Articles By Christine Gaylican

Australian Dollar Outlook - 13 May 2013

Bell FX Currency Outlook: The Australian Dollar traded below parity on Friday night for the first time since June, 2012 as the USD moves upward against most major currencies.

File photo of an employee counting U.S. dollar banknotes as yuan banknotes are seen at a branch of the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China in Huaibei

Australian Dollar Outlook - 10 May 2013

Bell FX Currency Outlook: The Australian Dollar has tumbled almost two US cents to its lowest level in more than 11 months and could well find itself below parity in the next 24 hours.

Australian Dollar Outlook - 09 May 2013

Bell FX Currency Outlook: The Australian Dollar remains below USD 1.0200 this morning as central banks around the world are reacting to the enormous levels of cash pumping through their economies.

Australian Dollar Outlook - 08 May 2013

Bell FX Currency Outlook: The Australian Dollar has opened lower this morning again following yesterday's decision by the Reserve Bank of Australia to reduce interest rates by 0.25% to 2.75%.

Australia Benchmark Rates Slide to 2.75%; AUD Drifts

The decision of Australia's central bank to cut interest rates to 53-year low has been well received by business groups still reeling from aneamic economic fundamentals led by exports and low consumer demand.

Global Markets Overview - 07 May 2013

US closed mixed, with Bank of America advancing strongly on news of a key mortgage securities settlement. The broad-based S&P 500 edged to a new all-time closing high, rising 3.08 (0.19 per cent) to 1,617.50. The Dow Jones Industrial Average slipped 5.07 (0.03 per cent) to 14,968.89 and the tech-rich Nasdaq Composite Index rose 14.34 (0.42 per cent) to 3,392.97.