Australian Dollar Falls After RBA Rate Decision

RTTNews | 474 days ago
Australian Dollar Falls After RBA Rate Decision

(RTTNews) - At 12:30 am ET in the Asian session on Tuesday, the Reserve Bank of Australia announced its monetary policy decision on interest rates. The central bank kept its benchmark lending rate unchanged at 4.35 percent, as widely expected.

After the RBA rate decision, the Australian dollar fell against its major rivals.

As of 12:31 am ET, the Australian dollar was trading at 0.6613 against the U.S. dollar, 102.19 against the yen, 1.6284 against the euro and 0.9043 against the Canadian dollar.

read more
U.S. Dollar Rises Ahead Of Fed's Powell Speech

U.S. Dollar Rises Ahead Of Fed's Powell Speech

The U.S. dollar strengthened against other major currencies in the European session on Friday, as traders expect speech by Fed Chair Jerome Powell at the Jackson Hole Symposium.
RTTNews | 2 days ago
Yen Falls Amid BoJ Uncertainty

Yen Falls Amid BoJ Uncertainty

The Japanese yen weakened against other major currencies in the Asian session on Friday, as traders speculate uncertainty over the likely timing of the Bank of Japan's (BoJ) next rate hike.
RTTNews | 2 days ago
Yen Falls Against Majors

Yen Falls Against Majors

The Japanese yen weakened against other major currencies in the Asian session on Friday.
RTTNews | 2 days ago
Australian Dollar Falls Amid RBA Rate Cut Speculation

Australian Dollar Falls Amid RBA Rate Cut Speculation

The Australian dollar weakened against other major currencies in the Asian session on Wednesday, as traders expect two or more rate cuts if inflation continues to decline as anticipated. Earlier this month, the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) lowered its cash rate to 3.60 percent from 3.85 percent, as widely expected.
RTTNews | 4 days ago
Australian Dollar Falls Despite Upbeat Consumer Sentiment Data

Australian Dollar Falls Despite Upbeat Consumer Sentiment Data

The Australian dollar weakened against other major currencies in the Asian session on Tuesday, despite Australia's consumer confidence improving to a three-and-a-half year high in August as the central bank is expected to lower interest rates further after a third reduction this year. Data from Westpac-Melbourne Institute showed that consumer sentiment index rose to 98.5 in August from 93.1 in July. The improvement followed a further reduction in interest rates by the Reserve Bank of Australia. With the latest 25 basis points cut, interest rates dropped by 75 basis points since the start of the year.
RTTNews | 5 days ago