Daily Insight
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US Dollar Unable to Maintain Momentum in Spite of Hawkish Fed Minutes Daily Insight
February 23 2018Australian Dollar Although the latest Federal Reserve meeting minutes proved a little more hawkish than anticipated the mood towards the Australian … read more
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Optimistic TTP Forecasts Boost New Zealand Dollar Daily Insight
February 22 2018Australian Dollar While the fourth quarter wage price index surprised to the upside, clocking in at 21% on the year, this failed to encourage … read more
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US Dollar Pushes Higher Ahead of Fed Minutes Daily Insight
February 21 2018Australian Dollar There was little surprise as the Reserve Bank of Australia’s (RBA) February meeting minutes reflected a rather cautious outlook … read more
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Rising UK Living Costs Send Pound into Reverse Daily Insight
February 20 2018Australian Dollar With the US market closed for President’s Day the Australian Dollar was able to make modest gains against some of its rivals, … read more
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New Zealand Dollar Surges Higher After Bullish Manufacturing PMI Daily Insight
February 19 2018Australian Dollar Unsurprisingly, Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) Governor Philip Lowe maintained a rather cautious view on monetary policy in his … read more
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Mixed Labour Market Data Leaves Australian Dollar Weaker Daily Insight
February 16 2018Australian Dollar While the headline employment change figure for January proved positive this was not enough to shore up AUD exchange rates on … read more
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Strong RBNZ Inflation Expectations Lift New Zealand Dollar Daily Insight
February 15 2018Australian Dollar A sharp contraction in the Westpac consumer confidence index for February left the Australian Dollar on a weaker footing yesterday … read more
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Pound Pushes Higher as UK Inflation Holds Steady Daily Insight
February 14 2018Australian Dollar Although the NAB business confidence index showed a modest uptick from 10 to 12 in January this failed to shore up AUD exchange … read more
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US Dollar Falters as Global Stock Markets Recover Ground Daily Insight
February 13 2018Australian Dollar As stock markets recovered some of their lost ground at the start of the week the mood towards the Australian Dollar improved … read more
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Higher-Than-Forecast Unemployment Rate Adds to Canadian Dollar Woes Daily Insight
February 12 2018Australian Dollar A sharp contraction in December’s home loans and investment lending figures offered a boost to the Australian Dollar ahead of … read more