Sunday, July 22, 2007

Australian Dollar Set for Record Winning Streak as Commodities Prices Rise

(Bloomberg) -- The Australian dollar headed for a
12th day of gains, the longest winning streak since it was
allowed to trade freely in 1983, as the prices of raw materials
the country exports rose.

The currency traded near an 18-year high as the Westpac
Commodity Futures Index, an export weighted average of exchange-
traded commodity futures prices, advanced 4.5 percent to an all-
time high. The local dollar has surged 17 percent over the past
12 months as demand from China pushed up prices of raw materials,
which add about 14 percent to Australia's economy.


Read more at Bloomberg Currencies News

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