澳大利亚元

首先，紧密的贸易联系使加拿大元、澳大利亚元和瑞士法郎分别成为美元、人民币和前德国马克的替代品。

First , close trade links make the Canadian dollar , Australian dollar and Swiss Franc substitutes for the US dollar , Chinese yuan and old deutschemark respectively .

当时进行套利交易的货币主要是日元，因为当时日元的利率很低，有很多套利交易的标的是澳大利亚元和新西兰元。

The then carry trade uses yen mainly , for the Japanese interest rate was very low at that time , and often targets the Australian dollar or New Zealand dollar . So , the question here is whoever was conducting carry trade ?

袋鼠债券外国实体发行的澳大利亚元债券市场自2003年起发展迅猛，因发行方设法利用一批充满渴望的新投资者。

The market in kangaroo bonds bonds raised in Australian dollars by foreign entities has risen dramatically since 2003 as issuers have sought to take advantage of a new and hungry pool of investors .

直到最近，投资者一直把美元当作用于投资外汇的融资货币。大宗商品价格受到全球经济增长预期的推动而上升时，他们投资的这些外汇就会受益，比如澳大利亚元和巴西雷亚尔。

Until recently investors have used the dollar as a funding currency to invest in currencies that benefit from rising commodity prices on the back of global growth expectations – such as Australia or Brazil .

正因如此，瑞士法郎今年兑美元和欧元汇率都创下历史新高，澳大利亚元兑美元汇率达到30年以来的高点，加拿大元也几乎达到创纪录水平。

As a result , the Swiss Franc has made new all-time highs against the US dollar and the euro this year , the Australian dollar has hit three decade highs against the greenback and the Canadian dollar has almost reached record levels too .

于是投资者转而投向其他货币，而瑞士法郎、加拿大元和澳大利亚元不论从全球外汇市场的日交易量、还是各国央行外汇储备的构成来看都日显重要。

As a result investors have turned to alternative currencies and the Swiss franc , Canadian and Australian dollars have gained in prominence both in terms of daily turnover in the global currency markets and in the composition of central banks ' foreign exchange reserves .

另一个故事是DHL从中国发出了一个0.5公斤包到澳大利亚，收费20元，但如果从澳大利亚到中国，大概需要100元。

Another story is DHL sends a0.5kg package from China to Australia , charge $ 20 , but if from Australia to China , probably needs $ 100 .

澳大利亚银行Westpac的数据显示，这使得去年非政府发行总量增至670亿澳元，较2003年的220亿澳大利亚元增长200%。

That boosted total non-government issuance last year to A $ 67bn , a 200 per cent increase on the A $ 22bn in 2003 , according to Westpac , the Australian bank .