Daily Insight

• Export Slump Fuels Australian Dollar Decline Daily Insight

  March 6 2020

  Plunge in Exports Drags Australian Dollar Down Although January’s trade surplus saw a smaller narrowing than forecast the trade data still left … read more

• Fourth Quarter GDP Acceleration Boosts Australian Dollar Daily Insight

  March 5 2020

  Resilient Fourth Quarter Growth Lifts Australian Dollar Demand While market risk appetite remained muted the Australian Dollar found a fresh leg up … read more

• Australian Dollar supported by RBA Rate Cut Daily Insight

  March 4 2020

  Australian Dollar (AUD) Rallies Following RBA Rate Cut The Australian Dollar (AUD) ticked higher overnight on Tuesday in the wake of the Reserve … read more

• Australian Dollar Plummets as Markets Rocked by Coronavirus Panic Daily Insight

  March 2 2020

  Australian Dollar (AUD) Battered by Coronavirus Driven Selloff The Australian Dollar (AUD) fell sharply at the end of last week’s session amidst … read more

• Pound Slides Thanks to Spike in No-Deal Brexit Odds Daily Insight

  February 28 2020

  Australian Dollar Weighed Down by Private Capital Expenditure Drop Confidence in the outlook of the Australian economy took a fresh blow as the … read more

• Construction Slump Fuels Australian Dollar Losses Daily Insight

  February 27 2020

  Drop in Construction Activity Drags on Australian Dollar A sharper-than-expected decline in the fourth quarter construction work done figure left … read more

• Fresh Covid-19 Outbreaks Drive Australian Dollar Lower Daily Insight

  February 25 2020

  Fresh Covid-19 Outbreaks Drag Australian Dollar Down Escalating anxiety over the situation surrounding Covid-19 saw the Australian Dollar stumble … read more

• Double PMI Contraction Fuels Australian Dollar Slump Daily Insight

  February 24 2020

  Contracting Australian Activity Weakens Australian Dollar Both February’s manufacturing and services PMIs failed to impress ahead of the weekend, … read more

• Rising Unemployment Drags Australian Dollar Sharply Lower Daily Insight

  February 21 2020

  Jump in Unemployment Pushes Australian Dollar Sharply Lower Investors were caught off guard as January’s Australian unemployment rate picked up … read more

• Rising UK Inflation Unable to Drive Pound Gains Daily Insight

  February 20 2020

  Australian Dollar Softens Thanks to Muted Leading Index January’s Westpac leading index continued to paint an underwhelming picture of the … read more