Australian, NZ dollars climb on yen, but lose ground to dollar SYDNEY, July 16 (Reuters) - The Australian and New Zealand dollars climbed on the yen on Tuesday after recent declines, although they lost further ground to the greenback as markets continued to digest the prospect of a Donald Trump victory in the White House. The Aussie strengthened 0.2% to 106.98 yen AUDJPY=R , rebounding for the first time in four sessions as the suspected intervention from Tokyo last week disrupted the popular ca

Australia, NZ dollars fall as Trump shooting galvanises greenback SYDNEY, July 15 (Reuters) - The Australian and New Zealand dollars fell on Monday as the assassination attempt on former U.S. President Donald Trump boosted his re-election odds, lifting the greenback, while the soft Chinese data failed to provide any support. The Aussie AUD=D3 slipped 0.1% to $0.6772, having climbed 0.5% last week to a six-month top of $0.6798 thanks to favourable yield differentials.

BUZZ-COMMENT-Here's why HSBC is closing its short EUR/USD trade July 12 (Reuters) - On May 16 2024, HSBC opened a trade idea to sell EUR/USD at 1.0880 and target 1.0550 with a stop at 1.1050. They have since chosen to exit that trade close to entry and here's why. In a note to clients, HSBC FX research strategy analysts acknowledged that they are basically back to square one nearly two months after entering this trade, which says a lot.

Australian dollar sails to six-month top as kiwi sinks By Wayne Cole SYDNEY, July 12 (Reuters) - The Australian dollar held near six-month peaks on Friday as markets sharply narrowed the odds on U.S. rate cuts, while the New Zealand dollar was sunk by bets on even steeper cuts at home. The Aussie stood at $0.6762 AUD=D3 , after touching a top of $0.6799 overnight.

CORRECTED-Australian dollar flies high on kiwi, yen as rate outlooks diverge Corrects the milestone for AUD/NZD to NZ$1.1104, not NZ$1.1017, in paragraph 2 SYDNEY, July 11 (Reuters) - The Australian dollar stood near 20-month highs against the kiwi on Thursday as markets ramped up bets of imminent rate cuts in New Zealand, while it kept hitting new 33-year tops on the low-yielding yen.