Daily Insight

• Softer Business Confidence Dampens Australian Dollar Demand Daily Insight

  September 12 2018

  Business Confidence Decline Weighs on AUD AUD exchange rates extended their downtrend further on Tuesday as the NAB business confidence index … read more

• Pound Pushes Higher After Solid UK Growth Data Daily Insight

  September 11 2018

  Risk Aversion Keeps Australian Dollar on Back Foot An uptick in the Chinese consumer price index failed to offer particular support to the … read more

• Trade Concerns Continue to Limit Australian Dollar Daily Insight

  September 10 2018

  Trade War Worries Limit Australian Dollar Demand The threat of a new trade spat breaking out between the US and Japan put the Australian Dollar on … read more

• US Dollar Gains Ease After Weaker ADP Employment Data Daily Insight

  September 7 2018

  Australian Dollar Shakes Off Sharp Decline in Exports A smaller-than-expected narrowing of the Australian trade surplus helped to limit the … read more

• Australian Dollar Falters in Spite of Higher Second Quarter Growth Daily Insight

  September 6 2018

  Second Quarter Growth Acceleration Fails to Buoy Australian Dollar While the second quarter Australian gross domestic product bettered forecasts, … read more

• Hopes of Extended BoE Term for Carney Bolster Pound Daily Insight

  September 5 2018

  Australian Dollar As anticipated, the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) opted to leave interest rates on hold once again at its September policy … read more

• Surging Manufacturing Growth Shores up Australian Dollar Daily Insight

  September 4 2018

  Australian Dollar Demand for the Australian Dollar picked up on Monday morning thanks to an unexpectedly strong uptick in August’s manufacturing … read more

• Pound Softens as UK Consumer Borrowing Slows Daily Insight

  August 31 2018

  Australian Dollar As markets continued to reassess the odds of the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) raising interest rates in the coming months this … read more

• Widening US Goods Trade Deficit Drags Down US Dollar Daily Insight

  August 29 2018

  Australian Dollar After the political turmoil of the last week the Australian Dollar has returned to a stronger footing, continuing to recover … read more

• Australian Dollar Recovers as Liberal Leadership Changes Hands Daily Insight

  August 27 2018

  Australian Dollar Australia gained its fifth Prime Minister in as many years on Friday, with Malcolm Turnbull ousted from his position by Scott … read more