Aussie dollar reaches nine-month high
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On the cross rates it was at 60.1 euro cents, 81.29 Japanese yen, 42.17 pence sterling, and 1.105 New Zealand dollars. On Wall Street stocks have jumped on news of a merger between retailers Kmart and Sears
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Growing world markets for minerals and energy will help push Australia&#39;s commodity exports up 15 percent to a record 95 billion Australian dollars (US$71 billion; euro54 billion) this fiscal year, the government&#39;s chief commodities forecaster said Monday.
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The New Zealand dollar has hit its highest level this year, propelled by a dramatic dip in the US dollar. As the greenback slumped against most global currencies, the kiwi rose to 71.02USc, its highest level for eight years.
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The dollar rose to a two-month high against the yen and held near three-month peaks versus the euro on Tuesday as the market cheered U.S. efforts to narrow its yawning fiscal deficit.
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Gold surged to a historic high above $910 an ounce, as investors rushed to buy the metal on further weakness in the dollar and expectations of a sharp cut in U.S. interest rates.
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The dollar rose to a 3-month high against the euro as crude oil slipped toward &#36;46 a barrel, helping lift European shares to fresh 2-1/2 year highs on Monday, after impressive gains in Asian markets.
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The UK pound climbs to its highest level against the US dollar in 26 years.
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Gold surged 2 percent to trade above $900 on Thursday and platinum hit a historic high, as investors snapped up the metals on dollar weakness and firmer oil prices, analysts said.
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The dollar hit a two-month high  against the euro on Thursday, buoyed by expectations for higher  U.S. interest rates.
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MELBOURNE - Australian stocks finished 0.1 per cent higher on Friday, underpinned by global mining giants BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto, and ended the week flat, just 10 points off a record high hit 9 days ago.
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Commodities rise to record levels on demand, dollar depreciation.
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Sterling hits a 14-year high against the dollar amid speculation that UK interest rates will rise in the New Year.
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The dollar held near a two-month high against the euro on Friday, buoyed by expectations that U.S. interest rates will continue to rise steadily and attract funds to the United States.
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Sterling has surged to a 23-month high of 1.9336 against the dollar as sentiment in the US currency was dented by comments the from the deputy governor of the Chinese central bank.
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Australian inflation surges in the three months to the end of September, raising the prospect of an interest rate rise.
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Foreign-exchange trading surged to a record daily average of $1.9 trillion this year as hedge funds and other money managers increased bets on currencies, according to the Bank for International Settlements.
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The euro rose to a new record high against the dollar, climbing to 1.2937 dollars in late European trades.