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The AUD has had a record night again during the offshore session pushing through the previous post-float high which was only seen on Friday night; hitting a new high of USD1.0314.

The Australian dollar maintained recent strength onshore yesterday consolidating well above 1.02 and establishing itself at 1.0260 to enter offshore trade. With little of note to report during the day it became a different story during London hours as the Reserve Bank of Australia predicts a flood of capital into the country totalling $120bn as the currency hits new post-float records.

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The Australian Dollar has traded higher again overnight and through USD 1.0200 as the appetite for risk returned to the markets in a big way.

With little in the way of local data yesterday the Australian Dollar moved sideways against the Greenback during the Asian session with the pair limited to 30 pip range.In the offshore session however it was a different story with the Aussie rallying hard to eventually hit an overnight high of 1.0226 as prices in commodities surged to record levels once again.The focus for the remainder of the day will be the unfolding events in Europe, more specifically Portugal and its ability to servi...

U.S. stocks gained Thursday as investors largely looked past the deepening political crisis in Portugal to focus on encouraging earnings from technology companies and U.S. jobs data. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 89 points, or 0.7%, to 12175 in late afternoon trading, led by a 2.3% rise in Home Depot. The Nasdaq Composite gained 1.4% to 2736. The Standard & Poor's 500-stock index added 0.9% to 1310, lifted by its consumer discretionary and technology sectors. Boosting technology stock...

After showing some slight weakness during yesterday’s local session, the AUD has once again outperformed during the offshore session, pushing through USD1.0100 overnight on the back of higher commodity prices and a positive night on the offshore equity markets.

The Australian Dollar has held onto its recent gains and opens in Sydney today buying 101.40 US cents. Risk aversion has dissipated for the moment as investors speculate the Reserve Bank of Australia will leave rates on hold next month.

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News of another explosion at the Fukushima nuclear power station sent shockwaves through global markets. With the Nikkei plunging more than -10%, the largest one day decline since 1987, risk liquidation accelerated weighing the Aussie down. Initial reactions saw the Australian Dollar slide to 0.9925 against the Greenback.

U.S. stocks sank Tuesday as worries deepened over the specter of a nuclear crisis and economic slowdown in Japan, but encouraging comments from the Federal Reserve kept the losses in check.

The Australian Dollar weakened against the US Dollar as Japan’s biggest earthquake dampened demand for higher yielding assets.

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The Australian Dollar had a mixed day's trade onshore during Asia yesterday with a better than anticipated 0.4% increase in retail sales initially pushing the Aussie to very briefly test 1.0200. Markets then proceeded to gravitate down from this high and further ground was lost in the afternoon off the back of the RBA's interest rate statement.

U.S. stocks fell hard Tuesday as oil approached $100 a barrel and Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said rising energy prices could dent the recovery. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 147.04 points, or 1.2%, to 12,078.30, with 24 of its 30 components in the red.

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The Australian Dollar rallied strongly throughout yesterday's domestic session after a surge in local capital expenditure. The unit appreciated to 1.0075 from parity with the greenback early in the session as new expenditure increased 1.3 per cent in the fourth quarter from a revised 6.9 per cent the previous quarter.

U.S. stocks fell for a third straight day Thursday as worries persisted over turmoil in Libya and how the resulting surge in oil prices might affect the U.S. economic recovery.

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The AUD has weakened this morning as continued unrest in the Middle East reduced the appetite for riskier currencies such as the AUD and saw demand for the USD increase. Due to the US public holiday for President’s Day their markets were closed overnight, which saw the AUD track the European equity markets early on in the offshore session.

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The Markit composite purchasing-managers index for the Euro Zone rose from 57.0 to 58.4 in February - well ahead of expectations and its highest levels since July 2006. The Munich based IFO Institute said its German business confidence index rose from 110.3 to 111.2 in February.