Australian Dollar (AUD)

News: Australian Dollar

• Dollar's bull run faces US jobs hurdle - Sydney Morning Herald (3 February 2012, 5:23 am)
• Forex - AUD/USD down during Asian trade - Stock Markets Review (3 February 2012, 3:57 am)
• Current Rally in Australian Dollar Could Be at Risk - Int'l Business Times (2 February 2012, 8:41 pm)

Reports & Events: Australian Dollar

• Consumer Price Index: No change in CPI in the December quarter 2011; rises 3.1% through the year (released 25 January 2012) ()
• Labour Force: Aggregate monthly hours worked increased 5.6 million hours to 1,622.0 million hours in December 2011 (seasonally adjusted) (released 19 January 2012) ()
• Labour Force: Unemployment decreased 3,800 persons to 629,900 in December 2011 (seasonally adjusted) (released 19 January 2012) ()

Discussions: Australian Dollar

• Thoughts On Canadian And Australian Banks And Dollars - MoneyTec (31 January 2012, 8:48 pm)
• Saxo Bank launches in Australia - MoneyTec (30 January 2012, 3:24 pm)
• NFA finalizes the Price Slippage and Price Requoting rules - MoneyTec (27 January 2012, 4:13 pm)

Videos: Australian Dollar

About the Australian Dollar

The Australian “dollar” (plural: dollars) is the official currency used in the Commonwealth of Australia, as well as the Cocos Islands, Norkfolk Island, and the independent Pacific Island states of Kiribati, Nauru, and Tuvalu. Its official currency code is “AUD” and it is symbolized by “$”. The primary denominations include 5, 10, 20 cent coins; 1 and 2 dollar coins (1 dollar = 100 cents); and 5, 10, 20, 50, and 100 dollar paper bank notes. In Australia, decimal numbers are denoted using a point (e.g. 1.50). The dollar has a floated exchange rate and its value is often seen as being dependent on commodity prices (Australia’s largest export).

Central Bank: Reserve Bank of Australia