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Dollar trips over Fed minutes, Aussie slides on jobs data

August 24, 2021 at 12:50 p.m.

TOKYO/SYDNEY (Reuters) - The dollar traded around one-week lows against a basket of major currencies on Thursday, coming under pressure after minutes of the Federal Reserve's June meeting gave no...

Pound sags after less hawkish BOE, G3 currencies adrift

August 25, 2021 at 12:53 a.m.

SYDNEY (Reuters) - The British pound nursed losses on Wednesday after comments from the Bank of England governor cooled expectations for an interest rate hike this year, while its G3...

Australia central bank seen on hold even as tough budget looms

August 24, 2021 at 11:36 p.m.

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia's central bank is almost certain to maintain a neutral policy bias this week with a batch of data likely to point to an economy that is...

Yen gains broadly after tensions heighten in Ukraine

November 3, 2021 at 8:18 p.m.

SYDNEY/TOKYO (Reuters) - The Japanese yen gained broadly on Monday while investors sold risk currencies such as the Australian dollar after Ukraine's mobilization to counter possible Russian invasion heightened geopolitical...

Yen gains broadly after tensions heighten in Ukraine

December 23, 2018 at 4:25 p.m.

SYDNEY/TOKYO (Reuters) - The Japanese yen gained broadly on Monday while investors sold risk currencies such as the Australian dollar after Ukraine's mobilization to counter possible Russian invasion heightened geopolitical...

Australia inflation surprise highlights rising price pressures in Asia

August 24, 2021 at 4:41 p.m.

SYDNEY/SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Inflation in Australia quickened in the September quarter, the latest in the Asia Pacific region to show a pick-up in price pressures that could limit the scope...

Australia jobless rate seen steady at 4-year high in September

November 3, 2021 at 7:23 p.m.

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia's unemployment rate is expected to hold steady at a four-year high in September, but analysts suspect a rise to 6 percent and above, levels not seen...

Australia jobless rate seen steady at 4-year high in September

December 24, 2018 at 4:53 a.m.

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia's unemployment rate is expected to hold steady at a four-year high in September, but analysts suspect a rise to 6 percent and above, levels not seen...

Australia central bank may send clearer easing bias even as it holds rates

August 24, 2021 at 3:45 p.m.

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia's central bank is considered almost certain to keep interest rates at a record low when it meets on Tuesday, but it could try to talk down...

Aussi dollar up as Asian shares rebound, euro pressured by ECB’s dovish slant

August 24, 2021 at 11:31 a.m.

SYDNEY (Reuters) - The Australian dollar and other commodity currencies rose modestly on Thursday as Asian shares recovered after a selloff earlier this week sparked by fears of credit problems...

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