Daily Insight
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Surge in Cliff-Edge Brexit Fears Slams Pound Daily Insight
December 18 2019Australian Dollar Slips on Dovish RBA Minutes December’s Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) meeting minutes fuelled speculation that the central bank … read more
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Fresh PMI Contraction Fails to Prevent Australian Dollar Gains Daily Insight
December 17 2019Australian Dollar Shakes off PMI Disappointment Another underwhelming set of Australian PMIs failed to drag on AUD exchange rates yesterday, even as … read more
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GBP Exchange Rates Retreat from Post-Election Highs Daily Insight
December 16 2019Australian Dollar Rocked by Conflicting Trade Headlines The Australian Dollar (AUD) traded in a wide range on Friday as markets wrestled with … read more
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Mounting Election Anticipation Drags Pound Down Daily Insight
December 13 2019Australian Dollar Rallies Thanks to Fed Comments In the wake of the Federal Reserve’s latest policy decision the Australian Dollar pushed higher, … read more
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Pound Holds onto Positive Trend Ahead of UK Election Day Daily Insight
December 12 2019Australian Dollar Falters Thanks to Falling Consumer Confidence The Westpac consumer confidence index failed to offer markets cause for optimism, … read more
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Pound Maintains Highs in Spite of Stagnant UK Growth Daily Insight
December 11 2019Weak Business Confidence Limits Australian Dollar Appeal November’s NAB business confidence index slipped from 2 to 0 as forecast, keeping AUD … read more
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Pound Holds Multi-Month Highs Thanks to Strong Conservative Polling Daily Insight
December 10 2019Disappointing Chinese Trade Data Weighs on Australian Dollar In the wake of underwhelming Chinese trade data the Australian Dollar fell further out … read more
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GBP in the Spotlight as UK Election Approaches Daily Insight
December 9 2019Australian Dollar (AUD) Buoyed by Rising Risk Appetite The Australian Dollar (AUD) benefited from returning risk-appetite before the weekend after … read more
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Pound Extends Positive Run as Polls Point Towards Conservative Majority Daily Insight
December 6 2019Export Slump Weighs on Australian Dollar As October’s trade surplus narrowed further than forecast this put fresh pressure on the Australian … read more
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Australian Dollar Struggles to Capitalise on GDP Acceleration Daily Insight
December 5 2019Stronger GDP Fails to Encourage Sustained Australian Dollar Gains The third quarter Australian gross domestic product strengthened in line with … read more