Christine Gaylican

Bell FX Currency Outlook: It has been an interesting 24 hours, the Australian dollar is higher, after bouncing back from heavy losses that saw it almost hit an three-year low overnight.

Bell FX Currency Outlook: The Australian Dollar has opened below USD0.9500 this morning following some disappointing Chinese data over the weekend.

Bell FX Currency Outlook: The Australian Dollar has fallen quite suddenly overnight, dropping to a low of USD0.9512 early this morning, which has it more than two-and-a-half cents since Tuesday.

Bell FX Currency Outlook: The Australian Dollar is steady at USD 0.9650 following yesterday's 'no change' announcement at 2.30pm by the RBA and a relatively quiet overnight session offshore.

Thronged by the news media and well-wishers, Kabang, the hero dog from the Philippines, has been officially released on Monday from the veterinary medical teaching hospital at the University of California, Davis, and cleared to return to her family.

Bell FX Currency Outlook: The Australian dollar has rallied strongly overnight, pushing up towards USD0.9800 on the back of weaker manufacturing numbers in the US.

Bell FX Currency Outlook: The Australian Dollar has opened this week slightly lower after significant falls on the US stock market on Friday night.

Bell FX Currency Outlook: The Australian Dollar remains steady above USD 0.9600 once again after a relatively quiet session overnight.

Bell FX Currency Outlook: The Australian Dollar remains steady above USD 0.9600 this morning after a very volatile day yesterday and then an offshore session in which financial markets showed genuine skittishness as only they can at times.

Bell FX Currency Outlook: The Australian Dollar has opened almost unchanged this morning after a quiet offshore session overnight.

Bell FX Currency Outlook: The Australian Dollar has opened slightly weaker this morning after a reasonably uneventful offshore session on Friday night.

Stocks ended Wednesday broadly lower after a rollercoaster day of trading, as investors sorted through mixed signals from the Federal Reserve on the outlook for monetary policy.

Bell FX Currency Outlook: The Australian Dollar dropped to a one-year low following some positive comments on the US economy by the head of the Federal Reserve.

Bell FX Currency Outlook: The Australian Dollar is unchanged from yesterday's levels, trading at USD 0.9800, as currency markets debate the likelihood and even timing of the US Federal Reserve's winding down of its economic stimulus program.

Bell FX Currency Outlook: The Australian Dollar has recovered back above USD0.9800 overnight as markets took a breather from recent rallies.

Stocks capped off another strong week with a broad rally, as a bigger-than-expected rise in consumer sentiment bolstered the view of an economy that is faring better than some had feared.

Bell FX Currency Outlook The Australian Dollar's recent fall has stabilised with the local currency opening trade this morning in the mid 0.9700's.

Bell FX Currency Outlook The Australian Dollar has fallen to a fresh 11-month low amid continuing optimism about the US economy and negativity about the Australian economy, before rebounding slightly

Bell FX Currency Outlook: The AUD traded in a fairly tight range overnight as the USD continued to maintain its recent strength against the major currencies.

Bell FX Currency Outlook: Most of the detail for the Federal Budget and policy changes were well known prior to last night therefore markets were fairly subdued.

Bell FX Currency Outlook: The Australian Dollar has opened below parity this morning following some renewed strength in the USD overnight.

Bell FX Currency Outlook: The Australian Dollar traded below parity on Friday night for the first time since June, 2012 as the USD moves upward against most major currencies.

Bell FX Currency Outlook: The Australian Dollar has tumbled almost two US cents to its lowest level in more than 11 months and could well find itself below parity in the next 24 hours.

Bell FX Currency Outlook: The Australian Dollar remains below USD 1.0200 this morning as central banks around the world are reacting to the enormous levels of cash pumping through their economies.

Bell FX Currency Outlook: The Australian Dollar has opened lower this morning again following yesterday's decision by the Reserve Bank of Australia to reduce interest rates by 0.25% to 2.75%.

The decision of Australia's central bank to cut interest rates to 53-year low has been well received by business groups still reeling from aneamic economic fundamentals led by exports and low consumer demand.

US closed mixed, with Bank of America advancing strongly on news of a key mortgage securities settlement. The broad-based S&P 500 edged to a new all-time closing high, rising 3.08 (0.19 per cent) to 1,617.50. The Dow Jones Industrial Average slipped 5.07 (0.03 per cent) to 14,968.89 and the tech-rich Nasdaq Composite Index rose 14.34 (0.42 per cent) to 3,392.97.

Bell FX Currency Outlook: The Australian Dollar has opened lower this morning ahead of the Reserve Bank's interest rate announcement today.

IG MARKETS CHIEF STRATEGIST, CHRIS WESTON'S VIEWS:Asian markets have opened the new week on a firmer footing after the solid US payrolls report. Still, with Japan offline today volumes have been pretty poor in the markets that are still open.