John From Moneycorp Posted March 27, 2012 Report Share Posted March 27, 2012 The Australian dollar would have been the week's worst-performing major currency had the South African rand not pipped it at the post. It was no coincidence that the four laggards in the weekly league represented commodity-exporting countries. Economic data from China and Euroland gave rise to new worries among investors that global growth might be on the wane. In particular, purchasing managers indices (which rate activity on a scale of 0-100 in which 50 represents neither growth nor shrinkage) came in below 50 for the euro area and China. The numbers were not a great surprise but they were an unwelcome reminder that global growth remains vulnerable and, with it, demand for Australia's coal and iron ore exports. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John From Moneycorp Posted April 2, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 2, 2012 Over the next couple of days, depending on what information comes out, there are some data releases (below) which may affect the exchange rate. Australian retail sales Interest rate annoucement in Australia RBA statement Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chardy Posted April 2, 2012 Report Share Posted April 2, 2012 Up to 1.54 (xe.com) so if the AU $ being a weak performer means us Poms get more for our £ I'm happy ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scoon101 Posted April 2, 2012 Report Share Posted April 2, 2012 Time to bring my pension over????? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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