Daily Insight

• Pound Leaps Higher as BoE Proves Hawkish Daily Insight

  February 9 2018

  Australian Dollar Comments from Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) Governor Philip Lowe did nothing to shore up AUD exchange rates overnight Investors … read more

• US Dollar Recovers Further Despite Widening Trade Deficit Daily Insight

  February 7 2018

  Australian Dollar The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) did not take an overly positive tone at its February policy meeting, maintaining that … read more

• Strong Services PMI Shores up Australian Dollar Ahead of RBA Decision Daily Insight

  February 6 2018

  Australian Dollar While the TD Securities inflation estimate proved rather weaker than investors would have liked, easing from 23% to 20%, the mood … read more

• Surprisingly Strong US Wage Growth Weighs on Australian Dollar Daily Insight

  February 5 2018

  Australian Dollar Even though the fourth quarter Australian producer price index picked up modestly on the year this was not enough to boost AUD … read more

• Australian Dollar Slumps on Disappointing Fourth Quarter Inflation Daily Insight

  February 1 2018

  Australian Dollar Markets were ultimately disappointed by the fourth quarter Australian consumer price index, which fell short of forecast despite … read more

• New Zealand Dollar Falters Ahead of NZ Trade Data Daily Insight

  January 30 2018

  Australian Dollar There was little incentive for investors to favour the Australian Dollar at the start of the week, with the general sense of … read more

• US GDP Misses Forecast as US Dollar Losses Accelerate Daily Insight

  January 29 2018

  Australian Dollar Demand for the Australian Dollar remained bullish on Friday, with investors undeterred by the protectionist rhetoric coming from … read more

• Underwhelming Inflation Data Leaves New Zealand Dollar Weaker Daily Insight

  January 26 2018

  Australian Dollar With no fresh domestic data to influence sentiment the Australian Dollar lacked any particular direction on Thursday While wider … read more

• Sterling Surges on Unexpected UK Earnings Growth Daily Insight

  January 25 2018

  Australian Dollar Westpac’s leading index proved unexpectedly encouraging yesterday, with the six month annualised growth rate leaping 141% in … read more

• End of Government Shutdown Fails to Buoy US Dollar Daily Insight

  January 24 2018

  Australian Dollar In an unimpressive development the ANZ Roy Morgan weekly consumer confidence index slumped sharply on Tuesday, leaving the … read more