Author: Rewan Tremethick

• Federal Reserve Holds Rates, US Dollar Weakens Daily Insight

  September 23 2016

  Australian Dollar Although the outcome of the Federal Reserve’s policy meeting this morning was largely in line with what markets had expected, … read more

• Markets Frozen before Fed Policy Decision Daily Insight

  September 22 2016

  Australian Dollar It was a slow day on the markets yesterday, with investors fixated upon the then upcoming interest rate decision from the Federal … read more

• ‘Aussie’ Bullish as RBA Minutes Abandon Easing Bias Daily Insight

  September 21 2016

  Australian Dollar Minutes from the Reserve Bank of Australia’s (RBA) latest monetary policy meeting showed that the central bank had moved away … read more

• Approach of FOMC Meeting Boosts AUD Daily Insight

  September 20 2016

  Australian Dollar The start of the week saw all eyes on Wednesday’s Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting Expectations of no change to … read more

• Fed Rate Hike Back on the Table after Above-Forecast Inflation Data Daily Insight

  September 19 2016

  Australian Dollar After advancing on weak bets of monetary tightening from the Federal Reserve in December, the Australian Dollar managed to hold … read more

• AU Unemployment, BoE Policy Meeting, US Retail Sales all Disappoint Daily Insight

  September 16 2016

  Australian Dollar Disappointment over the latest labour market data kept the ‘Aussie’ on a downtrend yesterday The unemployment rate … read more

• New Zealand Dollar Bullish as Traders Anticipate GDP Surge Daily Insight

  September 15 2016

  Australian Dollar Consumer confidence edged higher in the latest Westpac report, but the Australian Dollar wallowed below opening levels versus the … read more

• December Fed Hike Bets Continue to Roil Markets Daily Insight

  September 14 2016

  Australian Dollar Strong domestic and Chinese data wasn’t enough to keep the Australian Dollar from slumping into negative territory yesterday … read more

• Fed Rate Hike Bets Waver after Lockhart Comments Daily Insight

  September 13 2016

  Australian Dollar Risk appetite fell through the floor yesterday, with all eyes on the day’s approaching speeches by Federal Reserve officials As … read more

• Fed’s Rosengren Drastically Ups 2016 Interest Rate Hike Bets Daily Insight

  September 12 2016

  Australian Dollar Friday was the mirror opposite of Thursday, where both Chinese and Australian data had bettered forecasts, turning the Australian … read more