diff --git a/src/GWallet.Frontend.Console/Program.fs b/src/GWallet.Frontend.Console/Program.fs
index 034427b5e..e92145193 100644
--- a/src/GWallet.Frontend.Console/Program.fs
+++ b/src/GWallet.Frontend.Console/Program.fs
@@ -468,9 +468,12 @@ let rec ProgramMainLoop() =
 
     Console.WriteLine ()
     Console.WriteLine "*** STATUS ***"
+    Console.WriteLine ()
+
     let lines =
         UserInteraction.DisplayAccountStatuses(WhichAccount.All activeAccounts)
             |> Async.RunSynchronously
+    Console.WriteLine Environment.NewLine
     Console.WriteLine (String.concat Environment.NewLine lines)
     Console.WriteLine ()
 
diff --git a/src/GWallet.Frontend.Console/UserInteraction.fs b/src/GWallet.Frontend.Console/UserInteraction.fs
index daa6c54ae..b27d71332 100644
--- a/src/GWallet.Frontend.Console/UserInteraction.fs
+++ b/src/GWallet.Frontend.Console/UserInteraction.fs
@@ -252,6 +252,9 @@ module UserInteraction =
             //       we don't need to query the fiat value at all (micro-optimization?)
             let! balance,usdValue = FSharpUtil.AsyncExtensions.MixedParallel2 balanceJob usdValueJob
 
+            let progressIteration = sprintf " %A" account.Currency
+            Console.Write progressIteration
+
             return (account,balance,usdValue)
         }
 
@@ -264,6 +267,7 @@ module UserInteraction =
     let private GetAccountBalances (accounts: seq<IAccount>)
                                        : Async<array<IAccount*MaybeCached<decimal>*MaybeCached<decimal>>> =
         let accountAndBalancesToBeQueried = accounts |> Seq.map GetAccountBalanceInner
+        Console.Write "Retrieving balances..."
         Async.Parallel accountAndBalancesToBeQueried
 
     let DisplayAccountStatuses(whichAccount: WhichAccount): Async<seq<string>> =
@@ -343,6 +347,9 @@ module UserInteraction =
                     let! accountsWithBalances = GetAccountBalances accounts
                     let statuses, currencyTotals = displayAllAndSumBalance accountsWithBalances 0 Map.empty
 
+                    // All balances are fetched and their currency names printed, put a dot at the end of "Retrieving balances... " line.
+                    Console.Write '.'
+
                     let maybeTotalInUsd, totals = displayTotalAndSumFiatBalance currencyTotals
                     return
                         seq {