Australia's retail sales dropped in December

Source: Bloomberg
Retail sales in Australia unexpectedly slumped in December, making the first decline in 6 months as consumption on dining out and at grocers weakened. Australia retail sales fell 0.1% on a monthly basis, said Sydney Bureau of Statistics. Economists earlier predicted an increase of 0.2%. After report analysts expect a further benchmark interest rate reduction from Reserve Bank of Australia.
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Mon, 06 Feb 2012 08:30:09 GMT

Aussie drops on weaker retail sales

Australian currency depreciated after government report posted an unexpected drop in nation retail sales, boosting investor predictions Reserve Bank of Australia will be forced to cut interest rate tomorrow. Aussie weakened 0.5% against US Dollar to USD 1.0720 while its New Zealand peer dropped 0.6% to USD 0.8306. Currently USD/AUD is trading at USD 1.0718 while NZD/USD is trading at USD

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 07:54:06 GMT

Euro depreciates on Greek worries

17-nation currency declined against most of its counterparts on Monday Asian trade as investors awaited Greek officials' response to international creditor requirements. The Euro dropped 0.6% against greenback to USD 1.3085 and lost 0.3% against Japanese Yen, reaching JPY 100.46. Currently EUR/USD is trading at USD 1.3070 and EUR/JPY is trading at JPY 100.30. 

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