.
This page offers a selection of resources dealing with the AUD. It is by no means comprehensive but is designed for students who are in a hurry and hence need to find things quickly.
Australian Press | Global Comment | Australian Banks | Official Comment |Overseas Banls | Futures |
Quotes Daily Australian press coverage of the AUD
OzForex

Bloomberg.

Reuters: Quotes

AUD Ticker

INO Quotes

Financial Review
This site offers extensive commentary on the AUD however it is only available to subscribers these days. Well worth the subscription for economics teachers.
Yahoo! News Full Coverage-Australian Dollar
Yahoo cull the days news for articles on the Australian dollar. This is by far the best resource for students seeking current articles on the AUD.
brw.com.au
The team of commentators at BRW offer weekly and daily comment on the AUD if current crises demand it. A excellent resource for a deeper view of current events. Ed Shann from Access economics writes a weekly column in BRW and this is usually an excellent read.
news.com.au - The AustralianOffers daily news which covers the AUD. The site however is not navigation friendly.
The Age, Watch for articles by Tim Colebatch and Kenneth Davidson. The Age regularly covers global events and the Dollar
ABC Online News The is the best place for tracking recent news releases Aunty seems to get them up before they happen. Students will find it useful to scan the Lateline archives which cover all AUD crises.
smh.com.au
Watch for articles by Ross Gittens and Steve Burrell. The SMH offers a daily commentary on the AUD and world Business.
The Business CentreBig Ponds Business centre collects commentary from a wide range of sources and covers global markets. It is slow to load but worth the wait. It regularly covers the dollars gyrations.
Global Coverage of the AUD and Quick Quotes
| Top |
Foreign Exchange - OzForex
This site offers current quotes and graphs and daily and weekly commentary on the AUD. This is the best AUD site on the Intern et that I know of and a must for studnets studying Australia's external accounts.
Bloomberg.com.au Australia: Welcome
Bloomberg offers current news articles real time quotes and the AUD against the world's currencies. Here students can compare AUD movements against the US dollar, the Euro and in particular Asian currencies. These movements are often much more interesting and in contradiction to current news commentary. Watching the AUD fall against the rupiah is an experience not forgotten easily. Bloomberg.com : Currency Rates
CNNfn - the financial networkCNN maintains a strong focus on the US economy however they offer a currency table showing Asia pacific exchange rates and good coverage of Global Economic developments. markets: Currencies and for general news try CNN markets
Reuters: Quotes Offers real times quotes on international markets for the AUD against all major currencies.
Dow Jones NewswiresCarries a global news wire summary which is available to non subscribers.
BBC News | ECONOMYCovers current world economic issues: an excellent site for current world affairs.
ReutersMoneyNetThis is an excellent site which offers a table showing buy and sell quotes on the world currencies as well as all main world equity markets. It carries charts, commentary and analysis. Overall an excellent site.
Forex Directory
This is an excellent directory of FX resources butit also offer a java currency ticker which updates in real time at AUD Ticker
Free currencies futures charts - currency mar...This site offers free charts for commodities a selection of currencies including the AUD and heaps of related resources. It also includes a learning centre which offers instruction in fundamental analysis.
Australian Banks
| Top |
ANZ Australia and New Zealand The ANX offers current and weekly market updates and extensive economic commentary. This is a great site and check out the new FX online facility. The ANZ offer regular views and analysis of currency movements.
National Australia Bank Offers regular commentary on the AUD in it's Financial market outlook and more detail is available from nabmarkets which offers a daily strategy bulletin for eager beavers.
Official Australian Comment.
| Top |
Reserve Bank of Australia The RBA regular comments on the fate of the AUD in it's semi annual statement on Monetary policy, quarterly economic reports and feature articles in the Reserve Bank Bulletin. These can be down loaded from the appropriate sections of their site.
Treasury usually offers short comment on the AUD in it's quarterly publication economic roundUp and frequently comments on matters related to the dollar (foreign investment in Australia) in articles in RoundUp. The Budget papers also carry relevant comment on these matters. External Statistics are available at Bulletin Statistics
Offical International Comment
| Top |
OECD The OECD regularly publishes summary statistics and summaries of it's major economic publications such as the economic Outlook and country survey's online. Frequently these contain comment and sometimes forecasts for the AUD. Sections of the OECD website where these PDF"s might be found are SourceOECD carries information mostly for subscribers. here you will some juicy freebies OECD Economics. Need data on an obscure economy ? OECD Country Survey Page
IMF Here you will a great deal of information on Australian and World exchnage rates generally. Details of Australia's account at the IMF can be viewed online in summary form and the value of the AUD in SDR's is also available on online. The IMF maintains a fantastic section where it's dealing with memner countries are summarised on individual pages. These are updated regularly and often carry statements by IMF officials and Australian politicians relevant to our external relationships. Go IMF Country Pages and try Australia and The IMF See AUD in SDR's
Selected International Banks
Morgan Stanley MS offers a global economic forum, a global strategy bulletin and heaps of global economic commentary. For students of the Australian Economy this site regularly offers sobering, accurate and extremely well researched commentary on the AUD as well as comments on the Global Economy generally. This is one of the best sites of it's type on the Intern et and students following current developments in the external sector will find it extremely useful.
Barclays This site offers regular economic commentary on the world economy and from time to time publishes economic reports on the Australian Economy as well as other country reports. Usually these are freely available however sometimes Barclay's may restrict access to subscribers only. Barclay's country reports usually refer to the outlook for the AUD. Barclays offer an economic outlook for the UK economy, an outlook statement for the International economy and a report on commodities. For country reports and currency information go Barclays Corporate Banking Internet Site and for current economic reports go Barclays Economic Reports
Welcome to Bank One Bank One offer one of the most comprehensive coverage of the International economy on the Internet. Here you will find a foreign Exchange barometer, daily, weekly and monthly analyses of international economic developments as well as regional and country reports as well as country risk profiles. These include Australia. Bank One also offer analysis of currency and Bond movements. This link takes you directly to the splash page of Bank One Capital markets where you can access all there research BOCM.
ABM AMRO This site carries a Global Economic Outlook section and regular publication of ABN's perspectives on Japan, the US and Euroland. The Global Economic Outlook from ABN is short and to the point and an useful resource for students. ABN regularly cover the Australian Economy and publish occaisonally in the International Business News section a selection of country reports. International Business News For students of the Global Economy this is an excellent site and well worth a long visit.
Futures
| Top |
PCQuote.com | Futures This site offers real time futures quotes on the AUD, world major currencies, stocks, stock indices and charts. For people who want to track the AUD closely this is a great site.
Income - The Web Cent er for Stock, Futures, ... Offers quotes by exchange and by category. At INO you can compare AUD futures across exchanges. It also covers commodities and major currencies. Try for the AUD INO Quotes
Sydney Futures Exchange Online
SFE offers 15 minute delayed snapshots of future prices on equities, currencies and commodities. It is an excellent site and well worth a look.