Daily Insight
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Latest US Trade Threats Drag US Dollar Lower Daily Insight
December 4 2019Less 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
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Australian Dollar Shakes Off Manufacturing Disappointment as China Strengthens Daily Insight
December 3 2019Positive Chinese Data Lifts Australian Dollar An underwhelming performance from yesterday’s raft of Australian data was not enough to prevent AUD … read more
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Pound Slips Lower as UK Confidence Remains at Six-Year Low Daily Insight
December 2 2019Disappointing Credit Growth Limits Australian Dollar Demand As private sector credit growth fell short of forecast on the month in October support … read more
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Sustained Business Investment Decline Drags on Australian Dollar Daily Insight
November 29 2019Australian Dollar Softens as Private Capital Expenditure Decline Continues Another quarter of contraction in private capital expenditure saw the … read more
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New Zealand Dollar Falters as Trade Figures Miss Forecast Daily Insight
November 28 2019Construction Work Surprise Limits Australian Dollar Downside A smaller-than-expected decline in the third quarter construction work data helped to … read more
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Signs of Renewed UK Business Optimism Boost Pound Daily Insight
November 26 2019Australian Dollar Struggles for Support amid Trade Speculation While the White House offered fresh optimistic signals on trade, suggesting that a … read more
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Shock UK Services Decline Drives Pound Slump Daily Insight
November 25 2019Australian Dollar Traction Limited amid Mixed Messages on US-China Trade Comments from Chinese President Xi Jinping helped to shore up the … read more
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Mixed Messages over US-China Trade Weigh Down Australian Dollar Daily Insight
November 22 2019US-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
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Disappointing Inflation Signals Weigh Down Euro Daily Insight
November 21 2019Australian Dollar Trends Lower on Negative Leading Index As the Westpac leading index remained in negative territory in October this kept the … read more
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New Zealand Dollar Strengthens on Robust Service Sector Growth Daily Insight
November 19 2019Fading Trade Hopes Drag on Australian Dollar Demand Increasing scepticism over the chances of an imminent US-China trade agreement left the … read more