Aussie and Kiwi decline before U.S. production data

Source: Bloomberg
Australia's and New Zealand's Dollars held lower on expectation U.S. data will constrain the Federal Reserve in expanding monetary stimulus. On Wednesday, The Aussie fell 0.1% to $1.0478, after reaching $1.0465, the weakest since Aug. 3. Australia's Dollar dropped 0.1% to 82.55 Yen. The Kiwi was stable at 80.52 U.S. cents, after a 0.5% decline yesterday.
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Wed, 15 Aug 2012 07:43:31 GMT

Oil drops after U.S. industry report

Crude declined in New York as a report showed inventories in the U.S., the world's major oil consumer, surged for the first time in three weeks. On Wednesday, futures fell 0.5%, cutting 0.8% climb yesterday, as the American Petrolium reported stockpiles rose 2.78 million barrels to 367.1 million last week. September-delivery oil dropped to $92.97 per barrel.

Wed, 15 Aug 2012 14:44:41 GMT

Economic Optimism Index dropped 3% in August

The IBD/TIPP Economic Optimism Index tumbled by 1.4 points or 3 per cent in August, and reached 45.6 against 47 in the month earlier. The Index dropped to its lowest reading of 2012 so far, and reading below 50 indicates pessimism. Meanwhile, in December 2007 the reading was at 44.4 level, when the world's biggest economy fell into the recession.

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