Daily Insight

• Pound Slips as UK Construction Sector Contracts Daily Insight

  April 5 2018

  Australian Dollar Wednesday proved to be a rather volatile day for the Australian Dollar, with the latest raft of domestic data painting a somewhat … read more

• Surprisingly Strong Manufacturing Sector Growth Boosts Australian Dollar Daily Insight

  April 4 2018

  Australian Dollar In a rather positive sign for the Australian economy the manufacturing PMI surged from 575 to 631 in March, signalling robust … read more

• US Dollar Extends Gains After US GDP Revised Higher Daily Insight

  March 29 2018

  Australian Dollar AUD exchange rates continued to lack any particular direction on Wednesday, with an absence of domestic data limiting investor … read more

• Euro Under Pressure as Eurozone Inflation Expectations Soften Daily Insight

  March 28 2018

  Australian Dollar The Australian Dollar saw some support on the back of an easing in trade tensions between the US and China, with the prospect of a … read more

• Australian Dollar Struggles to Capitalise on Easing Trade War Concerns Daily Insight

  March 27 2018

  Australian Dollar AUD exchange rates lacked any particular momentum at the start of the week in the absence of any fresh domestic data However, … read more

• Exemption From US Tariffs Boosts Australian Dollar Demand Daily Insight

  March 26 2018

  Australian Dollar Confirmation that Australia will be exempted from US tariffs on steel and aluminium, at least temporarily, encouraged the … read more

• Pound Falls Back Despite Hawkish Signals from BoE Daily Insight

  March 23 2018

  Australian Dollar February’s Australian labour market data proved rather mixed in nature, with the unemployment rate rising back to 56% in spite … read more

• Australian Dollar Extended Losses Ahead of Fed Interest Rate Hike Daily Insight

  March 22 2018

  Australian Dollar While the Westpac leading index showed a modest improvement on the month in February this failed to encourage any particular … read more

• Pound Hits Post-Brexit High Against Australian Dollar Despite Weaker Inflation Daily Insight

  March 21 2018

  Australian Dollar Unsurprisingly, the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) maintained a relatively cautious tone in its March meeting minutes As … read more

• Pound Leaps as UK and EU Publish Joint Brexit Treaty Draft Daily Insight

  March 20 2018

  Australian Dollar Fresh sell-offs in iron ore and copper prompted the Australian Dollar to shed ground at the start of the week, with markets … read more