1.  Analysts said there was also concern that the Australian currency had risen too far too fast in recent days.

2.  And steady rates will boost the Australian currency, analysts said.

3.  Aussie is the colloquial term for the Australian currency.

4.  Bancorp expects the New Zealand dollar to follow movements in the Australian currency in the short term.

5.  A rate cut, which some traders had expected, would reduce the attractiveness of some assets denominated in the Australian currency.

6.  A U.S. rate increase would hurt the Australian currency by making deposits and bonds denominated in Australian dollars less attractive than those in U.S. dollars.

7.  In recent months both Qantas and Ansett have issued profit warnings because of the fare war, the weak Australian currency and high fuel prices.

8.  Japanese can enjoy higher returns by investing in assets denominated in the Australian currency.

9.  Lower interest rates dampen the appeal of deposits and bonds denominated in the Australian currency.

10.  Lower rates diminish the appeal of debt and bank deposits in the Australian currency, known informally as the Aussie.