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OzForex Daily Commentary - 03/09/2009

Australian Dollar: The Australian Dollar has firmed once again and opens on Thursday at 0.8340 against its US counterpart. During the local session yesterday the Aussie reacted positively to the release of better than expected economic growth numbers moving to an intraday high of 0.8317.

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Tony Blair, the former prime minister of Britain, will take a break from seeking peace in the Middle East to trade jokes with comedian David Letterman on his first ever

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Gmail suffers widespread outrages

A majority of Google mail users were unable to access the service Tuesday afternoon, in a rare widespread outage of the popular Gmail service.

Google mail suffers widespread outage

A majority of Google mail users were unable to access the service on Tuesday afternoon, in a rare widespread outage of the popular Gmail service.

OzForex Daily Commentary

The Australian Dollar opens sharply lower on Wednesday at 0.8260 after the Reserve Bank of Australia left interest rates unchanged at 3 per cent.

Spotting Nature on the Falkland Islands

The island's moving history and resilient people almost stole the show.

U.S. factories see growth; China on recovery path

Manufacturers from several nations delivered upbeat news on Tuesday, indicating a recovery from the deepest global recession since World War Two is gradually gaining traction.

Russia's Putin dodges WWII criticism in Poland

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin rebuffed criticism on Tuesday of Moscow's role just before World War Two during ceremonies marking the 70th anniversary of Nazi Germany's invasion of Poland.

Oil dips below $70 ahead of U.S. data

Oil fell below $70 a barrel on Tuesday, mirroring weaker equity markets, and dragged by data showing Britain's manufacturing sector dipped unexpectedly in August.

Nokia to delay U.S. music service launch: report

Nokia has delayed to next year the launch of its music service in the United States, the world's largest music market, Forbes magazine reported online on Monday, quoting a Nokia spokeswoman.

Lloyds, UK government in 1 bln pound lending deal -FT

The UK government and Lloyds Banking Group have reached a 1 billion pound ($1.62 billion) deal to enhance Lloyds business lending, the Financial Times reported on Tuesday.

Nomura gets 6 years free rent for London HQ - FT

Japanese investment bank Nomura has secured a rental deal on its new London headquarters allowing free rent for almost six years, the Financial Times reported, citing the terms of a deal to be announced on Tuesday.

Nokia to delay U.S. music service launch -report

Nokia has delayed to next year the launch of its music service in the United States, the world's largest music market, Forbes magazine reported online on Monday, quoting a Nokia spokeswoman.

OzForex Daily Commentary - 1 Sept 2009

The Australian Dollar opens stronger on Tuesday at 0.8435 after shrugging off worse-than-expected local data yesterday where gross operating profits fell 7.8 per cent in the June quarter and business inventories shrank 3.4 per cent.

New evidence prompts Brian Jones’ death to be re-examined

British police will review the death of Rolling Stones founder and former guitarist, Brian Jones, after receiving new information relating to his death.

Rolling Stones guitarist's death to be re-examined

British police are to re-examine the death of former Rolling Stones guitarist Brian Jones after receiving new information.

France seeks help with Airbus A330 crash search

France wants to launch an expanded international effort to find the missing wreckage and flight recorders of the Air France jet which crashed in the Atlantic in June, the country's top crash investigator said on Monday.

Green protesters target E.ON's Ratcliffe plant

Environmentalists campaigning against climate change said on Monday they would attempt to shut down German utility E.ON's power station at Ratcliffe in central England in a mass action planned for October.

Stock futures lower as China equities, commodities fall

Stock index futures pointed to a lower open on Monday as Chinese equities dropped sharply and commodities fell on concerns that asset prices have run ahead of the economic realities.

Samsung to open smartphone download store in Europe

Samsung Electronics Co Ltd, the world's second-largest mobile phone maker, said on Monday it would open an online store for smartphone applications on September 14 in Europe.

Stock futures signal losses as commodities retreat

U.S. stock index futures pointed to a lower open on Wall Street on Monday for the last session of the month, with futures for the S&P 500 down 0.78 percent, Dow Jones futures down 0.77 percent and Nasdaq 100 futures down 0.87 percent at 0825 GMT (4:25 a.m. EDT).

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