For more information, read our latest forex news.

FXstreet.com (Barcelona) – GBP trimmed losses against AUD, as the pair closed 90 pips up at 1.6448... For more information, read our latest forex news.

FXstreet.com (Barcelona) –AUD/NZD continues the progression to the upside as it has done over the... For more information, read our latest forex news.

The NY session witnessed some early volatility but overall the price action was extremely muted. Risk was sold early on as US jobless claims failed to improve much from the prior week - now 462K from 468K previously. US equities would ultimately close up about +0.4% in broad terms as the S&P 500 matched the 2010 highs by 1150 at the close. The moves in the currency space were nothing to write home…

The Aussie dollar has traded in a half cent range for the majority of the last 24 hours bouncing between 0.9110 and 0.9160 opening this morning near the top at 0.9155.

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FXstreet.com (London) - Aussie dollar has managing to edge some gains out of this session, despite... For more information, read our latest forex news.

The Aussie has weakened from weekly highs and its psychological .92 level after Australia’s Employment Change figure printed below analyst expectations. This couples with the pullback in Housing Loans data earlier this week and reveals the RBA’s rate hikes are having their desired impact. Hence, there’s a possibility the central bank could stand pat at its next meeting.

The parity continues its bullish movement. All indicators are still bullish. The resistance at 0.92 has just been touched. The price seems now to take support on a bullish slant (black line). As far as the price is above this slant, we maintain to trade only long position. A break out of 0.92 will ...

Update on supports and resistances.

FXstreet.com (London) - The Aussie dollar still teeters close to two month highs currently quoting... For more information, read our latest forex news.

FXstreet.com (Barcelona) - The Aussie continues trading on an upward trend, and pullback from... For more information, read our latest forex news.

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Unemployment rate in Australia came in at 5.3% in February meeting the prior reading for January that was revised to 5.2%, and it came inline with forecasts. Employment change came in at 0.4 thousand less than the anticipated 15.0 thousand, while the prior reading was 52.7 thousand and it was revise...

FXstreet.com (Sydney) – The unemployment rate in Australia was reported at 5.3%, slightly up on the... For more information, read our latest forex news.

The focus in recent hours has been centered on the antipodean currencies, with both the Aussie and Kiwi coming under pressure on the back of some weaker data, and a more dovish central bank outlook.

Australia consumer inflation expectations came in at 3.2% in March meeting the previous reading for February.

FXstreet.com (Barcelona) – The pair opened its price at 1.3030 to jump higher targeting 1.3070.... For more information, read our latest forex news.

FXstreet.com (Sydney) – The EUR has reversed recent losses against the AUD and is trading at... For more information, read our latest forex news.

• Dollar Slips on Stable Risk Trends and Record Budget Deficit, But Still No Clear Trend • Euro Strength Runs Awry of a Gloomy EU Draft and Slower Growth for Strained Members • British Pound Drops as Factory Activity and Growth Estimates Slip • Australian Dollar Traders Respond to Weaker Employment Growth by Easing off Rate Expectations • New Zealand Dollar Tumbles after R…

FXstreet.com (Barcelona) – Our charts do not go back long enough to guarantee whether price ever... For more information, read our latest forex news.

FXstreet.com (Sydney) – The Aussie is set to gain against the dollar and is trading at 0.9123. ... For more information, read our latest forex news.

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Yesterday's announcement of a steep decline in housing finance caught the market by surprise somewhat triggering a drop in the Aussie dollar to an intraday low of 0.9130.

Following on from yesterday's solid domestic session, the Aussie dollar continued the upward trajectory overnight.

FXstreet.com (London) - Aussie Dollar has bounced from session lows after a bout of selling... For more information, read our latest forex news.

Investors have brushed aside a surprisingly large drop in Home Loans data. Higher RBA rates are clearly finding their way into the real economy with lenders cutting back on loans for home sales. Regardless, the AUD/USD has broken free of our 2nd tier downtrend line as the EUR/USD, gold, and the Cable all move higher, a sign that investors are getting more comfortable with the risk trade. A pop bey…

Gold found support in our 1st tier uptrend line yesterday and has bounced back from Tuesday lows, avoiding a retest of $1100/oz in the process. Gold is now back in the middle of its present trading range as gains in the Aussie and Loonie are counterbalanced by overall weakness in the Cable and Euro. That being said, it will be interesting to see how the Cable and EUR/USD react to tomorrow’s …

The parity AUD/USD  confirmed the break out of the resistance at 0.91. The price is now going towards 0.92. We maintain to trade only long positions as far as the price is above 0.9050 (last lowest).

Though technically still entrenched within a sideways consolidation, AUD/USD (a daily chart of which is shown) has displayed a marked bullishness since the early February low. This bullishness has prompted the pair to rise above several key resistance levels to the point where the 15-month high just above 0.9400 is not far off.

FXstreet.com (Barcelona) - Australian Dollar has resumed uptrend after pulling back to 0.9055 low... For more information, read our latest forex news.

Update on supports and resistances.

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Overall trading has been insipid in the Asian session, a testimony to the lack of real drivers out there. And while we have seen some decent volatility in FX, pairs have not broken out of mid-term ranges. Interestingly, equity indexes continue to climb higher with S&P closing on the resistance at 1150, VIX safely below 20 and Crude prices steadily rising to $82.00bll. The Australian data was mixed…

# Australia Westpac Consumer Confidence printed at 0.2% vs. -2.6% exp # Australia Jan owner-occupied housing finance -7.9% m/m vs.-2.0% exp investment finance +0.9% # In Australia RBA AsstGov Lowe sounded very optimistic stating that growth was at or above average for the next couple of yrs, while labor market are strong and inflation consistent with medium-term target, challenge to expand supply …

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FXstreet.com (Barcelona) - Australian Dollar's recovery from 0.9055 low on Tuesday extended on... For more information, read our latest forex news.

The U.S. Dollar remained strong against the Pound and the Euro yesterday.

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FXstreet.com (Sydney) – The Westpac/Melbourne Institute index of consumer sentiment showed an... For more information, read our latest forex news.

FXstreet.com (Sydney) – The AUD continues to consolidate gain against the euro and is trading at... For more information, read our latest forex news.

Mr. Philip Lowe the RBA Assistant Governor said today in Sydney the Australian economy will expand more than its average pace during the next few years, pushing inflationary pressures and house prices up. Lowe expected accelerating growth, stronger labor market, and inflation consistent with the med...

Australia\'s Westpac consumer confidence gained 0.2% in March compared with -2.6% in February. Consumer confidence rose to 117.3 from 117.0.