FX ASIA: Australian Election Not Without Currency Risks
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SYDNEY (Dow Jones)--Speculation is rife that Australian Prime Minister John Howard this weekend will call an election for October 9, launching a campaign that won
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Australia is steeling itself for a bitter, big-spending final week of the election campaign, underscored by an even more fervent scare campaign to frighten voters into declaring themselves
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JOHN Howard&#39;s plea for voters to trust him with the economy is paying early dividends, an exclusive Herald Sun poll shows. The Coalition has moved ahead of Labor by 52 per cent to 48 per cent as the Prime Minister&#39;s interest rates campaign takes hold.
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Australians voted on Saturday in an election which offered the choice between a conservative government that unreservedly backs the United States and its Iraq war and a Labor opposition seeking stronger ties in Asia.
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THE nation&#39;s regional political, economic and security interests were threatened by the Federal Government&#39;s refusal to sign a non-aggression pact with its Asian neighbours, Labor said today.
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Australia's economy is well positioned to ride out the turbulence in world financial markets and will grow around 4.4 percent this fiscal year, the International Monetary Fund said Thursday.
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You don't have to search hard for a reason not to invest right now. It's a sideways market waiting for election results, fearing movement in interest rates and a hike in inflation, all against a backdrop of war and an increased threat of terrorism.
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THE Australian dollar was trading stronger today as news of a takeover bid for Australian mining company WMC Resources supported the currency during morning trading.
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PRIME Minister John Howard hopes the Australian dollar does not keep on rising because it would make us less competitive. Mr Howard said although he wouldn&#39;t say Australia was heading for tough times, there
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The Australian dollar may gain after Switzerland-based Xstrata Plc bid A$7.4 billion ($5.8 billion) for WMC Resources Ltd., stoking speculation it will have to buy dollars to pay shareholders.
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Asia has seen its key markets slide in response to the likelihood of a relentlessly weakening dollar.
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CANBERRA: Australia is at risk of a Madrid-style attack to exploit differences over the Iraq war in the run-up to an October 9 election, a terrorism expert warned, as opinion polls showed the race was too close to call today.
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SYDNEY: Australian Prime Minister John Howard, under fire over his credibility ahead of an election expected within months, on Saturday identified interest rates and industrial relations as key election issues.
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SINGAPORE (Dow Jones)--Fundamentals indicate the Australian dollar should be able to build on its gains to an eight-month high in the medium term, but a rare appearance by the central bank
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The Australian dollar rose after the Federal Reserve raised its target interest rate by a quarter percentage point and said inflation has slowed.
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Australia, one of the best-performing  advanced economies, faced looming economic turbulence from the  subprime lending meltdown in the United States, Prime Minister  John Howard warned on Sunday.
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You probably know that the dollar is plunging. That will make it expensive to travel overseas for the holidays or to buy something made in a foreign land.