Daily Insight

• Pound Extends Positive Run as Polls Point Towards Conservative Majority Daily Insight

  December 6 2019

  Export Slump Weighs on Australian Dollar As October’s trade surplus narrowed further than forecast this put fresh pressure on the Australian … read more

• Australian Dollar Struggles to Capitalise on GDP Acceleration Daily Insight

  December 5 2019

  Stronger GDP Fails to Encourage Sustained Australian Dollar Gains The third quarter Australian gross domestic product strengthened in line with … read more

• Latest US Trade Threats Drag US Dollar Lower Daily Insight

  December 4 2019

  Less Dovish RBA Offers Australian Dollar Boost As the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) left interest rates on hold at its final policy meeting of … read more

• Australian Dollar Shakes Off Manufacturing Disappointment as China Strengthens Daily Insight

  December 3 2019

  Positive Chinese Data Lifts Australian Dollar An underwhelming performance from yesterday’s raft of Australian data was not enough to prevent AUD … read more

• Pound Slips Lower as UK Confidence Remains at Six-Year Low Daily Insight

  December 2 2019

  Disappointing Credit Growth Limits Australian Dollar Demand As private sector credit growth fell short of forecast on the month in October support … read more

• Sustained Business Investment Decline Drags on Australian Dollar Daily Insight

  November 29 2019

  Australian Dollar Softens as Private Capital Expenditure Decline Continues Another quarter of contraction in private capital expenditure saw the … read more

• New Zealand Dollar Falters as Trade Figures Miss Forecast Daily Insight

  November 28 2019

  Construction Work Surprise Limits Australian Dollar Downside A smaller-than-expected decline in the third quarter construction work data helped to … read more

• Signs of Renewed UK Business Optimism Boost Pound Daily Insight

  November 26 2019

  Australian Dollar Struggles for Support amid Trade Speculation While the White House offered fresh optimistic signals on trade, suggesting that a … read more

• Shock UK Services Decline Drives Pound Slump Daily Insight

  November 25 2019

  Australian Dollar Traction Limited amid Mixed Messages on US-China Trade Comments from Chinese President Xi Jinping helped to shore up the … read more

• Mixed Messages over US-China Trade Weigh Down Australian Dollar Daily Insight

  November 22 2019

  US-China Trade Tensions Drag on Australian Dollar Mixed signals from US and Chinese officials left the Australian Dollar on a weaker footing as … read more