The Australian dollar rose in Asian trade on Wednesday against a basket of major rivals, resuming gains following hot inflation data. Such data heaped pressure on the RBAs policymakers, and hurt the odds of Australian rate cuts this year. The Price The AUD/USD rose 0.3% today to 0.6666, with a session-low at 0.6639. The pair lost 0.1% on Tuesday, the...

Australian Dollar Analysis and Chart Recommended by David Cottle Get Your Free AUD Forecast The Australian Dollar crept higher again against its big brother from the United States on Tuesday as broad risk appetite overcame some underwhelming Aussie economic data. Retail sales for April limped in with a 0.1% rise. Admittedly that was much better than the 0.4% slide seen...

Yen gained ground in Asian trade on Tuesday against a basket of major rivals, extending gains for the second straight session against the US dollar and moving away from three-week lows. Yens movements come as Japans 10-year treasury yields rallied, while US 10-year yields fell, in turn reducing concerns about the widening yield gap. Japans finance minister recently issued warnings...

Yen rose in Asian trade on Monday against a basket of major rivals, moving higher for the first time in four sessions against the dollar away from three-week lows. The gains come after bullish remarks from BOJ Governor Kazuo Ueda about the need to normalize monetary policies, in turn boosting the odds of an interest rate cut later this year....